California News Archives

6 wounded at Southern California house party

September 25, 2021 3:13 PM The Associated Press

Authorities say six people were wounded, two critically, in a shooting at a large house party in Southern…

Suspects at large after California train station shooting

September 25, 2021 2:59 PM The Associated Press

Authorities are searching for suspects in a shooting at a Southern California train station that left four people wounded, three of them…

8 hurt in Los Angeles crash involving police

September 25, 2021 2:54 PM The Associated Press

Authorities say a crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department vehicle injured eight people, including two…

4 shot near California train station, 2 suspects at large

September 24, 2021 8:57 PM The Associated Press

Authorities say four people were shot — three of them critically wounded — near a Southern California train…

California orders more insurance options for wildfire areas

September 24, 2021 7:15 PM The Associated Press

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has ordered more options for homeowners who can’t buy private insurance because they live in wildfire…

Man charged with stealing dead woman’s credit cards

September 24, 2021 7:03 PM The Associated Press

Prosecutors say a former Orange County sheriff’s deputy stole credit cards from a dead woman’s Southern California home and used them to make…

California to replace toppled statue with memorial to tribes

September 24, 2021 6:52 PM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to build a memorial to Native Americans on the grounds of the state…

Police shoot woman after she calls 911 on armed boyfriend

September 24, 2021 6:44 PM The Associated Press

Police shot a woman in the shoulder earlier this week in Southern California after they kicked in her door hearing noises inside following her 911…

California to replace the word ‘alien’ from its laws

September 24, 2021 6:06 PM The Associated Press

California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that removes the word from various sections…

PG&E charged with manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire, which killed 4 people

September 24, 2021 3:16 PM CNN Newsource

Criminal charges, including four counts of involuntary manslaughter, have been filed against California utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) over…

Newsom signs $15 billion climate bill

September 23, 2021 3:22 PM Lisa Sturgis

Gov. Gavin Newsom, (D-Calif), on Thursday traveled to the scene of the massive KNP Complex Fire to sign the largest climate change package in…

Woman arrested on suspicion of starting California blaze

September 23, 2021 10:32 AM The Associated Press

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting a Northern California wildfire that spread rapidly, burning homes and…

California governor signs privacy laws for abortion patients

September 22, 2021 3:35 PM The Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws aimed at protecting the privacy of…

Man in wheelchair stabbed to death

September 22, 2021 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

A man was killed after being stabbed multiple times in central Fresno on Tuesday…

Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire

September 21, 2021 11:51 AM The Associated Press

THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) — The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest are unscathed even though a wildfire has been…

San Francisco mandates vaccines for all airport workers

September 21, 2021 12:20 PM The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is requiring all workers at San Francisco International Airport to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo…

California water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute

September 20, 2021 3:11 PM The Associated Press, Cole Johnson

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Two major California water agencies have settled a dispute that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement…

Homeowners near California wildfires won’t lose insurance

September 20, 2021 8:59 PM The Associated Press

Homeowners and renters in 22 Northern California counties impacted by wildfires are guaranteed not to lose property insurance policies for the next…

California militia member pleads guilty to conspiracy charge

September 20, 2021 8:41 PM The Associated Press

An alleged member of a California right-wing militia group pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a federal guard in…

George Holliday, who filmed Rodney King video, dies of COVID

September 20, 2021 8:30 PM The Associated Press

George Holliday, the Los Angeles plumber who shot grainy video of four white police officers beating Black motorist Rodney King in 1991, has died of…