Data on California prisons’ visitors, staff, inmates exposed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California corrections officials said Monday that there has been a potential exposure of medical information for…
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Men arrested for stealing 57 watermelons in California face grand theft fruit charges
MERCED, Calif. (Gray News) – Two men in California were arrested for stealing 57 watermelons from a field Monday evening, according to officials.…
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California heat persists, but no call for power cutbacks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Heat advisories remained in effect Thursday in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and adjacent areas but managers of…
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California appeals court rejects COVID-19 fines for church
u A California church that defied safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding large religious services won’t have to pay about…
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California Flex Alert issued for Wednesday
CALIF. (KION-TV)- California ISO has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Wednesday due to excessive heat and high energy demands. They are asking…
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Kobe Bryant crash scene photos were shared during awards ceremony cocktail hour, witness testifies
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) — Photos taken at the scene of the fatal helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven…
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Sharks D Nikolai Knyzhov tears Achilles tendon
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov will miss the first few months of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon.…
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California’s new college savings program to help millions of kids save for higher education
By Greta Serrin Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — More than three million California…
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SpaceX launches 46 satellites into orbit from California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — SpaceX launched 46 more Starlink satellites into orbit from California on Friday. The satellites were…
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California governor wants to extend nuclear plant’s life
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to extend the life of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant by at least…
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Newsom: California must boost water recycling, desalination
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California should invest tens of billions of dollars in water recycling, storage and…
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Social media addiction bill fails in California Legislature
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday rejected a proposal that could have forced some popular…
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Newsom picks 1st Latina state Supreme Court chief justice
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday nominated Patricia Guerrero to be the…
Continue Reading Search intensifies for California teen Kiely Rodni, who may have been abducted after a party
By Stella Chan, CNN Friends, family and authorities are scrambling to find 16-year-old Kiely Rodni after she disappeared following a campground party…
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Parents charged with fentanyl-related death of 15-month-old
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The parents of a 15-month-old who was found dead with fentanyl in her system have been charged with the negligent…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over monkeypox
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency for monkeypox in order to bolster the state’s…
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GEICO closes all California locations
(KION-TV) — GEICO has closed its 38 California offices and has stopped selling insurance over the phone to people in California, a representative…
Continue Reading Sea otters could be reintroduced back to San Francisco Bay; not everyone is on board with the plan
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — The federal government is…
Continue Reading A pilot was seriously injured after a small plane crashed near a San Jose neighborhood
By Taylor Romine and Zoe Sottile, CNN A small plane crashed near a neighborhood by the Reid-Hillview Airport in California on Friday night. The crash…
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Indoor mask mandate may be reinstated in Los Angeles County amid high Covid-19 transmission level
Originally Published: 22 JUL 22 18:08 ET By Alaa Elassar and Kacey Cherry, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles County is maintaining a high Covid-19 community…
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California blocks gun sales to those at risk of breaking law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gun makers and dealers in California will be required to block firearms sales to anyone…
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Governor Gavin Newsom announces California will make its own insulin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a plan to allocate $100 million in state funding to have the state make its…
Continue Reading Western cities get creative after megadrought leads some to cancel firework displays
By Payton Major and Haley Brink, CNN As severe drought persists in the Southwest, cities are making tough decisions about their traditional firework…
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Newsom acts to advance wildfire recovery in Monterey County.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed states of emergency in Santa Barbara and Monterey counties on Friday to help the…
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Governor Newsom signs two bills to help curb gun violence
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Governor Gavin Newsom signs two bills into law to help prevent gun violence in California. On Thursday, Newsom signed…
Continue Reading California lawmakers demand accountability after personal info of concealed weapons holders leaked
By Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — State Republican lawmakers are demanding…
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Concealed carry permit applications leaked by California’s Attorney General’s Office
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– The personal information of all Californians who applied for a concealed carry permit since 2011 was leaked this week,…
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California advances bid to create legal drug injection sites
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Thursday approved a controversial bill allowing Los Angeles,…
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California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in…
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California governor, lawmakers near deal on gas tax rebate
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Most California taxpayers would get hundreds of dollars in cash to help offset the high…
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Democrats vow to help women who must travel for abortions
By CLAIRE RUSH and ADAM BEAM Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic leaders across the nation vowed Friday to help women who travel to…
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California bill would reduce single-use plastic products 25%
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An ambitious California proposal aims to reduce plastic production for single-use…
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California lawmaker scraps plan for preteen vaccine consent
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday amended a bill that would have let preteens be…
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California utilities fined $22M over 2020 power shutoffs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California utilities will be fined more than $22 million for the “poor execution” of widespread power shutoffs two…
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4 out of 5 Marines dead after aircraft crashes in California desert
California (KION)- UPDATE JUNE 9, 2022 A federal source tells CBS News four out of five Marine service members are dead after a U.S. Marine…
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PG&E pledges net-zero emissions by 2040, will keep using gas
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s largest utility on Wednesday outlined a multi-decade plan that aims…
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California spends $11 million to promote ‘red flag’ gun law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is spending $11 million on education programs promoting wider use of “red flag” laws that are designed to…
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Nonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy For years California, Florida, Oregon, Washington, and other states have…
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California bid to create legal drug injection sites advances
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California moved a step closer Wednesday to creating sites where people could legally…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a day after a high-profile meeting with the…
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California, New Zealand announce climate change partnership
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Top officials from California and New Zealand signed a pledge Friday agreeing to help fight climate change by sharing ideas…
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Parole recommended for California follower of Charles Manson
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California parole panel recommended the release of Patricia Krenwinkel for the first…
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California considers banning declawing of cats in most cases
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers could soon ban the declawing of cats solely for the convenience of…
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Angry Newsom criticizes Texas governor, US judges on guns
By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday harshly criticized Texas Gov.…
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Last day to register to vote in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)– Today is the last day Californians can register to vote for the upcoming elections and receive a ballot in the mail.…
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California cuts grass watering down as drought dries West
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Grass in office parks, on college campuses or in some California neighborhoods will…
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California moves toward allowing lawsuits over illegal guns
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours after a deadly elementary school shooting in Texas, California senators on Tuesday…
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California is set to get its first new state park in over a decade
California is set to establish its first new state park in 13…
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DA: Suspected Southern California church shooter charged with murder, five counts of attempted murder
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said churchgoers “hog-tied” the gunman who shot multiple people inside Geneva Presbyterian Church on Sunday.…
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Judge: California’s women on boards law is unconstitutional
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate…
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