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Though the winner of the $425 million Powerball jackpot is currently unknown, it is known where the ticket was purchased. And, as Ben Tracy reports, it's an area that's no stranger to lottery luck.
California Gov. Jerry Brown is preparing to spend nearly $700 million to fight the state's drought crisis. Norah O'Donnell reports.
If verified, it would be the hottest temperature recorded in the U.S. since 1913, and perhaps the hottest temperature ever reliably recorded in the world.
Unsettling weather triggered an unusual warning by the weather service of a fire-induced tornado at an out-of-control forest fire that broke out north of Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon.
California said more than 828,000 people have signed up for health insurance on the state exchange established under Obamacare, but the state continues to have problems getting Latinos to sign up. Health experts blame the language barrier, fears about immigration status and access to a computer. Ben Tracy reports.
The Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters company in Sacramento, Calif., is putting a new spin on brewing coffee by putting it under nitrogen and serving it out of a keg. KOVR’s Shannon Brinias reports.
The most far-reaching heat wave of the summer is now underway across the Western part of the U.S. More than 150 record high temperatures will be challenged through the middle of next week from San Antonio to Sacramento to Seattle. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to discuss how long the heat wave will last.
Ernie Andrus, whom Steve Hartman first met six years ago as he tried to become the oldest person to ever run coast-to-coast, in back on the road, a year into making a return trip to California, as he turns 97.
Nearly 170,000 Americans have died from coronavirus infections. Meanwhile, schools are going ahead with reopening plans and Congress still hasn't reached an agreement on financial relief.. Michael George reports.
A summer heat wave with record-breaking temperatures is igniting a string of wildfires in the West. Fires have broken out in California, Oregon and Colorado. Danya Bacchus reports.
More outages are expected on Saturday.
President Obama warns of the role climate change is playing in exacerbating severe weather patterns and worsening the drought in California.
When Jim O’Connor’s students at St. Francis High School in La Canada, Calif., learned where the Vietnam veteran and math teacher spends his free time outside of the classroom, their respect for him multiplied exponentially. Steve Hartman reports.
California state Sen. Bill Monning is proposing a bill that would place warning labels on sugary drinks. KOVR's Ron Jones reports. Read about the controversial proposal HERE.
Dr. Marshall Shepherd, the former head of the American Meteorological Society, discusses recent extreme weather patterns and whether climate change may be to blame.
When a diver started snapping some pictures of an octopus at Bluefish Cove in Carmel, Calif., the giant creature reached out and grabbed hold of his camera. KFMB’s Richard Allyn reports.
Jeffrey Kluger, Time Magazine editor-at-large, joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss an astonishing breakthrough in nuclear fusion at California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and why some might call it energy's holy grail.
President Obama announced that $160 million of federal aid will go to farmers in California where the extended drought has turned into a catastrophe. Bill Whitaker talked with a farmer who took part in a roundtable discussion on how to get through the crisis.
More than 60 percent of California is in an extreme drought, forcing farmers to take drastic steps. With reservoirs at record lows, the state has cut off water to growers in the Central Valley farm belt, meaning hundreds of thousands of acres could be left unplanted. Bill Whitaker reports.
Diver Warren Murray was photographing an octopus in the waters off Carmel, Calif., when the creature grabbed the camera. They wrestled for it, and, despite the having six less arms, Warren won.
Snoop Dogg is a force to be reckoned with in the music world, and now this multiple-Grammy-nominated artist is giving something back to the community: He's founded and coaches in a football league for underprivileged youth. Lee Cowan reports.
Rain in San Francisco provided a much-needed break in California's record drought. In the short term, meteorologists say precipitation is expected in northern California this weekend. Long term, the possible return the El Nino weather pattern next winter could bring above average-rainfall to the state. John Blackstone reports.
Naloxone, a drug that can reverse an overdose almost instantly, will soon be available to the public - not just doctors and medics - in California. KOVR's Maria Medina reports on the drug that can save someone who is seconds from death.
Overfishing and habitat destruction have pushed the coho salmon to the brink of extinction in California, but the state’s severe drought is the greatest threat to their survival. As the rivers and creeks dry up, the entire species could be wiped out. John Blackstone reports.
The reporter's articles in the Daily Breeze played a big role in furthering the investigation into the 2009 disappearance of Dawn Viens from her Lomita, Calif., home. Hear more about how this was possible from Dawn's sister, Danya Papin, Dawn's friend, Joe Cacace, and from Altman himself.
