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After scoring victories last year on his signature priority of climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown will lay out his next agenda for California as he delivers his state of the state address Thursday.
Sacramento Metro Fire crews saved over a dozen dogs and at least one cat from a burning home on Thursday morning in North Highlands.
With just months until the state's assisted suicide law goes into effect, the California Medical Association has issued guidelines to doctors on writing prescriptions of lethal doses of medication for terminally ill patients.
Northern California reached record-high temperatures in 2015, and it turns out the rest of the world had its hottest year on record as well.
Officials say a hoverboard sparked a house fire in Santa Rosa that killed two dogs.
Mayors across the U.S. say they worry about their cities' aging infrastructure and they'd like more state and federal support.
The 36-year-old Roseville resident was arrested last month after the attorney general's eCrime Unit found he posted identifying information about his ex-wife on the explicit images.
The initiative, the latest in a nationwide effort by unions and other groups to raise the wage, would raise the state's minimum wage by $1 a year starting in 2017 until it hits $15 in 2021. After that, increases would be automatically tied to the cost of living.
Californians would be limited to buying a maximum of one rifle or shotgun each month under proposed legislation in the state Assembly.
They chained themselves and the cars together to form a line across the bridge and laid signs reading "BLACK HEALTH MATTERS" across the roadway.
California is considering easing water conservation mandates for some cities and towns in the state's drought.
A man who tried telling police he got a great deal on a car was arrested on suspicion of having a stolen vehicle and drug-related charges.
Officers in Central California found an underground shooting range after neighbors reported hearing gunfire.
The purchases violated park service policy, which specifies semi-automatic rifles and requires prior approval for defensive equipment, although the policy doesn't specifically mention flash-bang grenades, the report said.
Attorney General Kamala Harris says AB1663 would close a legal loophole that allows firearms manufacturers to include "bullet buttons" that let firearm owners rapidly exchange empty ammunition magazines for ones full of bullets.
A Stockton mother remains missing as family, friends, and community members have been searching for her in Merced County since last week.
Bringing some style to the city, engineers and artists are coming together to build a new bridge across Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova. Here's how this crossing could become a creative landmark.
A man was hospitalized after a shooting late Monday night on Bradshaw Road in Sacramento County, officials said.
Cal Expo announced it is terminating its lease agreement with the company that promised to rebuild the old Raging Waters park due to nonpayment of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
NPU Live, the company behind The Midway and Portola Festival, is hosting several concerts and parties in one of the city's unique spaces, Pier 80.
Adoption is becoming the newest way to assist people who are homeless in Sacramento. Here is an inside look at the unusual fundraising effort at one local homeless shelter and how the money will help.
Mark Zuckerberg and his company, Meta, are putting $50 million into a partnership to build a new Sacramento State University campus where old, unused state office space currently sits downtown.
The Sacramento Police Department said officers shot and killed a suspect while responding to a bank robbery on Thursday afternoon.
It has been a year and a half since Athena and Mateo Lee were last seen after their mother, Angelica Bravo, was found dead in a north Sacramento home.
Troubled by tariffs, some Sacramento Valley farmers and ranchers say their profits are plummeting due to new federal trade policies.
A 59-vehicle pile-up shut down a main California highway Saturday morning as fog severely limited visibility.
A California Supreme Court ruling involving a Sacramento traffic stop bars police from stopping or ticketing drivers over loose marijuana, ruling that it's similar to spilled beer and not readily consumable.
California's snowpack saw a drop in January after several weeks of no snow eliminated gains from a series of atmospheric rivers weeks ago, water officials said on Friday.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
California Democratic lawmakers have already banned federal agents from wearing masks starting this year. A new bill would allow Californians to sue federal officers for violating civil rights.
Rookie Will Riley scored a season-high 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:07 left, and the Washington Wizards beat the Sacramento Kings 116-112 in a matchup of last-place teams.
The San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris as their new defensive coordinator in hopes of finding a long-term solution to a revolving door at the spot.
The Sacramento Kings are acquiring De'Andre Hunter from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a deal that sends forward Dario Saric and two future second-round picks to the Chicago Bulls, according to a league source.
Free agent infielder Luis Arraez and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $12 million, one-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
Payton Pritchard scored 29 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
The Clintons made a last-ditch effort to avoid a contempt vote.
The proposed site is situated along a flight path for nearby Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said. It's not yet clear how extensive the changes to the building might be.
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were released from ICE custody on Sunday, a day after a federal court ordered their release.
Funding for many federal agencies expired on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown.
Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
The Harmony Health Street Medicine team spends their days visiting encampments and connecting with vulnerable people, meeting them where they are and offering care outside of a clinic and without barriers.
Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Clean-up has started in Chinese Camp after the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire ripped through the Gold Rush town earlier this month.
The fires burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne County caused air quality officials to issue a smoke advisory, warning people that the air quality may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
A man was hospitalized after a shooting late Monday night on Bradshaw Road in Sacramento County, officials said.
Charlie Lapastora reports.
Bringing some style to the city, engineers and artists are coming together to build a new bridge across Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova. Here's how this crossing could become a creative landmark.
Dominic Garcia reports.
Cal Expo announced it is terminating its lease agreement with the company that promised to rebuild the old Raging Waters park due to nonpayment of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
