California News Archives

Conservative radio host will appear on California recall ballot

July 22, 2021 6:58 AM The Associated Press

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder will be a candidate in California’s upcoming recall election aimed at removing Democratic Gov. Gavin…

PG&E announces it will bury 10,000 miles of power lines to help reduce wildfire risk

July 22, 2021 6:40 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – The nation’s largest utility, its equipment having played a role in sparking some of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires…

Possible drug smuggling boat washes ashore in California

July 21, 2021 7:18 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

California authorities are investigating the discovery of a suspicious boat found Tuesday, located near Arroyo Hondo North of…

Couple charged in deadly California wildfire sparked during gender reveal

July 21, 2021 6:38 AM Dominique Newland, NBC News

(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – A couple has been criminally charged after their gender-reveal event allegedly sparked a Southern California wildfire that…

Harvey Weinstein has been extradited to Los Angeles to face further sexual assault charges

July 20, 2021 2:14 PM Caleb J. Fernández, CNN, Mercedes Martinez

Harvey Weinstein was moved early Tuesday morning to California per a court order, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community…

Western wildfires have burned an area almost 5 times the size of NYC. Here are some notable fires

July 13, 2021 6:18 PM CNN, Adonis Albright

By Stella Chan, CNN The National Interagency Fire Center says 67 large fires have burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states. The acreage…

Statewide Flex Alert issued for Monday

July 11, 2021 7:12 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) announces Sunday evening that a statewide Flex Alert is issued for Monday, July 12. These efforts…

California confirms first 2021 death from West Nile Virus

July 10, 2021 10:57 AM Sumiko Keil, The Associated Press

Health officials say a San Luis Obispo County resident died from complications of the…

Mono County Earthquake Felt In Modesto

July 9, 2021 5:03 PM CNN

People said they felt shaking as they were going about their daily…

Governor Newsom announces $1.1B ‘Clean California’ initiative

July 7, 2021 8:52 PM Adonis Albright

Governor Gavin Newsom (D – Calif.) on Wednesday announced his plan to clean up streets across the Golden…

U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema tours San Ysidro port of entry

July 7, 2021 5:40 PM Adonis Albright

California lawmakers and U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D – Ariz.) toured the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego on…

ICPHD changes its COVID-19 dashboard data

July 7, 2021 1:15 PM Vince Ybarra

Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) officials say COVID-19 dashboards will now be updated weekly versus daily, previously required by…

Arizona senator and congress members hear challenges at the border

July 7, 2021 11:59 AM Sumiko Keil

As Chair of the Senate’s Border Management Subcommittee, Sen. Sinema visits border regions to secure the borders and support border communities to…

‘Horrific’ graffiti on Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Southern California is being investigated as a hate crime, police say

July 7, 2021 8:33 AM CNN

A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Southern California was vandalized with a swastika and other “horrific” graffiti that police are investigating…

Republican policy guru wants to end California’s ‘one-party monopoly’

July 6, 2021 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

California Republicans have been struggling in the political wilderness, failing to capture a single statewide office since 2006 in a state where…

Fifth annual photo contest provides statewide recognition

July 3, 2021 11:33 AM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) is holding its Fifth Annual Rural County Photo Contest all throughout the month of July.…

Election to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom set for September 14

July 1, 2021 2:43 PM CNN Newsource

California voters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14, the state lieutenant governor said…

17 injured in blast after Los Angeles police seized fireworks

July 1, 2021 7:04 AM Dominique Newland, NBC News

(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – Seventeen people, including police, were hurt when a large explosion rocked a Los Angeles neighborhood Wednesday evening as…

Governor Newsom files lawsuit over recall filing mistake

June 30, 2021 6:56 AM Cole Johnson, CNN

California Governor Gavin Newsom is suing his own Secretary of State to have his party affiliation listed on the state’s upcoming recall election…

Western governors to meet with Biden about wildfires amid historic heatwave

June 30, 2021 4:57 AM CNN

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with governors from Western states about the threat of wildfires and announce new wildfire response…