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California's Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public's help in solving two separate cases: the killing of a male bighorn sheep in Siskiyou County and the maiming of an adult male deer in Humboldt County.
A man has been accused of beating his 80-year-old mother to death in her Fresno home.
Authorities say that a San Jose police officer arrested as part of a gang sweep was placed on leave two months ago after they learned he was leaking confidential information to gang members.
Students in California improved their scores on an annual statewide exam but most still aren't meeting the more challenging standards for math and reading, according to results released Wednesday.
Los Angeles County authorities say they're looking for a man and woman suspected of killing a woman, kidnapping her three small children and leaving the state.
California voters likely won't get the chance to decide whether to continue observing daylight saving time.
Sahmanntha Rundstrom posted on social media that her vehicle had broken down and she was stuck in Flagstaff.
There's a new baker in Fresno, but most local bakeries might not mind having new competition for customers.
California Medical Facility spokesman Lt. Andre Gonzales said in a statement Tuesday that the 66-year-old inmate was found face down in a pool of blood late Monday.
A 17-year-old boy has suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in front of a Fresno high school.
Some teachers in Fresno County are starting off the school year armed with guns.
Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, continuing a surge in deaths that began two years ago as the economy improved and travel picked up, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday by the National Safety Council.
Hourly workers in California are generally entitled to pay at one-and-a-half times the hourly rate after they have worked eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. But for agricultural workers, the threshold required to get overtime pay is 10 hours a day or 60 hours a week.
AB1494 would allow California voters to waive their right to a secret ballot and share polling-booth selfies or other photos of their ballots.
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
