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The rice industry in the Sacramento Valley is taking a hard hit with the drought. Some farmers are skipping out on their fields this year, because they are cashing in on their water rights.
San Francisco's Police Department is widening its probe into offensive text messages by its officers that included racist and homophobic slurs.
Pediatric dental care is supposed to be included in all policies sold on California's Health Insurance exchange, but some parents say just because it's included doesn't mean it's actually possible to get an appointment with a dentist who'll treat kids.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has approved a new definition of marriage that includes gay marriage. The denomination is now the largest Protestant group to recognize same-sex marriage as Christian and allow same-sex weddings churchwide.
Starving sea lion pups and seabirds up and down the West Coast this year may be part of a large-scale shift of the Pacific Ocean to warmer and less productive conditions, according to a new federal fisheries report.
The northbound tracks at a Mountain View Caltrain station have reopened more than four hours after a man was killed when he apparently jumped in front of a commuter train Tuesday afternoon, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
Last month people were shocked at the story of Beverly, a Miniature Pinscher-Chihuahua mix and her puppy, when they were thrown from a moving car in Watsonville. The surviving mother has now been adopted.
With tech giants and auto companies working on self-driving cars, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said at a conference Tuesday that self-driving vehicles would eventually become the norm and that driving by humans could be outlawed decades from now.
Kraft Foods is recalling 242,000 cases of original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes contain small pieces of metal.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea region Tuesday afternoon.
Napa police said a 54-year-old man's body was found Tuesday afternoon in a freezer at a residence.
The maker of iPhones, iPads and Macs may soon help you get rid of a device, your satellite dish.
A Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy is being hailed as a hero for responding to a weekend bus fire on the side of the freeway in Walnut Creek that was far more dangerous than previously believed.
Trader Joe's is recalling some walnuts over potential salmonella contamination.
California water regulators have approved more restrictions on lawn watering and are adding new limits on water use by businesses as the drought persists.
