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Smoke from wildfires in the southern Sierra has prompted an air quality alert that remains in effect until Tuesday, September 5 at 11 a.m. Tuolumne, Mariposa and San Joaquin Valley air pollution control districts issued the alert Monday.
Wildfires forced thousands to flee their homes across the U.S. West during a sweltering, smoke-shrouded holiday weekend of record heat.
Vineyards moved their wine harvest to the cool of night and transit trains slowed for fear that some of the hottest weather in San Francisco Bay Area history would warp rails, as stifling temperatures and the smoky pall of wildfires marked an unofficial end to summer across the U.S. West.
The Western United States baked through the unofficial end of summer, as temperatures in some parts threatened to peak Saturday at levels not seen in decades and wilting heat challenged crews battling wildfires across the region.
Air quality has been rated unhealthy across the region because of blazes that show no signs of abating.
Authorities say a 71-year-old man from California was arrested with 183 pounds of marijuana in his car when he was pulled over on Interstate 94 in North Dakota.
California has as many homeless sex offenders now as it did 2½ years ago when a ruling overturned restrictions on where they could live.
A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Democrats violated the California constitution when they changed the state's recall election process.
A California teen is celebrating two big lottery wins in a week.
Across California, hate crimes are on the rise. According to a report from the California Department of Justice, hate crimes went up 11.2% from 2015 to 2016.
SpaceX is going for a weekend double-header with a planned launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, just two days after a successful satellite launch from Florida.
Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy. And a world champion.
If you're a researcher, teacher, or even a student collecting bugs to study, without a permit, you're breaking California law.
With a deadline looming, California is planning to spend more than $220 million to bring driver's licenses and state identification cards up to federal standards.
The ACLU said it is concerned the law could lead to widespread racial profiling and illegal arrests.
Delta Air Lines is offering refunds and compensation to a California family that says they were forced off a plane and threatened with jail after refusing to give up one of their seats on a crowded flight.
California's mammoth snow drifts, a welcome sight following five years of harsh drought, have killed off dozens of endangered bighorn sheep, lengthened hibernation for bears and should cause some hikers to think twice before seeking high Sierra adventures, officials say.
California has long been what one expert calls a "symbolic death penalty state," one of 12 that has capital punishment on the books but has not executed anyone in more than a decade.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of people in cities across California are expected to join in the nationwide March for Science.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Northern California authorities are seeking suspects involved in violent clashes between supporters and detractors of President Donald Trump over the weekend in downtown Berkeley, officials said.
Despite record rain and snow, California's drought emergency has not ended for thousands of people in four rural counties.
California air regulators voted Friday to keep the state's tough vehicle emissions standards through 2025.
Corrections officials announced new criminal sentencing rules on Friday that aim to trim California's prison population by 9,500 inmates after four years.
A California man charged with jumping the White House fence while carrying two cans of Mace is due back in court.
Cars with no steering wheel, no pedals and nobody at all inside could be driving themselves on California roads by the end of the year, under proposed state rules that would give a powerful boost to the fast-developing technology.
One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Roseville on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Workers in physically demanding jobs should be able to collect full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60, a Michigan lawmaker says.
Sacramento Regional Transit will open its new Dos Rios light rail station Monday, adding another stop to the Blue Line through the city's River District.
The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated that state's election law by ordering his deputies to seize more than 650,000 ballots.
Rates are "far more likely to go up than down by the end of the year," a senior economist at Realtor.com told CBS News.
The court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated that state's election law by ordering his deputies to seize more than 650,000 ballots.
One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Roseville on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
Workers in physically demanding jobs should be able to collect full Social Security retirement benefits at age 60, a Michigan lawmaker says.
Sacramento Regional Transit will open its new Dos Rios light rail station Monday, adding another stop to the Blue Line through the city's River District.
Rates are "far more likely to go up than down by the end of the year," a senior economist at Realtor.com told CBS News.
After nearly two decades, Azul Mexican Food and Tequila Bar announced this week that it will close its Midtown Sacramento location due to impacts from rising costs and declining business over the last two years.
City leaders recently approved more than $1 million in spending tied to the centennial celebration, which will include public events, a rock 'n' roll exhibition and a projection light show on the historic building.
A first-of-its-kind partnership in Sacramento is delivering more commercial truck drivers to California roadways at a time when there is a critical gap in the industry's workforce statewide.
Losing a child to cancer is devastating for any parent, but for siblings, the loss can also be heart-wrenching. One Sacramento family has turned its own heartbreak into a foundation dedicated to helping children navigate that loss.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a controversial new law that dramatically changes how Sacramento responds to the growing homeless crisis.
A California Assembly bill that compels homeowners associations to set aside more money for future repairs could also sharply increase monthly HOA fees.
California Republican legislators are demanding an investigation into payments by state's high-speed rail project to consultants that a state watchdog last week called "wasteful and unallowable."
The city filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's social media company over the Truth API feed that provides wealthy subscribers early access to the president's posts.
From the fields of California's Central Valley, José Hernández spent much of his life pursuing goals that once seemed out of reach.
California placed new restrictions on data centers, giving local communities more control over the electricity, land and water usage by the facilities.
Donovan Walton hit a three-run homer and rookie Henry Bolte had his first four-hit game to help the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Wednesday night.
Carla Leite made the tiebreaking basket with 1:57 left in overtime and then converted a three-point play with 26.5 seconds to play as the Portland Fire ended the season with a 90-82 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Tuesday night.
Carlos Cortes and Zack Gelof each hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Athletics rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
A football player at the College of San Mateo was killed and two others were injured in a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 101 in San Jose over the weekend, officials said.
A high school on California's Central Coast has abruptly canceled the remainder of the 2026 football season as officials launch an investigation into the program.
The California Supreme Court ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated that state's election law by ordering his deputies to seize more than 650,000 ballots.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have changed how California determines financial eligibility for some immigrants receiving state-funded food assistance.
There have been eight suicide attempts across the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group since the beginning of its grueling monthslong deployment last year, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said.
California voters who rely on mail-in ballots could face a greater risk of having their votes rejected if they wait until Election Day to return them, according to a new study examining recent changes to U.S. Postal Service operations.
Justice Elena Kagan declined a request from a surrogate to intervene in a custody dispute with a California couple.
Placer County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus this season as mosquito activity continues across the region and cases statewide have climbed to more than three times the number reported at this point last year.
The CDPH said an unvaccinated passenger who later was hospitalized with measles traveled around the country by train and bus, eventually moving through at least six California counties before heading to Denver, Colorado.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, the largest affiliate in the country, launched a new lineup of services more than six months ago in Sacramento that they say is helping fill a critical funding gap: aesthetics.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
For children facing cancer and other serious medical conditions, a hospital stay can be especially difficult. But at hospitals across Northern California, one familiar superhero is helping bring some joy to kids who need it most.
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.
The Dome Fire in California's Yosemite National Park has rapidly grown as firefighters work to slow the flames burning in steep terrain in Mariposa County.
The Lucas Fire burning in the Potter Valley area of Mendocino County, right at the Lake County border, has prompted an evacuation order.
Two firefighters were injured while battling a wildfire in California's Mariposa County that prompted evacuation orders and road closures.
An evacuation order for the Ross Fire in Calaveras County was downgraded as crews stopped the forward progress.
The evacuation order and warning were lifted for the Clover Fire in the Alta Sierra area in Nevada County on Friday afternoon.
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.
Carmela Karcher reports.
Madisen Keavy reports.
Manteca police are explaining why a suspected driver in a fatal hit-and-run involving a 73-year-old woman has not been arrested, saying investigators need more time to complete "complex investigations."
City leaders recently approved more than $1 million in spending tied to the centennial celebration, which will include public events, a rock 'n' roll exhibition and a projection light show on the historic building.
Darrielle Fair reports.