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The state corrections department says California's recidivism rate continued to drop in the years before Gov. Jerry Brown's realignment law took effect, even though six of every 10 offenders were soon back behind bars.
California officials sought Wednesday to reassure congressional Republicans that the state will be able to match billions of dollars in federal funding for the state's high-speed rail project, including a $180 million payment due in April.
Video from a firefighter's helmet camera shows rescuers were aware there was someone on the ground outside the Asiana plane, before she was fatally run over by a fire truck.
Authorities say a surge in thefts from mailboxes across the Central Valley of California last year victimized more than 2,100 people and sparked a federal crackdown that has led to charges against at least 27 people.
Federal officials have filed a formal complaint charging that Wal-Mart violated the rights of protesting and striking workers last year.
Not only are record high temperatures around 70 degrees likely across the Bay area and valley Wednesday, but the countdown is on for another major record to fall -- consecutive days of no rain during the rainy season.
We aired a special report in 2014 on California's drought situation. Here are all three parts of that report.
An arrest has been made in the homicide investigation of a Sacramento toddler who was found dead after being left in the care of a neighbor last November.
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A woman says an aggressive chicken attacked her in Tracy, but police are skeptical of her claim.
The North American International Auto Show begins this week in Detroit with media and industry previews.
It's clear that General Motors is no longer being run by bean counters.
Automakers are unveiling a bevy of performance cars in Detroit.
Once the king of the subcompacts, Honda's Fit is getting a badly needed update.
