California implementing rehabilitative programs in state prisons
California is making bold moves to change its state prisons.
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California is making bold moves to change its state prisons.
The California Supreme Court has removed a measure from the state's November ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes.
On the same day that California's largest school district voted to ban smartphone usage during school hours, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he wants to apply the same restrictions in schools across the state.
The hiker was bitten in the Sierra Nevada by what she thought was a spider, Inyo County search and rescue officials said.
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A California judge has ruled that a man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 must pay just over $350,000 to her family for costs they incurred after her death.
After the forensic findings were posted to Facebook, a woman reached out to investigators and said she believed she was the victim's missing mother.
She's considered one of the most respected and influential labor leaders of our time. Dolores Huerta broke more than a glass ceiling; she led a revolution in the farm fields of California's Central Valley.
Are Hollywood's most famous stoners making a power play at the California State Capitol?
Two advocacy groups are asking a judge to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the class action lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Prisons over the sexual abuse of female inmates at a now-closed Northern California prison.
A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot.
California Governor Gavin Newsom joined other political leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates in San Francisco Friday to announce the "Freedom to Marry" ballot initiative.
The first heat wave of the year is expected to maintain its grip on the Southwest United States for at least another day as record-setting temperatures continue to soar past 110 degrees Fahrenheit from southeast California to Arizona.
Hydro-climatologist Dr. Peter Gleick talks about the increasing impacts of higher temperatures on California.
While California is frequently praised as a national leader for increasing voting access, some visually impaired voters and their advocates claim unnecessary barriers remain in place.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday highlighted the state's continued preparedness and response efforts to this week's heat wave and urged Californians to protect themselves from extreme heat.
The U.S. launched an unarmed Minuteman III missile Tuesday from Southern California. It was a routine test of the nuclear deterrence program.
More than 5,800 postal workers were bitten by dogs last year, with the average insurance claim topping $64,000, according to the USPS.
Saturday is a chance to pick up a new pet free of charge as animal shelters across California are participating in a new effort to help alleviate overcrowding.
A California judge has denied a petition to recall the death sentence of a man convicted in the 1993 kidnapping and killing of 12-year-old Polly Klaas in a case that shocked the nation.
History was made as researchers based out of Northern California became the first people to climb one of the world's most famous trees.
If convicted on all charges in the attack on Allie Shehorn, actor Nick Pasqual faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, officials said.
A proposed measure in California that would have required schools in California to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification at school has failed to qualify for the November ballot.
Researchers climbed the world's largest tree to inspect for bark beetles and descended the giant sequoia with good news this week.
Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in 2022 have filed a lawsuit alleging the aircraft's manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that led to the deaths.
