Fierce opposition from religious groups stalls California right-to-die bill

Catholics in the Los Angeles area are opposed to bill that would allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives

• Jul 8, 2015

Calif. cities see record reductions in water use in May

The state agency report comes as drought-stricken communities attempt to hit conservation targets

• Jul 1, 2015

Vigilantes attack homeless man after fake Facebook warning

Police say an innocent homeless man was beaten in Modesto, Calif. after a false Facebook post went viral

• Jun 30, 2015

California lawmakers vote on tough new vaccine law

Bill eliminates almost all exemptions from childhood vaccines in wake of the Disneyland measles outbreak

• Jun 30, 2015

Stabbing of Calif. musicians probed as hate crime

Search for suspect in Sacramento stabbing attack who allegedly yelled anti-gay slur

• Jun 23, 2015

Neighbors: One-legged man killed by train was trying to save dog

California man in wheelchair had just bought groceries when witnesses say his dog got away from him

• Jun 22, 2015

California man and his mother charged in girl's death

Police say Juan Rivera killed 6-year-old Jadianna Larsen, and his mother helped him escape

• Jun 3, 2015

Mom: Child gets death threats, sex pics from classmate

11-year-old Sacramento girl, 5th-grader, allegedly target of disturbing messages from another girl in her elementary school

• May 27, 2015

California man says he punched bear in face to save his dog

"The man or beast that I run from ain't been born," 73-year-old former Marine says after bear got too close to his "babies"

• May 1, 2015

RFK Jr. apologizes for vaccine "holocaust" comment

Big-name activist says he's sorry for inflammatory language as debate over California vaccination law grows increasingly bitter

• Apr 13, 2015

Mandatory vaccine bill sparks protests in California

Protesters rally as state lawmakers consider one of the toughest vaccination laws in the country

• Apr 9, 2015

Report: Instagram helped tie jewel thieves to heist

Instagram said to be key in catching Denver robbers in California -- 3 states, and a-thousand miles away

• Apr 2, 2015

Sacramento man denies snatching child at church

Parents and the alleged perpetrator tell very different stories about what was going on when he picked up a boy at a church picnic

• Mar 25, 2015

Sacramento church shaken by kidnapping attempt

Witnesses say suspect who targeted two children is a church member himself

• Mar 24, 2015