California News Archives

Judge’s tentative ruling says Newsom may link recall to GOP

August 4, 2021 5:34 PM The Associated Press

A judge has indicated she is likely to allow California Gov. Gavin Newsom to refer to the recall against him as a Republican effort in the state’s…

Records: Flores’ roommate claimed he said Kristin Smart was ‘at home with my parents’ after disappearance

August 4, 2021 3:44 PM Avery Johnson

Wednesday is the third day of the preliminary hearing for Paul and Ruben Flores in connection to the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart…

Sutter Health announces COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all employees

August 4, 2021 1:02 PM Avery Johnson

Sutter Health announced Wednesday that it will be requiring all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept.…

San Jose mother accused of strangling son could face death penalty

August 4, 2021 10:44 AM Avery Johnson

Prosecutors in Clark County, Nevada, say their death penalty review committee will consider whether San Jose resident Samantha Moreno-Rodriguez…

Curry lands second $200M contract of career with Warriors

August 3, 2021 5:41 PM The Associated Press

Stephen Curry has landed the second $200 million-plus contract of his…

San Francisco’s mayor agrees to $23K fine for ethics breach

August 3, 2021 4:04 PM The Associated Press

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Monday agreed to pay nearly $23,000 in a fine to the city for a series of ethics violations while in office.…

Disneyland introduces ‘Magic Key’ program to replace Annual Passport

August 3, 2021 1:48 PM Avery Johnson

Disneyland announced the details of its new Magic Key program Tuesday. The program will replace its Annual…

Friend of Kristin Smart says Flores behaved strangely, lurked around dorm room during testimony

August 3, 2021 1:29 PM Avery Johnson

Paul and Ruben Flores appeared in a San Luis Obispo courtroom Tuesday for the second day of their preliminary hearing of the Kristin Smart murder…

PG&E says its equipment possibly linked to another fire

August 3, 2021 10:42 AM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

Pacific Gas & Electric says its equipment may have been involved in the start of a small wildfire that merged with the massive Dixie Fire now…

4 killed in helicopter crash near Colusa

August 1, 2021 5:57 PM Victor Guzman

The Colusa County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed four people were killed in a helicopter crash near Colusa Sunday…

Mask mandate reinstated in San Francisco Bay Area amid surge

August 2, 2021 12:10 PM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

Health officials in San Francisco and six other Bay Area counties have announced that they are reinstating a mast mandate for all indoor settings as…

Some areas of South Tahoe closed due to animals with plague

August 2, 2021 11:02 AM The Associated Press

Officials are closing some areas on the south shore of Lake Tahoe after some chipmunks tested positive for…

Flames from the Dixie Fire crest a hill in Lassen National Forest.

The Dixie Fire reignites trauma for people who survived California’s deadliest wildfire in history

July 30, 2021 7:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN When Jessica Roberts heard that a fire ignited roughly 4 miles from where the Camp Fire started in 2018, she was catapulted…

Disney requiring US employees to be vaccinated against virus

July 30, 2021 3:15 PM The Associated Press

The Walt Disney Company is joining other large companies in requiring employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.…

US judge may require vaccines for California prison staff

July 29, 2021 3:36 PM The Associated Press

A federal judge is considering ordering all California prison employees and inmate firefighters to be vaccinated.…

Gov. Gavin Newsom to tour Tamarack fire site with Nevada governor

July 28, 2021 7:03 AM Carina Nocon

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KION) Governor Gavin Newsom (D-California) is set to tour the area of the Tamarack Fire which is burning on the border of…

Senator to give more than $1 billion to venues closed during pandemic, including many on Central Coast

July 29, 2021 12:22 PM Avery Johnson

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced that nearly 1,400 California venues will get more than $1 billion in…

Watch: ‘Fire Train’ helps crews protect forest from Dixie Fire

July 28, 2021 9:40 PM Avery Johnson

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. (KION) The California Office of Emergency Services shared a video of a type of firefighting not often…

CSU system to require faculty, staff and students to be vaccinated for Fall 2021

July 27, 2021 11:07 AM Victor Guzman

The California State University system says they will require faculty, staff and students accessing campus facilities at any location to be…

CDPH announces vaccine verification and testing policy for state and health employees

July 26, 2021 11:12 AM Victor Guzman, Jonathan Sarabia

Health officials announced they will be implementing a new vaccine verification system and a testing mandate for state health and…

Caught on Camera: ALERTWildfire camera burns from Dixie Fire

July 26, 2021 4:06 PM Melody Waintal

A time-lapse video caught the Dixie fire burning through the trees into the camera pointed at the…

A male snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 after showing symptoms of a cough and nasal discharge.

A rare snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus

July 25, 2021 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Trent, CNN A rare snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo that hadn’t been vaccinated has tested positive for coronavirus. But the zoo is…

California’s largest wildfire is threatening thousands of structures

July 25, 2021 2:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone, CNN California’s largest wildfire has destroyed multiple buildings and is threatening thousands more as the battle against the…

People shop at a grocery store enforcing the wearing of masks in Los Angeles on July 23

Covid-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County more than doubled in 2 weeks

July 24, 2021 10:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, Paul Vercammen and Christina Maxouris, CNN In Los Angeles County, which was crushed during the winter surge of the coronavirus,…

Firefighters gas up while battling the Dixie Fire in the Greenville community of Plumas County

With wildfires blazing across the West, more counties are declaring states of emergency

July 24, 2021 5:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As dozens of wildfires burn across the West, officials declared additional states of emergency for counties in California and…

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra visits Central Coast to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations

July 23, 2021 7:41 AM Carina Nocon, Jonathan Sarabia

SALINAS, Calif. (KION) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra is set to tour a coronavirus vaccination…

UC Board of Regents approves tuition hike for fall 2022

July 22, 2021 10:55 AM The Associated Press, Josh Kristianto

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) University of California students across the state will now see tuition and fees increase at all 10 campuses starting next…

Sacramento State: NFL assistant coach dies after weekend crash in Bay Area

July 22, 2021 3:45 PM Avery Johnson

Sacramento State announced Thursday that its former quarterback and New York Jets assistant coach died after being hit by a car while riding a…

Three Bay Area counties recommend COVID-19 safety policies in workplace, including vaccine requirements

July 22, 2021 12:26 PM Avery Johnson

Health officers in Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties issued a recommendation to employers Thursday to implement COVID-19 safety…

PG&E announces plan to bury powerlines in some wildfire-prone areas

July 21, 2021 3:14 PM Avery Johnson

Pacific Gas and Electric announced a new initiative to move some powerlines underground in an effort to prevent…

Salinas man charged with murder of ex-wife in Ventura County

July 16, 2021 1:47 PM Avery Johnson

A missing Oxnard woman has been found dead five days after her disappearance, and investigators say her ex-husband was arrested following a search in…

Gov. Newsom signs bill to address organized theft around the state

July 21, 2021 10:29 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is holding a news conference to address efforts to reduce crime and retail theft around the…

Court: California can expand insurance for wildfire areas

July 20, 2021 11:47 PM The Associated Press

A judge in California has ruled the insurance commissioner can order the “insurer of last resort” to offer more options for homeowners.…

Gov. Newsom signs bill to expand broadband infrastructure into law

July 20, 2021 12:02 PM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting an elementary school in Tulare County Tuesday, and while he is there, he is expected to discuss the state’s plan to…

Oakland City Council votes in favor of new ballpark project, but A’s say impasse remains

July 20, 2021 1:04 PM Avery Johnson

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION and CBS SF) The Oakland City Council has voted 6-1 in favor of an amended term sheet for the Athletics Howard Terminal Stadium…

Watch: Rockslide in Dixie Fire burn area caught on camera

July 19, 2021 3:57 PM Avery Johnson

The Dixie Fire has burned more than 30,000 acres in Northern California, and Cal Fire is warning that there are more dangers than just flames…

Chief: Bomb squad caused Los Angeles fireworks explosion

July 19, 2021 1:09 PM The Associated Press

The Los Angeles police chief says a catastrophic fireworks explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood last month was caused by bomb…

Gov. Newsom signs $12 billion plan to fight homelessness in California

July 19, 2021 10:26 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Sonoma County Monday, where he is expected to discuss how his California Comeback Plan will address homelessness and…

California utility says its equipment may be linked to fire

July 19, 2021 11:02 AM The Associated Press

Pacific Gas & Electric says its equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie Fire burning in the Sierra Nevada.…

Three killed when small plane crashes into vineyard in Napa County

July 16, 2021 10:47 AM Avery Johnson

A small plane has crashed into a vineyard near the Angwin Airport in Napa County, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s…

Bay Area counties, city issue updated guidance recommending masks indoors

July 16, 2021 11:25 AM Avery Johnson

Several Bay Area health officials issued a joint statement Friday recommending that everyone, whether they are vaccinated or not, should wear masks…

2 California men charged with plotting to blow up Democratic headquarters

July 16, 2021 10:57 AM The Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say two California men have been charged with plotting to blow up the Democratic Party’s headquarters in the state capital.…

Soon-to-be California Highway Patrol officers mark training milestone during the pandemic

July 16, 2021 7:57 AM Carina Nocon

California Highway Patrol cadets took part in a 5-mile run to mark their milestone of completing training in the CHP Academy. CTC I-20 cadets ran…

California approves 1st state-funded guaranteed income plan

July 15, 2021 12:12 PM The Associated Press

The California Legislature has approved the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income program.…

Long-serving California Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis dies

July 15, 2021 8:22 PM The Associated Press

Former Southern California Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis has died at the age of 86.…

Two people feared dead in Humboldt County small plane crash

July 15, 2021 5:19 PM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a wooded area of Northern California with two people on board and both are feared dead.…

UC Davis suspends varsity baseball team over misconduct allegations

July 15, 2021 4:18 PM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

A Northern California state university has suspended its entire varsity baseball team and put the team’s coaching staff on administrative leave…

Los Gatos man accused of having ‘cop killer’ bullets, racist writings

July 15, 2021 3:35 PM Avery Johnson

A Los Gatos Man is facing multiple charges after Campbell police reportedly found him prowling outside of a…

Los Angeles County to restore indoor mask mandate for all

July 15, 2021 2:59 PM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

Los Angeles County’s public health officer says a rapid and sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the nation’s largest county requires a return…

Supervisor: Broadband funding bill passes State Assembly, Senate

July 12, 2021 3:47 PM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he, Senate President pro Temore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood)…