Mayor Max the golden retriever brings people together
Idyllwild, California, has a mayor everyone can get behind. Mayor Max is a golden retriever, but he's won three consecutive elections. Mireya Villarreal explains.
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California city hopes to train young pilots
A California community wants to help tackle a looming global pilot shortage as airlines try to recruit an estimated 800,000 new aviators over the next 20 years. Meg Oliver went up in a plane to see how Reedley, California, is using a big opportunity to train the next generation of pilots before the city announces a new partnership with Boeing on Wednesday.
Nature: California coast
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Davenport Beach near Monterey Bay in California. Videographer: Michael Hernandez.
DNA evidence could exonerate California man
New evidence could help exonerate a man who was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison over the 1985 killing of a journalist. Ricky Davis was convicted of murder more than 10 years ago in California when Jane Hylton was found dead in the home the two shared with two others. Mola Lenghi reveals what officials learned in order to make the stunning reversal.
Parents get impromptu baby shower on flight
After trying to have a child for nine years, this couple decided to adopt a baby girl. As they flew home to California with their newly-adopted infant, strangers threw them an impromptu baby shower on the plane.
U.S. student stuck in China during coronavirus outbreak
A Cal State University Northridge student is still in China on Thursday night, near the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak -- his semester studying abroad turning into a nightmare. Samson Adame, 24, has been stuck in the Shandong Province of China since the epidemic broke out nearly a month ago. CBS Los Angeles' Lesley Marin reports.
Memorial planned for Kobe and Gianna Bryant
The date has been set for the final goodbye to Kobe Bryant and his teen daughter Gianna. Limited tickets are available for a February 24 public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in January.
California's oldest newspaper saved
In Downieville, California, the Mountain Messenger has been printed for the past 166 years. When the owner and editor wanted to sell, a retiree decided to take over. John Blackstone reports.
Undecided California voters weigh options
California is one of 14 states holding primaries on Super Tuesday, March 3, and many Bay Area voters are not yet sure whom they'll support. CBS San Francisco reports.
Woman took miniature service horse on plane
A woman from Michigan took her miniature horse on a flight from Detroit to California as her service animal. The pair flew first class, and Fred the miniature horse did an excellent job – but his handler worries this flight could be his last.
Paraglider rescued from power lines
A paraglider is safe after getting tangled in live wires north of Sacramento, California. Jonathan Vigliotti explains how he was rescued.
California apologizes for Japanese Internment
California lawmakers this week unanimously voted to apologize for the federal government's Japanese internment program. Survivors came to the state’s capital in Sacramento to hear legislators denounce what they always knew was wrong. Dana Jacobson reports.
3 dead, 18 injured after bus rolls over
Three people were killed Saturday when a bus rolled over on a California interstate. The accident occurred in Fallbrook about an hour north of San Diego. More than a dozen people were injured. Marin Austin reports.
"Mad" Mike Hughes killed in rocket crash
Daredevil and Flat Earth theorist Michael "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday in a rocket crash. Hughes, 64, wanted to prove the Flat Earth theory by taking photographs of the Earth from a homemade rocket. CBSN Los Angeles reports.
"Mad Mike" dies in rocket crash
"Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday when his homemade rocket crashed near Barstow, California. Mola Lenghi reports.
Couple’s “miracle” survival in woods
A California couple in their 70s was rescued from the woods after being stranded for more than a week. The two hikers, Carol Kiparsky and Ian Irwin, were found in Marin County, northwest of San Francisco. Jamie Yuccas reports on their conditions and why their survival is being called “a miracle.”
Fire breaks out at Southern California refinery
Investigators are trying to figure out how a tremendous explosion and fire broke out at the largest fuel refinery on the West Coast. Mola Lenghi reports.
Polls show Sanders leading in California
California has a major chunk of the delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday. Bryan Anderson, political reporter for the Sacramento Bee, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" with the latest on the 2020 race in the Golden State.
Lawmaker proposes human body compost
A California lawmaker is introducing a new bill that would make it easier to compost dead bodies — an eco-friendly alternative to burials. CBS Sacramento's Laura Haefeli reports.
LA mayor on helping homeless families
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke to CBS News' Maria Elena Salinas about the perils facing families living along the poverty line in California and what more can be done to combat the country's mounting homelessness crisis.
New California coronavirus case raises alarm
California health officials are raising alarm over the first possible U.S. coronavirus case with no links to worldwide travel. The case is one of 60 known cases in the U.S. and over 82,000 cases worldwide. Across the world, Saudi Arabia closed all its major Islamic holy sites to foreigners, while Japan said it will close all schools for an entire month to keep the coronavirus from spreading. Carter Evans is in California where the latest U.S. patient is being treated in isolation.
1st U.S. coronavirus "community transmission"
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a patient in California is the first U.S. case that apparently did not involve travel or close contact with a traveler. CBS News' Elise Preston joins CBSN AM with the latest on what President Trump and federal health officials have to say about the coronavirus outbreak.
Officials investigate mysterious coronavirus case
Health officials are urgently trying to track down everyone who came in contact with the most recent U.S. coronavirus patient in California. Carter Evans reports.
U.S. stock market drops amid coronavirus fears
As Coronavirus cases spread throughout the world, the fear and uncertainty is taking a drastic toll on the financial markets. Meg Oliver reports.
California monitoring 8,400 for coronavirus
California is currently monitoring 8,400 people for the coronavirus as doctors try and work out how a woman in the state contracted the illness without any connection to a likely origin. Multiple health care personnel who were exposed to the patient in the days before her diagnosis are also being kept in isolation and even quarantine. Governor Gavin Newsom announced that federal officials have promised to send more testing kits as part of the government’s emergency initiative to increase coronavirus testing capabilities nationwide. Carter Evans is in California reporting on how the state is attempting to contain the disease.
FlyDubai co-pilot was likely lone wolf, Israeli investigators believe
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