California now requiring free menstrual products in public schools
California public schools and colleges must stock their restrooms with free menstrual products under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California oil spill: Mystery lingers around cause of pipeline leak
Key questions remain: Could the line have been hit days before the leak started? What ship is responsible? And if a ship anchor is not the culprit, what else could it be?
California fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias
The lightning-caused KNP Complex that erupted on Sept. 9 has burned into 15 giant sequoia groves in the park.
California oil spill: 4,000-foot section of pipeline split, dragged out of place by up to 105 feet
Officials coordinating the response to the Orange County oil spill say divers have confirmed that a 4,000-foot section of a 17.7-mile pipeline was moved out of place -- by as much as 105 feet -- and a 13-inch "split" in the line was detected.
Young mother shot by Long Beach school safety officer dies after being taken off life support
Mona Rodriguez, who was shot in the head by a Long Beach school safety officer and declared brain dead, was taken off life support Tuesday night and her organs were donated to five people, the family's lawyer released in an email statement Wednesday morning.
Fugitive in the crowd? US Marshals seek help identifying Dodgers fan
A $25,000 reward is being offered for information on a Dodgers fan who "strongly resembles" a man on the 15 Most Wanted fugitives list, federal officials said.
'Very strong suspect' named in Zodiac killer case by cold case group
A group investigating the cold case of the Zodiac killer has named a person they believe is a "very strong suspect" in the unsolved killings that terrorized San Francisco and the Bay Area in the 1960s and beyond.
California oil spill: Beaches close as delayed response prompts questions
The Coast Guard says it did not investigate initial reports of an oil spill for nearly 12 hours because it didn’t have enough corroborating evidence and the agency was hindered by darkness and a lack of technology.
PHOTOS: Massive oil spill off California coast shows impact on wildlife, beachside communities
Photos show patches of oil coating the sand, signs warning people to stay off the beach and cleanup contractors in white outfits using skimmers and barriers to try to contain and clean the spill.
Class-action lawsuit filed in Huntington Beach oil spill
The first federal lawsuit linked to the 126,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the ocean off Huntington Beach is a proposed class-action suit that includes claims to recover damages for individuals and businesses damaged by the massive leak. The man who brought forward the lawsuit also alleges he has been, or will be, exposed to toxic oil contaminants.
California oil spill: Authorities investigate if ship’s anchor struck pipeline
One of the largest oil spills in recent California history over the weekend closed beaches and continued to threaten wildlife on Monday.
'Life is too short': Mom moves family into an RV to help pay debt, travel full time
After two years of "barely scraping by," and living in debt, Karen Akpan and her husband Sylvester decided it was time to move their family into an RV to travel full time.
California oil spill: Wetlands may face ‘ecological disaster’ from pipeline failure
“We are starting to see oil-covered fish and birds washing up along our coastline," Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr said.
California 1st state in nation to announce vaccine requirements for students
After mounting pressure from the community and school boards, California on Friday became the first in the nation to require students be vaccinated for in-person learning.
Cause of deaths of California family on hike remains mystery
Authorities have so far determined the California family's deaths were not caused by a gun or any other weapon, a lightning strike, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, cyanide exposure, illegal drugs, alcohol or suicide.
Scarlett Johansson, Disney settle lawsuit over 'Black Widow' streaming release
Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co. have settled her lawsuit over the streaming release of “Black Widow.”
$10M cash, 500K marijuana plants seized in Bay Area's largest-ever bust
Alameda County Sheriff's Office detectives say they've recovered upwards of $10 million in cash, 100,000 marijuana plants, and 6 tons of processed marijuana valued at $40 million in the largest-ever marijuana bust in the history of the Bay Area.
Mom shot by school resource officer to be removed from life support against her family's wishes
A young mother who was shot by a school resource officer in Long Beach and was declared brain dead is expected to be removed from life support on Thursday against her family's wishes.
California man sentenced to life for fatal synagogue shooting
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday for bursting into a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle, killing one worshipper and wounding three others.
California to replace the word ‘alien’ from its laws
California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws, getting rid of what Gov. Gavin Newsom called “an offensive term for a human being” that has “fueled a divisive and hurtful narrative.”