California High School Dropout Rate Tops 18 Percent
A new study says three out of four California students graduated high school last year but a significant number of blacks, Hispanics and English learners failed to complete their schooling.
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A new study says three out of four California students graduated high school last year but a significant number of blacks, Hispanics and English learners failed to complete their schooling.
An array of 42 radio telescopes seeking signs of intelligent life in the universe will continue that work after private donors raised enough money to keep them going.
The overall number of hate crimes in California remained steady last year, but the number targeting Hispanics nearly doubled.
A pregnant Pacifica woman died following a mauling by her dog at her home Thursday, police said.
A statewide Amber Alert has now been issued for a Sacramento girl who was abducted by her father and whose life may be in danger.
A truck driver apparently fell asleep before hitting an embankment on the Capitol City Freeway in Sacramento during the Friday morning commute, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A five-year old girl is in the hospital and a suspected drunk driver behind bars after he rammed his truck through the wall of the girl's Lodi home this morning, according to Lodi Police.
A man who had gone missing after waking up from a catatonic state and walking away from his home has been found.
The deputy district attorney who was arrested at her office for driving under the influence failed a sobriety test and showed a blood-alcohol content level that was well above the legal limit, according to the arrest report.
Natomas residents and business leaders debated the possible future options of the site of the Power Balance Pavilion in the event that a new Sacramento Kings arena is built in downtown Sacramento.
Fire crews have contained most of the fast-moving brush fire in Yuba County that broke out Thursday afternoon and expect to remain at the scene throughout the night to finish mopping up the blaze.
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a 26-year-old man in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy.
The military has released the names of three Navy SEALs and an airman from California who were killed when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan over the weekend.
An elderly man was severely beaten and left for dead in an apparently random attack, authorities said.
