California

A Northern California woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to a three-week, multi-state search.

A lucky Powerball player in the East Bay won $724,000 on a ticket matching the first five numbers in Saturday night’s $225 million draw, according to the California Lottery.

They aren’t firefighters. They aren’t even standing near the frontlines. Yet, a group of UC San Diego researchers have already helped fight more than a thousand vegetation fires in 2022.

As November approaches, Democrats are ramping up their rhetoric on Social Security. That includes a new message from California lawmakers to Congress.

A lack of College Board-authorized test centers with available seats in Southern California means frustrated students are driving long distances to take the SAT admissions test.

Volunteers will take to the edge of the ocean, spots near streams, and the LA River to remove lots of litter.

The United States has one of the longest workweeks in the world – 1,791 hours per year, or 3.44 hours per week – according to the World Economic Forum.

Proposition 28, which will appear on the November ballot, would guarantee support for arts and music education in all public and charter schools from pre-school to 12th grade.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is posting billboards in seven U.S. states with some of the most restrictive abortion bans, directing people who may need the medical procedure to a new state website about how to access care in California.

Payments will vary from $200 to $1,050 depending on your income and tax filing status.

The brown pelicans that washed ashore in California this year were half their normal weight, and many were anemic. “The vast majority of the birds were simply starving to death,” says Rebecca Duerr of the International BirdRescue’s wildlife center in San Pedro. But it’s not clear if the birds are starving due to overfishing,...

California Governor Newsom sat down for an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with CNBC.

Newsom debunked claims by media outlets and Republican politicians that California failed to keep the power on during the heat wave.