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Colorado wants to ensure its farms, wildlife and rapidly growing cities have enough water in the decades to come. It's pledging to provide downstream states every gallon they're legally entitled to, but not a drop more.
The unanimous decision is a victory for the growing number of retailers and other companies that routinely screen workers to prevent employee theft. The justices said federal law does not require companies to pay employees for the extra time because it is unrelated to their primary job duties.
Police responded to the shooting on Misty View Way just after 2 a.m. on Monday when neighbors reported a frantic woman outside covered in blood.
Smoke still rises from the wreckage of a fire that destroyed an apartment complex that was under construction.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to spend billions of dollars to strengthen thousands of vulnerable older buildings.
The Department of Motor Vehicles says Monday that nearly 379,000 appointments were made between November 12 and November 30. That's a 115-percent increase from the same period last year.
A new federal report says you can't blame man-made global warming for the devastating California drought.
Two raging fires in Los Angeles destroyed a massive residential complex under construction, heavily damaged another building under construction, and snarled rush hour traffic while raining ash over a large area early Monday.
She roots for the San Francisco 49ers. He's a die-hard Oakland Raiders fan. Nonetheless, they are still in love and will wed in the parking lot of the Oakland Raiders' stadium before the Battle of the Bay Area game with the 49ers.
An attorney for a Northern California prostitute charged with killing a Google executive with an overdose of heroin aboard his yacht says other women visited the man and may have consumed drugs with him before he died.
With more than 60 percent of jail inmates nationwide awaiting trial and many unable to afford bail, reforms are underway that rely less on the crime charged and a judge's hunch and more on data to predict who can safely be released to later return to court and which dangerous defendants should remain locked up.
No reports of damage or injury from the tremor, estimated to have been centered near the town of San Juan Bautista. It could be felt in Silicon Valley and Monterey.
Mid-week storms dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on the upper elevations around Lake Tahoe, where Sugar Bowl opens for its 75th season on Saturday and ski resorts up and down the Sierra are feeling much better about conditions than they did a week ago.
Fifty small dogs less than 20 pounds are available for adoption at the Idaho Humane Society.
Heavy downpours triggered flash floods that temporarily stranded more than three dozen people in their cars in inland Riverside County.
A man is missing after he jumped into Donner Lake and never resurfaced over Memorial Day weekend, police said.
It's been since 2019 when the last Manteca Memorial Weekend Commemoration was held. It's being called the largest Memorial Day event west of the Mississippi, and it took a community effort to get this back up and running.
As Sacramento State University has just graduated its biggest class yet, more young aspiring professionals are feeling the financial squeeze.
There is broad commitment on the principles of a deal, a senior Trump administration official said, and the administration feels positive about where things stand.
Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 47 games as the AL West-leading Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to avoid a three-game sweep.
For music producer Derek Sample, his wife was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer the day the fires broke out. They are now displaced, even though their home survived because of the toxins that rendered their home unlivable.
Sacramento City Council candidate Jenn Chawla has condemned what she said were separate incidents of her campaign signs being vandalized with racist slurs.
A new needle exchange pilot program at the Sacramento Public Library is drawing backlash from some neighbors who say they are concerned about the safety of families and children.
Sacramento city leaders are continuing negotiations over how to close a $66 million budget deficit, with councilmembers signaling support for preserving several community programs even as difficult cuts loom ahead.
Sacramento police are investigating a stabbing that they say left a woman in critical condition Tuesday evening in South Natomas.
El Niño conditions are 82% likely to return as soon as next month, with a 96% chance of it lasting through at least February, and there are increasing chances that the El Niño event will be moderate to very strong, but what does that mean?
California's soaring gas prices are fueling an escalating political battle between Gov. Gavin Newsom and Chevron, with Newsom urging drivers to boycott Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend.
A minor earthquake shook the North Lake Tahoe region early Friday afternoon.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order aimed at preparing workers, small businesses and communities for possible job disruption from artificial intelligence.
The California Department of Transportation, better known as Caltrans, is studying whether high-speed buses could one day make trips across the state much faster.
Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 47 games as the AL West-leading Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Rafael Devers hit San Francisco's third grand slam in a seven-day span, a tiebreaking, fifth-inning drive that led the Giants over the Chicago White Sox 8-5.
Lucas Giolito and four relievers combined on a five-hitter as the San Diego Padres beat the Athletics 2-0.
Harrison Bader hit a grand slam for the second time in six days, and the San Francisco Giants beats the Chicago White Sox 10-3.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Negotiations are "in a very good place," a senior Trump official said, but, a deal to end the Iran war likely will not be signed this weekend.
California's soaring gas prices are fueling an escalating political battle between Gov. Gavin Newsom and Chevron, with Newsom urging drivers to boycott Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend.
The Trump administration on Friday announced a sweeping policy designed to make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. to get permanent residency.
Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as the director of national intelligence after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of 64 files related to UFOs, unveiling a second tranche of records under an executive order by President Trump.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A West Park High School sophomore is celebrating the end of the school year and a second chance at life after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during band class last month.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
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.
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.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
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.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
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.
As officials say the U.S. and Iran are working towards a finalized agreement, a man in Roseville says it will bring him relief.
Kristin Smart went missing over Memorial Day weekend in 1996. Her family is still fighting to bring her home.
A man is missing after he jumped into Donner Lake and never resurfaced over Memorial Day weekend, police said.
As Sacramento State University has just graduated its biggest class yet, more young aspiring professionals are feeling the financial squeeze.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Sunday evening.