California

California made a huge one-time investment in youth mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man who was found dead along Interstate 5 in Oregon has been identified after nearly 45 years and police say a notorious serial killer, now incarcerated at San Quentin, is the sole person of interest in the case.

California Live contributor Blanche Shaheen visits Yosemite to learn all about its rich history extending beyond its granite cliffs and towering waterfalls. For centuries, the Ahwahneechee people thrived in this area with their lives deeply connected to the land. The arrival of the Mariposa Battalion in 1851 brought non-native awareness, sparking a movement for preservation championed by figures like...

California’s first-in-the-nation privacy agency is retreating from an attempt to regulate artificial intelligence.

Congress had approved the funding in 2021 as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

The new Real ID requirement is in effect at LAX and airports across the country. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on May 7, 2025. 

California Attorney General Rob Bonta rejected a request by Erik and Lyle Menendez’s attorneys, who asked to remove the entire office of LA County district attorney from the resentencing case. Investigative Reporter Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said Erik and Lyle Menendez have not presented nearly enough evidence of bias or a conflict of interest.

Long lines are forming outside the DMV as the deadline for the Real ID gets closer. Michelle Valles reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on May 6, 2025. 

International tourism to California is projected to drop nearly 10% this year, and Venice Beach vendors say they’re already seeing it. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025.

The Trump administration’s policies are already ‘killing’ tourism jobs while driving away tourists, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

The California sheriff whose office is investigating the death of John Elway’s agent after a golf cart incident said on Friday that the deadly fall appears to be an accident.

The defense attorney for the Erik and Lyle Menendez last month filed a motion to remove DA Nathan Hochman from the resentencing hearings. Investigative Reporter Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2025.

A former California Highway Patrol captain has been indicted by a federal grand jury after he was accused of slapping a male flight attendant’s buttocks during a cross-country flight to Los Angeles, federal prosecutors said.

It’s the latest example of the split among Democrats over how best to crack down on crime and punish criminals.

A judge ruled Border Patrol agents cannot arrest someone unless they have a warrant or reason to believe the person may try to flee.

As President Trump’s new executive order threatens to pull funds from sanctuary cities and states, California and Los Angeles could lose hundreds of millions of dollars. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April, 29, 2025.

Local veterinarians say they are seeing more diseases and deaths in pets simply because they don’t have the capacity to care for them.

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan defended his agency’s removal of three U.S. citizen children last week. “The parents made that decision, not the United States government.”

Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, was hospitalized after a fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash in Winnekta. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on April 25, 2025.