A giant Sequoia tree in California is still smoldering from last year’s Castle Fire
Scientists and fire crews with the National Park Service (NPS) have discovered a smoldering Sequoia tree that is still burning from the…
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California fire victims see little payout from settlement
A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric…
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Senator Caballero seeks community input on bill changing requirements for Sheriff candidates
California State Senator Anna Caballero has released a survey to get community input on a bill that would…
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Court upholds California governor’s use of emergency powers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s use of emergency powers to make far-reaching policies during the pandemic was upheld Wednesday by state appellate…
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San Joaquin County bar owner accused of selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
A bar owner in San Joaquin County has been arrested after agents with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) said…
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ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning expands to the West Coast
After almost two decades, the ShakeAlert earthquake warning system is now available to 50 million residents in California, Oregon, and…
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US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire
A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San Francisco that…
Continue Reading Bid to end ‘spousal rape’ distinction stalls in California
Efforts to end what California lawmakers call an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault appear to have stalled…
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California will lose a congressional seat for the first time
California is losing a congressional seat after the Census Bureau released its 2020 population…
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Name falcon chicks tended to by UCSC biologists
How you can help name four baby falcons banded by UCSC biologists.…
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Disneyland reopens after being closed for more than a year
Disneyland reopened Friday after being closed for more than a year, but many health safety protocols will continue to be…
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5 arrested in violent robbery of Lady Gaga’s dogs
The woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music…
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Gov. Newsom to sign legislation providing tax cut for small businesses
Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting with small business owners in Los Angeles County who have been impacted by the pandemic as he signs…
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California trucks salmon to Pacific; low river levels blamed
California officials will again truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state’s Central Valley agricultural region to the…
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California Senate proposes to spend $3.4 billion on drought
Mired in yet another drought that threatens drinking water, endangered species of fish and the state’s massive agriculture industry, Democrats in…
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California man held for allegedly starting deadly wildfire
A man charged with killing a woman in Northern California was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of setting a fire to cover up the crime that spread and…
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Senators introduce bill to help prevent power shutoffs, improve grid resiliency
California Senator Alex Padilla announced Thursday that he and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced a bill aimed to help prepare electrical…
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California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
California could become the only state to let adult children add their parents as dependents to their health insurance plans, a policy proposal aimed…
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California man who died in custody was restrained on his stomach for 5 minutes and lost consciousness, police body camera shows
A California man who died in police custody this month was restrained on his stomach on the ground for about five minutes before he became…
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U.S. court says ‘ghost gun’ plans can be posted online
Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns” can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled…
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Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is ‘staggering’
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California…
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California to align with CDC on outdoor mask guidance
The CDC issued an update on its guidance for wearing masks outdoors, and it now says fully vaccinated people do not need to wear them outdoors…
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Increased whale deaths linked to ship traffic
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KPIX, KION) In the past month, five whales have been found dead in or outside the San Francisco Bay. Most of them appear to…
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Newsom recall effort meets valid signature requirement
The California Secretary of State’s Office says that as of Monday, the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has met the required number of valid…
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Salinas native called to Mexico Youth National Team
The San Jose Earthquakes announced that goalkeeper Emi Ochoa has been called to participate in the Mexico Youth National team training…
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California man hospitalized with clot after J&J vaccination
A San Francisco Bay Area man in his 30s is recuperating after developing a rare blood clot in his leg within two weeks of receiving the Johnson &…
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California governor seeks ban on new fracking by 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a social media post Friday that California has become the first state to declare an end to oil extraction in the…
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Highway 1 at Rat Creek reopens after mudslide repairs
Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Monterey County Friday to attend the reopening of Highway 1 near Rat…
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Newman police jokingly announce new tiny K-9 officer
The Newman Police Department shared photos on Facebook of a new K-9 for small…
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SIG ALERT: 101 Southbound, North of Highway 880 in San Jose
A Sig alert has been issued in Santa Clara County. The southbound side of Highway 101 just North of Highway 880, all lanes now closed due to an…
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Possible sighting gives renewed hope to family searching for missing UC Santa Cruz student
It has been four months since UC Santa Cruz engineering student Dane Elkins, 22, went missing, but a potential sighting is giving his family and…
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Watsonville’s Asian American police chief reacts to recent AAPI hate incidents
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION) In Santa Cruz County, people are seeing first hand why legislation to protect against racial discrimination toward the…
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UC, CSU systems plan to require vaccines for all students, employees returning to campus in fall
The University of California and California State University systems announced that they want to require students, faculty and…
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California goes from worst to first in virus infections
Just a few months ago, California was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Hospitals in Los Angeles were…
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California Senate OKs supervised sites for drug users
Instead of putting opioid-users in jail, a proposal moving through the California Legislature would give them a place…
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California public schools see ‘sharp decline’ in enrollment
California public schools have experienced a sharp decline in enrollment this year as the pandemic forced millions into…
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Bail reduced for man accused of helping son hide Kristin Smart’s body
The father of the man accused of killing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart had his bail reduced during a hearing…
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California governor declares drought emergency in 2 counties
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting Mendocino County Wednesday where he is expected to announce actions to help with drought resilience and…
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Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect’s backyard
A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father,…
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State, local leaders say Chauvin verdict is a step forward, but more needs to be done
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of three charges related to the death of George Floyd last year, and leaders and…
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California lawmakers revive virus tax break for businesses
California lawmakers on Monday revived a multibillion-dollar tax break for some businesses after the Biden administration assured them the proposal…
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Woman dies after parachuting accident
A woman in California has died after her parachute failed to fully open as she was falling to the ground and it became tangled around her, police…
Continue Reading Suspects in Kristin Smart disappearance plead not guilty
A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart pleaded not guilty Monday and his father…
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Newsom provides update on vaccination progress as eligibility expands
California expanded vaccine eligibility to all residents aged 16 and older Thursday, and Gov.…
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California Legislature OKs bill to help displaced workers
Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom is letting more businesses reopen as coronavirus cases decline, the…
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California power regulators cast doubt on utility’s plans
California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect its…
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Son, father appear in court for hearing in 1996 killing
A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin…
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California residents ages 16+ now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
As of April 15, all California residents who are 16 years of age and older are now eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. The state’s vaccine…
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Newsom pushes school reopening as many districts resist
Many schools in California are open or preparing to reopen, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is holding a news…
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California to shut 2nd prison as inmate population dwindles
A decade after prison crowding forced California to realign its criminal justice system, the population in what once was…
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