Santa Clarita Truck Driver Pleads Guilty To Ferrying Illegal Immigrants
A California truck driver has pleaded guilty in a New Mexico court to a charge that he transported illegal immigrants.
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A California truck driver has pleaded guilty in a New Mexico court to a charge that he transported illegal immigrants.
The California Endowment reports its $35 million investment in health programs in a handful of low-income communities has paid off.
The state's independent analyst on Tuesday called for major changes to California's high-speed rail plans, including delaying the fast-tracked project and removing its oversight from an independent board.
Under the proposal, students would pay higher tuitions to attend high-ranked schools like UCLA in comparison to smaller schools like UC Riverside or UC Merced.
Amtrak and rail projects in 15 states are being awarded the $2 billion that Florida lost after the governor canceled plans for high-speed train service, the Department of Transportation said Monday.
The California Supreme Court has lifted legal deadlines for smokers who later develop diseases like lung cancer.
California's state and local government workers make salaries similar to those at large private-sector employers but get significantly higher retirement benefits, and teachers make far less after retirement than other public employees, a study issued Thursday concluded.
An unexpected windfall in tax revenues likely won't be enough to sway Governor Jerry Brown to abandon his plan for tax increases
Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, will be in California for three days starting July 8 after their official tour of Canada, the prince's office announced Thursday.
One of the most notorious Islamic terrorist groups in the Middle East is reportedly making a new home just south of the border.
If you are required to pay your vehicle license fees in July or even August, you may be getting a break – at least for now.
Failure to extend tax breaks would mean that $15 billion will have to be cut to balance the state budget as some of the state's largest districts.
The Pac-10 agreed to a 12-year television contract with Fox and ESPN on Tuesday worth about $3 billion, allowing the conference to quadruple its media rights fees and start its own network.
A judge has delayed trial proceedings for the so-called "Bell 8" until later this summer.
Some 3,000 economic, political and academic leaders are gathering in Beverly Hills for the Milken Institute's annual Global Conference to discuss the state of world affairs, health, education, media and other topics.
California's use of race as a basis for locking prisoners in their cells after fights amounts to illegal discrimination and should be banned, attorneys representing inmates said in a class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Assemblyman Bill Monning acknowledges he likely cannot get the two-thirds majority needed to pass the tax in the current highly-polarized political environment.
Lawyers argue that the judge's relationship status, not his sexual orientation, gave him too much in common with the couples who successfully sued to overturn the ban in his court.
62 percent of union households support capping the pensions of both future and current public employees in order to help balance the budget.
Legislation under consideration in California would add lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to the list of social and ethnic groups that schools must include in social studies lessons.
California's unemployment rate has dropped to 12 percent, but the number of payroll jobs in the state in March also fell from the previous month.
A state panel has slashed the amount of money California taxpayers will spend to keep legislators on the road.
Gov. Jerry Brown asked groups representing crime victims and state prison guards on Monday to help him lobby Republican lawmakers on his proposal to close a budget deficit that once stood at nearly $27 billion.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a new head of the California National Guard.
A state environmental group named the Angeles National Forest and the Santa Monica Mountains among California's top natural treasures in a list released Wednesday.
The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that provided valuable firefighting helicopters to the area has expired, despite the efforts of the fire chief.
An Arcadia family is asking for the return of a basketball hoop that was outside their home for just a week after Christmas before it was stolen.
CHP officers chased the motorcyclist through Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties before making an arrest in Ontario.
Deputies were called to the 9100 block of Duffy Street at around 2:30 a.m. after learning of a death.
Gage Goncalves scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:41 to play, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a late deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 for their sixth consecutive victory.
Some of California's new laws aim to tackle artificial intelligence, wildfire recovery assistance, immigration and consumer issues.
The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch, which remained in place for many inland and mountain communities on Thursday.
The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that provided valuable firefighting helicopters to the area has expired, despite the efforts of the fire chief.
Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.
An Arcadia family is asking for the return of a basketball hoop that was outside their home for just a week after Christmas before it was stolen.
The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that provided valuable firefighting helicopters to the area has expired, despite the efforts of the fire chief.
An Arcadia family is asking for the return of a basketball hoop that was outside their home for just a week after Christmas before it was stolen.
CHP officers chased the motorcyclist through Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties before making an arrest in Ontario.
Deputies were called to the 9100 block of Duffy Street at around 2:30 a.m. after learning of a death.
Police were called to an apartment at Pacific Avenue and W. 37th Street around 9:40 p.m. for a domestic violence and restraining order violation.
The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that provided valuable firefighting helicopters to the area has expired, despite the efforts of the fire chief.
Orange County firefighters said that a body was found in the river at around noon on Thursday.
The city of Fullerton has canceled its New Year's Eve celebrations due to forecasted rain and high winds expected as the city rings in 2026.
Rock music legend Sammy Hagar has donated $10,000 to a 12-year-old boy who was injured when a helicopter crashed on him in Huntington Beach in October.
It happened at around 10:23 p.m. on Saturday near S. Gilbert Street and Carol Drive, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
CHP officers chased the motorcyclist through Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties before making an arrest in Ontario.
The 42-year-old woman will be booked and charged with vehicular homicide upon release from the hospital for injuries suffered in the crash, deputies said.
The boy was shot and killed at around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday night, Riverside County deputies said.
Riverside police said the suspect brutally beat another homeless man to death in late November.
According to the department, Fire Apparatus Engineer Daniel "Danny" Cook suffered a medical emergency and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.
"We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland," President Trump announced.
More than 8,000 stores closed across the U.S. this year, according to retail industry data, including these well-known brands.
A staffer at Walt Disney World in Florida is recovering after being struck and injured by a fake boulder that rolled off stage during a live performance, Disney said.
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
Some of California's new laws aim to tackle artificial intelligence, wildfire recovery assistance, immigration and consumer issues.
"We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland," President Trump announced.
A recently released cache of security videos is raising new questions about the prison cameras at the facility where Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell in 2019.
In light of a suit by immigrants groups, California says it will delay the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver's licenses despite a federal threat to withhold $160 million in funding.
President Trump used his veto power this week for the first time since returning to the White House, rejecting a pair of bills linked to a Colorado water pipeline and a tribal village in the Everglades.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
With the help of her daughter and her 5th-grade class, CBS News California (KCAL) Investigative reporter Julie Watts investigates "Sephora Kids" concerns.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
At least 11 people have contracted Salmonella linked to powder supplements sold at Sam's Club stores nationwide, health authorities said.
About 30% of San Francisco was without power at the height of the outage, according to utility provider PG&E.
The DMV said it is giving Tesla Motors 60 days to address its misleading use of "autopilot," or it could have its dealer license temporarily suspended.
California is set to join a growing list of states banning the practice of cat declawing, under a new law taking effect in January.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
Waymo has begun offering autonomous robotaxi service using freeways for the first time in select cities in California and Arizona, the company announced.
Gage Goncalves scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:41 to play, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a late deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 for their sixth consecutive victory.
No. 1 Indiana became the first team in the brief history of the 12-team College Football Playoff to win a game after receiving a first-round bye, smothering Alabama 38-3 in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.
The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a three-year contract extension with Quentin Lake.
Darren Raddysh scored midway through overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning blew three one-goal leads before beating the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 for their fifth consecutive victory.
The Anaheim Ducks say forward Frank Vatrano will be out for about six weeks with a broken shoulder.
Here are the significant books, films and characters joining the list of works in the public domain on Jan. 1, 2026.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as state Sen. R. Clayton "Clay" Davis on HBO's "The Wire."
The Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé became the fifth musician to achieve the wealth milestone, Forbes said Monday.
Rock music legend Sammy Hagar has donated $10,000 to a 12-year-old boy who was injured when a helicopter crashed on him in Huntington Beach in October.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that provided valuable firefighting helicopters to the area has expired, despite the efforts of the fire chief. Mike Rogers reports.
An Arcadia family is asking for the return of a basketball hoop that was outside their home for just a week after Christmas before it was stolen. Lauren Pozen reports.
A banner calling for an investigation into the Eaton Fire response from Los Angeles County officials was briefly spotted at the Rose Parade in Pasadena on Thursday. Tom Wait speaks with the people behind the statement and what they hope to change with their act of protest.
Zach Boetto reports from Wrightwood, where residents were still busy cleaning up the aftermath of a powerful storm on Christmas when another storm brought heavy rain to the region on New Year's Day.
California Highway Patrol officers arrested a motorcyclist following a high-speed chase through the Inland Empire on Thursday night.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
