Wet December Drawing To Close With More Rain In California Forecast
California's wet December is drawing to a close with even more rain and snow in a welcome respite amid years of drought.
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California's wet December is drawing to a close with even more rain and snow in a welcome respite amid years of drought.
On a historic night for Donald Trump and Republicans, California went its own way.
The Senate Governmental Organization Committee approved the bill, SB1465, in a 7-0 vote after proponents said they're confident they can produce the games without the serious deficits that have challenged other recent host cities.
AB2782 would have imposed a 2-cent-per-ounce fee on sugary drinks. The money would have benefited clinics that address obesity, diabetes and oral health.
The National Weather Service says the extreme tropical temperatures that broke records early this year have tapered off. They say it's showing signs of a shifting to the Pacific's other phase, La Nina.
It's not technically over-the-counter, but you can get hormonal contraceptives from a pharmacist after filling out a questionnaire.
The findings were released on Tuesday in a 24-page report by the Little Hoover Commission. It found overtime for nursing staff at state facilities cost $179 million.
Digger's Deli has been a staple to the community, slicing meat and wrapping sandwiches for 39 years. When it went up for sale three years ago Gigi Warshawsky and her husband put in a bid for what she calls 'Our American Dream.'
Deputies are investigating the discovery of a woman's body beneath Interstate 80 near the California-Nevada state line.
Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington are among the states with active "Fight for $15" efforts, and even economic experts who oppose the increased rate see it gaining momentum.
The increases would start with a boost from $10 to $10.50 on Jan. 1. Businesses with 25 or fewer employees would have an extra year to comply. Increases of $1 an hour would come every January until 2022. The governor could delay increases in times of budgetary or economic downturns.
California legislators and labor unions have reached a tentative agreement that will take the state's minimum wage from $10 to $15 an hour, a state senator said, a move that would make for the largest statewide minimum in the nation by far.
The presidential contest is dominating national headlines, but the toughest campaign in California might be two years away.
It's the third such increase in recent months. The easing of cutbacks could affect up to two-thirds of California's nearly 40 million people, and just under a million acres of irrigated farmland.
More than 58,000 drivers benefited from cost reductions in the first three months of the 18-month program that started in October, according to the Judicial Council of California, the policymaking branch of the state court system.
Two Northern California sheriff's deputies and a former colleague were charged Tuesday with involvement in setting up jail inmates fights to gamble on them.
A research firm said Wednesday that buyers snapped up more than 27,500 houses and condos in California in January as the median price hit $400,000.
California will see another day of unseasonable warmth before a low-pressure system brings a chance of rain at midweek.
The tax is designed to allow California to continue receiving matching funds from the federal government to pay for health insurance for the poor.
Only hours remain before a $63 million California Lottery prize slips through somebody's fingers.
Covered California officials say tax penalties for those who forget or ignore the deadline go up to $695 a person.
Those students met all of the graduation requirements, but failed the California High School Exit Exam. A new law has made them eligible to finally receive their diplomas.
Ken Freeze of the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium says about 14,000 of the top wine and grape industry professionals are at the center, selling and checking out the latest and greatest technologies and equipment in the industry.
A person was stabbed during a fight involving several teenagers in the parking lot of an In-N-Out Burger in Davis on Sunday night, police said.
A dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz is highlighting the dangers of powerful surf and rip currents along the California coast this week.
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting during a food festival at the Seattle Center near the Space Needle, police said. A suspect was in custody and another was being sought, they said.
Firefighters stopped the spread of a small vegetation fire in the North Auburn area on Sunday after the flames prompted evacuations in parts of Placer County.
Mandatory evacuations are in place as the Dove Fire burns 223 acres in Tuolumne County near Sonora and Jamestown.
The fire is burning in the Mill Villa area southwest of downtown Sonora, near Highway 108 and Stockton Road and just northeast of Jamestown.
A person was stabbed during a fight involving several teenagers in the parking lot of an In-N-Out Burger in Davis on Sunday night, police said.
Sacramento police said an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection to the stabbing.
A dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz is highlighting the dangers of powerful surf and rip currents along the California coast this week.
The shooting happened at a party in unincorporated Morgan Hill that had been promoted through social media, the sheriff's office said.
An 18-year-old Sacramento resident has been arrested after five men were stabbed early Saturday morning in Old Sacramento, police said.
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.
A dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz is highlighting the dangers of powerful surf and rip currents along the California coast this week.
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.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan will have limited participation at the beginning of the San Francisco 49ers' training camp after he was injured in a crash. The team said his injuries are not life-threatening.
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.
A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling that halted President Trump's efforts to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot.
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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 cracked jokes at 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.
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.
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting this week.
Firefighters stopped the spread of a small vegetation fire in the North Auburn area on Sunday after the flames prompted evacuations in parts of Placer County.
Mandatory evacuations remain in place Sunday night as firefighters continue battling the 223-acre Dove Fire in Tuolumne County near Sonora and Jamestown.
Evacuation orders are in effect near Sonora due to a wildfire on Sunday.
Old Sacramento was still busy throughout the day after the violence early Saturday morning. Police have said the stabbing was isolated.