California News Archives

Former college instructor indicted in arson spree during California wildfires

November 19, 2021 1:18 PM CNN

A federal grand jury has indicted a former college instructor on charges in connection to a string of fires set over the summer in Northern…

California man sentenced for Bitcoin money laundering

November 19, 2021 10:22 AM Marcos Icahuate, The Associated Press

A California man will be serving three years in federal prison for a scheme exchanging more than $13 million in Bitcoin and cash through an…

Suspect in killing of girl released from custody in October

November 18, 2021 2:13 PM The Associated Press

Court records show the man arrested in the killings of his 7-year-old niece and another man in Sacramento has a lengthy criminal history and had been…

Little fraud evident in rental assistance programs

November 18, 2021 10:25 AM The Associated Press

After being victimized by massive unemployment fraud, housing officials in California and other states are reporting few fraudulent applications in…

Man held in rock attack on border agent near San Diego

November 18, 2021 9:59 AM The Associated Press

Authorities say a naked man was taken into custody after throwing rocks at a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the remote Otay Mountain area of San Diego…

California attorney general asks for a review of ruling that blocked a ban on private jails

November 18, 2021 8:14 AM Cole Johnson, AP News

California’s attorney general has asked the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that rejected the state’s…

Son of man killed by California police settles lawsuit

November 17, 2021 2:26 PM The Associated Press

The son of a Black man who was fatally shot by Southern California police in 2018 has settled a federal lawsuit with the city of Gardena for $1.3…

3 migrants pulled from ocean after crossing attempt

November 17, 2021 2:13 PM The Associated Press

San Diego lifeguards pulled two adults and a child from the ocean after it was reported that dozens of people were attempting to swim from Mexico…

California asks review of order tossing ban on private jails

November 17, 2021 2:05 PM The Associated Press

California officials are asking the full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling that rejected the state’s first-in-the-nation ban…

City of El Centro welcomes public feedback on Draft Strategic Plan

November 17, 2021 1:49 PM Marcos Icahuate

The El Centro City Council presented the draft Strategic Plan during a meeting and is welcoming feedback from the general…

Area burned by wildfires could increase by as much as 92% by 2040s in Sierra Nevada, study finds

November 17, 2021 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Rising summer temperatures could lead to an exponential increase in the number of wildfires and acres burned in the Sierra…

Los Angeles highway chase ends in collision with semi-truck

November 17, 2021 9:52 AM Marcos Icahuate, CBS News

A chase between a woman and California Highway Patrol ended in a violent on Interstate…

University of California lecturers’ strike averted

November 17, 2021 8:49 AM The Associated Press

The union representing University of California lecturers says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the UC system that averts a planned…