Proposal would ban all plastic shopping bags at California grocery stores in 2026
California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill in the state Legislature.
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California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill in the state Legislature.
The number of people who smoke cigarettes in California has fallen dramatically in the last few decades, but that is now creating some budget problems across the state.
Downtown Sacramento was filled with glitz and glamour as some of the state's biggest influences recieved their induction into the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decade-long outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen.
California could soon legalize psychedelic therapy under a bipartisan bill being introduced Tuesday.
Noel Rubio, 60, was last heard from in late December after departing California to head to Hawaii.
A trio of prominent California Democrats is dueling with Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Outrage in Placer County over the placement of a legally designated sexually violent predator was met with a possible solution Friday put forward by Republican Assemblyman Joe Patterson of Rocklin.
California is hoping to regain a seat at the table when it comes to table olives, which was once a leading industry in the state.
The family of a man who died after being held in a California jail alleges in a lawsuit that he contracted a preventable viral infection there when its medical staff denied him critical HIV medication for two months.
AT&T doesn't want to be in charge of landlines anymore. If another company doesn't step up, this could mean the end of landlines as we know them.
A federal judge has ruled Californians don't have to pay for and pass a background check every time they buy bullets.
Proposition 1 is on the primary ballot for March backed by Gov. Newsom and his supporters, opposed by mental healthcare providers and patient advocates.
A longtime wildlife photographer has "seen some sharks doing some really wild things" – but nothing prepared him for capturing what's believed to be the first images of a live newborn great white shark.
The University of California's governing board has postponed for a year a vote on a plan to allow immigrant students who lack legal status to apply for university jobs.
A new report ranks California as the worst state in the country to retire in, but for certain cities in our area, it's a different story.
From heavy rain, isolated thunderstorms, and snow in the Sierra, it's been an unsettled pattern across the region. But how has this wet weather helped us and where do we still need improvement? Here's what the First Alert Weather team is tracking.
Bryn Spejcher, 32, was sentenced to two years of probation for the 2018 fatal stabbing of Chad O'Melia.
This weekend's wet weather gave reservoirs a much needed boost. Here's what the California Department of Water Resources says needs to change to keep us on track.
The National Weather Service described the rainfall with a single word – "wow."
California elementary schools are now required to teach cursive in the classroom.
The girl was rescued in Long Beach after a passerby called 911 to report seeing the victim holding a piece of paper with a handwritten desperate plea for help.
Health officials have linked numerous cases of gastrointestinal illness in Southern California to the consumption of raw oysters imported from Mexico.
Should you have the right to know that the state is storing your child's DNA and that researchers or law enforcement may use it without your consent? This is an issue Julie Watts has been investigating for years, and today, parents are one step closer to getting that right. UPDATE JAN 18, 2024: SB 625 died in the Senate Appropriations Committee after the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) estimated it would cost between $3.8 million to $4 million to administer the provisions of the bill. Neither CDPH nor Senate Appropriations publicly provided any evidence to support those estimated costs.
COVID-19 guidelines have changed for the state of California. These guidelines are not coming from the CDC directly, but rather from the California Department of Public Health. Statewide COVID guidelines are now the most relaxed they've been since the start of the pandemic.
