California News Archives

‘Boy Meets World’ star Ben Savage enters US House race in LA

March 7, 2023 2:07 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ben Savage, who starred as a child in the ABC teen sitcom “Boy Meets World,” is running for a U.S. House seat in…

Southern California to Las Vegas bullet train one step closer to reality

March 3, 2023 6:03 PM FOX 35

By Alexa Mae Asperin LOS ANGELES – A high-speed bullet train connecting Southern California to Las Vegas is one step…

California’s snowfall so far this winter rivals the state’s record-setting season, officials say

March 3, 2023 2:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN After an incredible series of winter storms, California officials reported Friday the state’s…

Feds looking to pay farmers to leave fields unplanted to combat Western drought

March 3, 2023 11:29 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Tom Brundy, an alfalfa grower in California’s Imperial Valley, thinks farmers reliant on the shrinking Colorado River can do more to…

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized with shingles

March 2, 2023 3:47 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein — the oldest member of Congress — disclosed Thursday that she has been…

Tax deadline extended to October for winter storm victims in California

March 1, 2023 4:34 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Internal Revenue Service has extended the tax deadline until Oct. 16 for Californians who were affected by the…

California bill would help protect nannies, house cleaners

March 1, 2023 6:02 PM Associated Press

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be…

California bill could mean more mentally ill people detained

March 1, 2023 4:07 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More people in California could be detained against their will because of a mental illness…

Robert F. Kennedy killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board

March 1, 2023 2:56 PM Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still…

California to end COVID-19 State of Emergency at end of February

February 1, 2023 10:33 AM Sandra Iveth Santos

SALINAS, California (KMUV-TV) – Governor Gavin Newsom’s office released a statement in October announcing that California would lift the COVID-19…

California governor vows to change law blocking new housing

February 27, 2023 3:20 PM Associated Press

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll work this year to reform a landmark state…

California bill would eventually ban all tobacco sales for anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007

February 27, 2023 11:06 AM KION546 News Team

SACRAMENTO — Some California lawmakers want to eventually ban all tobacco sales in the nation’s most populous state, filing legislation to make it…

Most dangerous states to drive in

February 22, 2023 7:02 AM Stacker

Stacker used the Federal Highway Administration’s to rank states by the fatalities per billion miles…

California to review cases for possible wrongful convictions

February 17, 2023 5:35 PM FOX 35

California’s justice department will soon begin reviewing criminal cases for possible wrongful convictions, searching for “evidence of significant…

California’s heavy rains deliver hope of a lifeline for one devastated industry — rice

February 16, 2023 5:11 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 16 FEB 23 10:38 ETUpdated: 16 FEB 23 18:48 ETBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN (CNN) — The fierce storms and…

MLS games will be available to bars, restaurants via DirecTV

February 16, 2023 8:04 AM Associated Press

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Bars and restaurants with DirecTV can still show Major League Soccer games. The satellite service announced on Thursday…

California debates what to do with water from recent storms

February 15, 2023 5:11 PM FOX 35

By ADAM BEAM Weeks after powerful storms dumped 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow on California, state officials and environmental groups in the…

California and Nevada may ban forced prison labor, servitude

February 15, 2023 4:29 PM Associated Press

By SOPHIE AUSTIN and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers in Nevada and California are advancing…

Dianne Feinstein announces she won’t run for reelection in 2024

February 14, 2023 11:06 AM CNN Newsource

CNN — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced on Tuesday that she will not run for reelection in 2024. “I am announcing today I will not run…

Edwin Castro was named as the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever – a record-setting $2.04 billion Powerball prize – in a California news conference on Tuesday

Sole winner of November’s $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot is announced

February 14, 2023 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Watts and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The sole winner of November’s record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot was named Tuesday at a…

Granite Bay, CA, father-daughter duo shed light on Asian American health issues

February 12, 2023 11:15 AM CNN

GRANITE BAY, California (KOVR) — Asian American Pacific Islander leaders from all fields headed to Los Angeles this weekend for UCLA’s AAPI Policy…

Judge could bar comments to press after California shooting

February 10, 2023 3:35 PM Associated Press

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Friday barred attorneys from talking to the press about the criminal case of a farmworker accused of killing…

Santa Cruz and Greenfield to receive nearly $35 million of $825 million for affordable housing

February 9, 2023 5:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that more than $825.5 million would be given to around 58 communities in…

California proposal would reinstate prisoners’ voting rights

February 8, 2023 6:31 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California voters could decide whether to reinstate voting rights to people in prison on felony convictions…

Governor Newsom wants federal investigation into high gas prices in California

February 7, 2023 3:47 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom demands action after natural gases have dropped across the country, except in California. Prices…

New California oil well ban put on hold for voters to decide

February 3, 2023 6:28 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s new law banning new oil and gas wells near homes, schools and other community sites has been put on…

California weighs making flag football a girls’ school sport

February 3, 2023 1:29 PM Associated Press

California officials are considering a plan to make flag football a girls’ high school sport amid soaring popularity of the game and a push…

PG&E customers can apply for $4,000 rebate for buying pre-owned electric vehicles

February 2, 2023 5:22 PM Ricardo Tovar

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV)- Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced the launch of their Pre-Owned Electric Vehicle Rebate Program that will give…

When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February

The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans

January 31, 2023 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February, it will hear a headline-grabbing case…

California allocates $20 million towards abortion clinic’s physical and digital security

January 29, 2023 4:57 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO- (KION-TV): California state legislature has allocated $20 million in grant money for abortion care facilities across the state to help…

Fans hang 49ers shirt on Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia

January 28, 2023 10:17 AM Ricardo Tovar

PHILADELPHIA, PEN (KION-TV)- The City of Brotherly love is set to be a war zone Sunday with an online trip to the Super Bowl. The 1st seeded Eagles…

3 killed and at least 4 wounded in overnight shooting in Los Angeles

January 28, 2023 7:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Andi Babineau and Jay Croft, CNN Three people were killed and at least four injured in a shooting in Los Angeles, the city’s fire department…

WATCH: Court releases video of attack on Paul Pelosi

January 27, 2023 10:57 AM Ricardo Tovar

Originally Published: 27 JAN 23 06:00 ET Updated: 27 JAN 23 12:51 ET By Jeremy Herb, Jack Hannah, and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco…

CA investigating “deplorable” conditions at Half Moon Bay farms following mass shooting

January 26, 2023 4:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom said California would begin investigating the farms involved in the Half Moon Bay mass…

How California’s recent flooding could set the stage for a dangerous wildfire season

January 26, 2023 12:14 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 26 JAN 23 13:49 ETBy Rachel Ramirez and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — With vast stretches of desert that…

Half Moon Bay mass shooting considered “workplace violence” by San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office

January 23, 2023 4:18 PM Derrick Ow

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office says a deadly mass shooting that claimed the lives of seven people was a case of “workplace…

California latest to sue drug companies over insulin prices

January 12, 2023 2:04 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Thursday announced it will sue the companies that make and promote most of…

Thousands of Californians under evacuation orders as flood threats continue and death toll of recent storms climbs to 17

January 10, 2023 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 10 JAN 23 00:55 ET Updated: 10 JAN 23 21:16 ET By Nouran Salahieh, Jason Hanna, Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN…

EXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California’s drought?

January 10, 2023 4:38 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press California has experienced a devastating, multi-year drought that’s depleted reservoirs, forced officials to…

California budget: More for homelessness, less for climate

January 10, 2023 4:29 PM Associated Press

By SOPHIE AUSTIN AND JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $297 billion budget,…

Thousands urged to flee their homes as more severe weather wallops California, pushing the death toll to 14 in recent storms

January 10, 2023 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 10 JAN 23 00:55 ETUpdated: 10 JAN 23 13:37 ETBy Nouran Salahieh, Jason Hanna and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN)…

Judge temporarily blocks California fast food wages law

December 30, 2022 6:05 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state of California from implementing a landmark new law aimed at raising wages…

New California laws on abortion, jaywalking, rap lyrics

December 30, 2022 9:57 AM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cheaper abortions, raises for some workers and grace for jaywalkers and loiterers are some…

A crew works Tuesday to clear a flooded portion of California's northbound Highway 13 in Oakland.

With more storms on the way, thousands on the West Coast have no power after strong winds, heavy rain and snow push through

December 28, 2022 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Mike Saenz, Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Shackelford, CNN A strong storm system bringing heavy rain, mountain snow and hurricane-force wind gusts to…

The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of California’s rural and unincorporated land is now in “high” or “very high” severity zones for wildfire danger

85% of rural land in California is now in ‘high’ or ‘very high’ risk for wildfires, new analysis shows

December 27, 2022 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Brandon Miller and Cheri Mossburg, CNN The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of…

California sees continued numeric decline, still most populous state: census

December 27, 2022 11:55 AM Ricardo Tovar

CALIFORNIA (KION-TV)- The United States Census Bureau released its findings for population growth in the United States, and California sees a…

California to flip from warm and dry to rainy and snowy

December 26, 2022 7:55 AM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s warm and dry Christmas holiday was set to give way Monday to periods of stormy weather through the New…

Reproductive freedom officially put into California Constitution

December 21, 2022 2:24 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom stood with state leaders Wednesday as reproductive freedom was added to the California…

Two dead, 11 injured after 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Humboldt County

December 20, 2022 3:13 AM Victor Guzman

The USGS is reporting a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook up parts of Humboldt County early Tuesday…

Judge to halt provision making California gun suits costlier

December 16, 2022 1:06 PM Associated Press

By JULIE WATSON and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Friday said he will block a provision in a new California law to…