Watch CBS News
After the orange harvesting ends for the day and the sun sets, the toughest part of John S. Gless' day is just beginning: a desperate fight to stave off a cold spell threatening to destroy his citrus crop.
Federal prosecutors have declined to address a district attorney's claim that they intend to prosecute the hunter who allegedly started the Rim Fire that raged through Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Foothills.
A medical marijuana dispensary owner is riding high after being named mayor of a Northern California city.
Genaro Olaguez, 53, was one of four people arrested in January in connection with four marijuana grow houses in Stockton.
California's health insurance exchange Thursday urged holiday shoppers to think about giving young people "the gift of health."
A California citrus trade group says temperatures did not drop low enough overnight to cause any crop damage.
The new labor deal approved by the board left out a Family Medical Leave Act provision both sides signed off on to end an October strike.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has filed an appeal to President Obama in a renewed effort to obtain federal aid in the wake of a Rim Fire that raged for months.
A new Field Poll finds that California voters increasingly disapprove of President Barack Obama's job performance while fewer than half support his handling of health care.
A man awaiting trial for the murders of 4 homeless men committed suicide in his jail cell by eating Ajax, according to his attorney.
California lawmakers and statewide elected officials will have a little extra cash in their pockets this holiday season, as their paychecks rise by more than 5 percent starting Sunday.
An ex-Marine facing murder charges in the deaths of 4 homeless men has died a day after falling ill in his Orange County jail cell.
County jails that account for the vast majority of local inmates in California have seen a marked increase in violence since they began housing thousands of offenders who previously would have gone to state prisons.
Hate crimes based on the victim's race, ethnicity or national origin dropped 10 percent last year while making up more than half of complaints.
Several California slaughterhouses and meat-packing facilities have agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement after allegations of inhumane treatment at their facilities led to a massive beef recall that included meat sold to the National School Lunch Program.
