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The U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento says 38-year-old Devon Gregory Biggs, formerly of Reno, Nevada, pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft of government property from the Sierra Army Depot in Herlong in Lassen County.
A 24-year-old man was visiting Big Sur with three friends when he was swept into the ocean.
California's Department of Motor Vehicles is expanding office hours as it prepares to issue an expected 1.4 million licenses to people in the country illegally.
Attorneys for a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy have returned to court as part of their pitch to a judge that he deserves a new trial.
A man suspected of molesting a 10-year-old boy in the restroom of a Southern California restaurant was arrested after the child's mother chased him down and security personnel detained him.
The surviving pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that tore apart over the Mojave Desert was thrown clear of the disintegrating craft and did not know his co-pilot had prematurely unlocked the re-entry braking system, federal investigators said Wednesday.
California cities and counties have spent more than $65 million on high-tech surveillance technology in the past decade, including drones, cellular "stingray" simulators and license plate readers being given to local law enforcement with little to no public oversight.
A $2,000 reward is being offered to find attackers who caused the deaths of 10 sea lions who were found shot or gaffed on San Diego beaches.
Four students, from age 18 to 27, were briefly detained in Russia after immigration officials accused them of having the wrong kind of visa.
Authorities say Edwards falsely claimed to have received second-degree burns last year when a lid came loose on a drive-thru cup of coffee. Prosecutors say she submitted a claim to McDonald's that included phony treatment documents and burn photos copied from a hospital website.
The California Correctional Peace Officers Association agreed to the fine as part of a settlement proposed by the state's campaign finance watchdog, the Fair Political Practices Commission.
The stores filed the lawsuit Monday in Sacramento federal court, claiming the 91-year-old law violates their free speech rights. They also argue that the law unfairly singles out handguns because similar ads for rifles are allowed.
As many as 18,000 nurses have walked off the job and are picketing in front of Northern California Kaiser Permanente facilities.
They are some of the most coveted jobs in California, and now the "now hiring" sign is out like never before. Jobs with the state of California can bring stability, security, a decent salary and a pension.
Roughly 18,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses throughout Northern California are expected to walk off the job for a two-day strike.
