Newsom won't appeal parole of Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Van Houten could be released in about two weeks. She has been serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and his other followers in the 1969 LaBianca killings.
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Van Houten could be released in about two weeks. She has been serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and his other followers in the 1969 LaBianca killings.
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is one step closer to being released from prison after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'll no longer fight her parole.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental groups are clashing over some climate policies.
Mack pleaded guilty to charges that she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for NXIVM leader Keith Raniere.
California is spending millions to help bring more firefighting aircraft to the state this summer. It's an effort to get more retardant on fires in the first hours of the blaze.
Authorities say the death of a 25-year-old inmate at California's North Kern State Prison is being investigated as a homicide.
After conducting over two years of research and holding public hearings, the task force presented its findings and recommendations to lawmakers last week.
Assemblymember Robert Rivas has been sworn in as the next speaker of California's state Assembly.
"(Katie) Sorensen's report was determined to be false and resoundingly contradicted by the accused couple as well as store video that was obtained," prosecutors said.
David Breaux dedicated his life to studying compassion, initiating thought-provoking conversations on a downtown street corner in Davis, California.
Donald Santini had been on the run since June 1984, when Florida authorities obtained an arrest warrant linking him to the strangling death of Cynthia Wood.
On the same day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action for college admissions, the state's reparations task force unveiled its final report on recommendations.
On the same day SCOTUS struck down affirmative action for college admissions, the California state reparations task force unveiled its final report on recommendations.
California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force is meeting for the final time in a crowded hearing room in Sacramento.
"There is no age limit on evil." Those were words spoken against Senate Bill 94 by a California murder victim's sister at the State Capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday. The comment came as part of a hearing for a bill that would allow convicted murderers who were sentenced to life without parole or the death penalty to petition for parole.
After his arrest, Ray Brewer claimed he saved several soldiers from a fire while serving in the Navy, but later admitted, "these were both lies meant to curry favor with law enforcement."
In 2019, CBS13 covered the concerns surrounding the early release of Ronald Feldmeier. Nearly four years later, Bakersfield police reported he allegedly kidnapped someone Monday.
Officials say the thinning work is making a difference and will lessen wildfire dangers by the end of the year.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats who control the state Legislature have agreed on how to spend $310.8 billion over the next year, endorsing a plan that covers a nearly $32 billion budget deficit without raiding the state's savings account.
Reported hate crimes increased in California in 2022, including instances of violence motivated by bias.
A national flood assessment tool could be out of date. A new study says this tool is not taking into account how many more severe events are happening because of climate change and how new construction could be at a higher risk.
A new California law aimed in part at boosting salaries for fast food workers has been delayed for nearly two years following industry resistance. Now the Democrats who control the state Legislature might have figured out how to raise worker pay anyway.
A quail hunter found the skull on the outskirts of Mentone, a small community about 65 miles east of Los Angeles.
At the Santa Ana Public Library in Southern California, robots are specially programmed to teach children with autism.
More than two decades after a woman's body was found at a construction site near Los Angeles, police have identified her as a mother who last had contact with her family in 1981.
CBS News Sacramento spoke with the head of UC Davis Children's Hospital about the rising cases and why measles specifically is the most infectious disease.
A semi-truck overturned along westbound Interstate 80 near the Secret Town Road exit in Placer County on Friday, forcing a full closure of that side of the freeway.
More than a year after the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion killed seven workers, a newly filed civil lawsuit is widening the scope of accountability, alleging local and state government agencies failed to stop an illegal fireworks operation despite years of warning signs.
A Ukrainian woman living in the U.S. was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at San Francisco International Airport, in an incident caught on video.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
The criticism comes after Bonta's office updated the title and summary for Proposition 39, which will appear before voters this November.
CBS News Sacramento spoke with the head of UC Davis Children's Hospital about the rising cases and why measles specifically is the most infectious disease.
A nonprofit's plan to open a re-entry home for people recently released from prison is drawing questions from neighbors in Sacramento County, who say they were caught off guard by the proposal.
A semi-truck overturned along westbound Interstate 80 near the Secret Town Road exit in Placer County on Friday, forcing a full closure of that side of the freeway.
More than a year after the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion killed seven workers, a newly filed civil lawsuit is widening the scope of accountability, alleging local and state government agencies failed to stop an illegal fireworks operation despite years of warning signs.
Sacramento is putting on an urban biking and scooting workshop in the Valley Hi neighborhood. It comes as e-bikes are growing in popularity, but many people still aren't following the rules.
People who live in Sacramento's Curtis Park neighborhood say they first started seeing new street parking restrictions go in several months ago, but they had no idea that it was an unauthorized act.
Sacramento civic leaders are grappling with what comes next after a mistrial was declared in the case of the city's deadliest mass shooting in history, with many saying the lack of a verdict leaves victims' families and the community without closure.
A group of Downtown Sacramento business owners says they grew tired of watching garbage pile up on city streets and decided to roll up their sleeves and take matters into their own hands.
Power lines in the area were damaged by the growing flames and fell toward the firefighters who were trying to access the building from a side alley, the fire department said.
A Butte County judge found Ronnie Dean Stout II guilty Friday of starting the Park Fire in Northern California, exactly two years after the massive wildfire ignited.
As California races to build the infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence, communities across the state are increasingly weighing whether they want data centers in their own backyards.
A United Airlines employee appears to have been caught on video threatening to call ICE on a passenger last week at San Francisco International Airport.
Two Siskiyou County men have been charged with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees who prosecutors say were abducted at gunpoint and held for 15 hours in a remote Northern California trailer.
A body found in San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon was identified as one of the three passengers missing after the sinking of their boat near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday.
The Sixers' wild offseason continued Friday when they added four-time NBA champion LeBron James.
James McCann hit his 100th major league home run and Ryan Waldschmidt hit his first as part of a seven-run fifth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Athletics 15-5.
Kiki Iriafen had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Shakira Austin finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Washington Mystics rallied past Golden State for a 90-82 victory Monday night to snap the Valkyries' nine-game winning streak.
CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close Sunday with Spain defeating Argentina in the championship match, ending a month-long tournament that transformed Sacramento bars, restaurants and coffee shops into gathering places for soccer fans.
A Ukrainian woman living in the U.S. was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at San Francisco International Airport, in an incident caught on video.
President Trump is attending the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night, after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is being accused of using politically charged language to describe a ballot measure that would require voters to show government-issued identification before casting a ballot.
The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster-preparedness and homeland security grants to pressure states to change policies on elections and immigration.
As California races to build the infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence, communities across the state are increasingly weighing whether they want data centers in their own backyards.
CBS News Sacramento spoke with the head of UC Davis Children's Hospital about the rising cases and why measles specifically is the most infectious disease.
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
A generic version of the allergy medication Zyrtec is under recall across the U.S. over cross-contamination concerns.
Here's how weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could reduce worker illness and save companies money.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
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.
All evacuation orders have been lifted for a fast-moving wildfire that sparked near the Nevada and Yuba county line Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that forced evacuations Sunday afternoon in the Pilot Hill area of El Dorado County.
Nothing but rubble remains of the McCombs home that was destroyed by the Kearny Fire. All their kids' toys, a wedding dress, memories and everything that meant something to them are completely gone.
All evacuation orders were lifted for a grass fire in rural Nevada County, west of Penn Valley, on Tuesday.
The Van Fire was reported Wednesday northeast of White Rock Road in Cathey's Valley, and north of Eastman Lake. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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.
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More than a year after the deadly Esparto fireworks explosion killed seven workers, a newly filed civil lawsuit is widening the scope of accountability, alleging local and state government agencies failed to stop an illegal fireworks operation despite years of warning signs.
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