Former Candidate For Governor Suspected Of Shooting Neighbor
Sheriff's officials say a one-time candidate for governor in California has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding his neighbor and killing a horse.
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Sheriff's officials say a one-time candidate for governor in California has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding his neighbor and killing a horse.
Officials announced Wednesday that a 74-year-old woman and another adult has died from West Nile Virus – the first fatal cases this year in California.
The drought has forced many homeowners and farmers to dig deeper wells, tapping into the California aquifer. A recent Take Part web publication, citing NASA scientists, suggests using too much of this underground water could cause earthquakes.
California educators unveiled a new curriculum that focuses on more than test scores and grades, and pushes students to get involved in their communities after high school.
Firefighters were focusing on two wildfires near each other in Northern California that have burned through more than 100 square miles of terrain - one of which was menacing a small town and prompted the evacuation of a long-term care hospital.
Nearly a year since a historic wildfire charred a huge swath of California's High Sierra, debate rages over what to do with millions of dead trees left in its wake: truck them to lumber mills or let nature to take its course?
A pair of wildfires burning without restraint about 8 miles apart in northeast California became the focus of state and federal firefighters Sunday as authorities reported that one of the blazes had destroyed eight homes and prompted the precautionary evacuation of a small long-term care hospital.
Thousands of federal, state and local firefighters on Saturday were feverishly attacking at least six major wildfires in central and far northern California that prompted evacuations, while blazes in the Pacific Northwest destroyed a handful of homes.
A state appellate court ruling is giving new life to Gov. Jerry Brown's $68 billion high-speed rail project.
You don't have to travel the world to enjoy fabulous whale watching. Here are five of the best U.S. whale watching tours.
A union says California prison employees were pressured into falsifying suicide watch records at the state's Stockton medical facility, endangering inmates and violating court-mandated standards.
Starting on Friday, watering your lawn more than three times a week, washing sidewalks or driveways, or using a hose without an automatic shutoff device could mean up to $100 in fines in Galt.
It's a fair to remember. Nearby fires and record-high temperatures couldn't keep California State Fairgoers away as the annual event reached attendance not seen in the last six years.
Despite widespread drought in the West, wildfires have burned less than half the 10-year average area so far this summer.
New oil drilling known as fracking is being done at a much lower cost in places like Canada, Montana and North Dakota, and officials say transporting that oil by rail is the fastest and cheapest way to move it.
A Central California company has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of its fresh peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots over concerns of possible listeria contamination.
Gary Bennett spent much of the last three decades preparing his property in Napa County for the day when a wildfire would sweep over the hill, including clearing brush and grass around his three-bedroom home in a scenic canyon 85 miles north of San Francisco.
An increasing number of people have tried to circumvent those standards by converting the handguns into single-shot weapons, which are currently exempt from such standards, then changing them back to semi-automatics when a sale is complete.
A research firm says California home foreclosure starts slid to the lowest level in more than eight years during the second quarter, thanks to higher home values.
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled California's death penalty unconstitutional.
When the man with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash moved his scavenger hunt to Whittier, California, a thousand people trampled through Penn Park seeking free money.
Californians increased water consumption this year during the severe drought, despite pleas from the governor to conserve, fallowed farm fields and reservoirs that are quickly draining, according to a report released Tuesday.
Charlene Howarth, 62, was found dead in her home late Sunday morning. Sheriff's deputies have classified her death as a homicide.
Ernie Hills of Sacramento says when his stove quit working, Colonial Home Warranty offered him a $35 buyout, saying the expensive part wasn't available.
A survey says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has fallen 4 cents over the last three weeks to $3.67.
A vegetation fire in Sonora prompted evacuations Monday afternoon, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office said.
Invasive Aedes aegeypti mosquitoes, known for transmitting yellow fever and other diseases, have been found in the community of Vacaville, officials said.
A suspect in a May shooting outside a Suisun City apartment building that left two people dead was arrested, police said Monday.
Former pitcher Chan Ho Park has become the first Korean to purchase an stake in a major league club.
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 Dove Fire in Tuolumne County began burning on Sunday, and a 30-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of starting the fire, the sheriff's office said.
A vegetation fire in Sonora prompted evacuations Monday afternoon, the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office said.
Invasive Aedes aegeypti mosquitoes, known for transmitting yellow fever and other diseases, have been found in the community of Vacaville, officials said.
One of the missing passengers from the Volare, which sank July 14 near Alcatraz, was recovered over the weekend and identified on Monday, officials said.
Sacramento police said an 18-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection to the stabbing.
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.
The Dove Fire in Tuolumne County began burning on Sunday, and a 30-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of starting the fire, the sheriff's office 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.
Former pitcher Chan Ho Park has become the first Korean to purchase an stake in a major league club.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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.
Former FBI Director James Comey argued that criminal charges stemming from an Instagram post should be dropped because his speech is protected by the First Amendment.
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.
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.
CBS News California takes a look at newly released records that state Gov. Gavin Newsom’s taxpayer-funded and California-branded diaper program could lead to waste.
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