An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles. The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald was smuggled out of the South ...

It is interesting to note that some ash is being cut in the metro area, not because it is infected by the emerald ash borer, but because it may prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer to other ...