California News Archives

Border Patrol performs two rescue operations within 24 hours

March 12, 2021 1:29 PM Caleb J. Fernández

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) rescued two lost men in East County San Diego Thursday into Friday. The first was extricated near Jacumba, CA while the…

U.S. senators push for permanent daylight savings time

March 12, 2021 6:21 AM Sumiko Keil, Dominique Newland

Daylight saving time in California begins at 2 a.m. this Sunday, March 14.…

NorCal NASA Site Eyed As Child Migrant Shelter

March 11, 2021 11:17 PM Christian Galeno

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KYMA/KECY) – The number of unaccompanied migrant children detained at the U.S. Mexico border has nearly tripled– to close to…

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Visits Twentynine Palms Child Development Center

March 10, 2021 9:20 PM Christian Galeno

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KYMA/KECY) – First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California…

UC Davis is offering students $75 to staycation for spring break

March 10, 2021 6:44 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – The University of California, Davis is offering students an incentive to staycation for spring break instead of traveling. The…

Border Patrol arrests two wanted felons off of I-8

March 7, 2021 11:49 AM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested a man and woman after fleeing the I-8 checkpoint in a grey BMW sedan on Thursday evening, March 5, at about…

California Theme Parks Given Green Light To Reopen

March 6, 2021 12:02 AM Christian Galeno, CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Disneyland Resort in Southern California will be allowed to reopen with capacity limits starting April 1, state Health and…

Gov. Newsom signs $6.6B package aimed to reopen public schools

March 5, 2021 3:21 PM Caleb J. Fernández, Jenny Day

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB-86 Friday, March 5, allocating $6.6 billion to accelerate the safe return of in-person instruction across California,…

Border Patrol rescues unauthorized immigrants from severe weather conditions

March 5, 2021 12:28 PM Caleb J. Fernández

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued 10 illegal immigrants from life-threatening conditions due to rain, fog and near-freezing…

California Legislature OK’s plan aimed at in-person learning

March 5, 2021 5:18 AM The Associated Press

The state will dangle $2 billion before cash-strapped school boards, offering them a share of that money only if they offer in-person instruction by…

California to reserve 40% of vaccine doses for underserved communities

March 4, 2021 3:40 PM CNN Newsource, Jenny Day

California will set aside 40% of its vaccines for underserved communities in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus and hasten the reopening of…

Navy sailor killed, 5 service members hurt in convoy crash

March 3, 2021 5:06 AM The Associated Press, Dominique Newland

The convoy was heading south on Interstate 5 near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County when the pileup…

WATCH NOW: Gov. Newsom on COVID update and schools reopening

March 1, 2021 12:14 PM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

(KYMA, KECY) – Governor Newsom, Pro Tem Atkins and Speaker Rendon provide an update California’s vaccination and school reopening…

Digital News Update: Rep. Tim Dunn means business – Burgers & Beer allegations

February 28, 2021 10:02 PM Caleb J. Fernández, Alexandra Rangel, April Hettinger, Brandon Mejia, Cody Lee, Sumiko Keil

The desert southwest saw much activity this week, including an Arizona man who lied about being kidnapped in order to avoid going into work.…

California to spend millions to help arriving asylum-seekers

February 26, 2021 5:59 PM Lisa Sturgis

California will free up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving in the U.S. from Mexico, and to prevent the spread of coronavirus.…

J&J vaccine expected to arrive in California next week

February 26, 2021 4:42 PM Lisa Sturgis

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he expects California to start administering the new Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine next week.…

Governor’s vaccine plan aims to reopen California classrooms

February 26, 2021 5:06 AM The Associated Press

California Governor Gavin Newsom said last week that at least 10% of the state’s vaccines would go to education workers starting in…

California allocates $1.4 million to track and stop attacks against Asian Americans

February 25, 2021 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

Lawmakers in California this week allocated $1.4 million in state funds to help Asian Americans report hate incidents after a string of recent…

California COVID death toll tops 50,000

February 25, 2021 1:58 PM Page Builder

The number of lives lost to coronavirus in California has now surpassed…

California halts system of shared vaccine codes after misuse

February 25, 2021 5:04 AM The Associated Press

The codes were shared over email and passed on, leading some people to sign up for shots who were not eligible because of their age or occupation.…