California News

Sunbathers flocking to Southern California beaches are used to feeding the meter or paying a parking attendant.

With tonight's Powerball jackpot at $600 million, players are lining up to buy tickets.

When Californians passed AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act, we committed to one of the most forward-thinking pieces of climate legislation in the country, with comprehensive strategies to reduce carbon emissions from nearly all sectors of the economy.

Premier Alison Redford announced Friday the government will open six new international offices in the next two years.

A California law that requires all semiautomatic handguns to be equipped with technology that stamps a code with the weapon's make, model and serial number on bullet casings is now in effect after years of delays.

California was among three states in April that experienced the sharpest drops in unemployment, with its rate falling to 9 percent.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris, far left, arrives with former Assemblyman Mike Feuer, second from left, to announce the state's efforts to reduce gun violence with the Armed Prohibited Persons System initiative at a news conference at the LAPD Headquarters in Los Angeles Friday, May 17, 2013.

University of California Davis will use a $1 million grant announced Tuesday by Covered California to work with El Concilio, the council for Spanish speakers, to educate almost 133,000 primarily Spanish-speaking residents in the Central Valley about the new state health benefit exchange.

The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.

The California State Senate approved bill SB 126 Friday which renews the autism insurance mandate established by SB 946 through 2019.

Actor Edward Furlong was arrested again on Friday, May 17, after allegedly violating a protective order filed against him by an ex-girlfriend. Furlong is seen here in a police booking photo after his arrest for alleged domestic violence, the arrest which resulted in the protective order, on January 13, in Los Angeles.

Since then, the Golden State has accounted for 11-percent of Powerball ticket sales around the country and it's one reason the jackpots are rising faster than ever.

28, 2012, file photo shows a customer at a 7-Eleven convenience store with a Powerball ticket in Tampa, Fla.

The Gold Striker, depicted in this artist's rendering, will be the tallest and fastest all-wood roller coaster structure in northern California when it opens at California's Great America later this month.

Millions of Californians who contact the state's new health exchange to buy insurance will be given the opportunity to register to vote, too, a move that some Republicans fear could benefit Democrats.

Albuquerque police say a mother who saw her 5-year-old being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt.

Three years ago, organizers of the California Classic Weekend came up with two bold ideas that would set their event apart from others around the state: Both are major reasons why the California Classic Weekend is more popular than ever as it returns to downtown Fresno this weekend.

Authorities found the body on Wednesday of an autistic Northern California 9-year-old who went missing from her family's vacation home, ending an exhaustive, emotional search for the girl.

Since a federal judge ruled in April that Stockton, Calif., can pursue bankruptcy protection, the question has been which of the state's fiscally troubled cities will be next.

Playing through May 26 at Arena Stage, Baitz's 'Other Desert Cities' is a production for those who enjoy wit and political maneuvering, and for those who understand just how critical political identity is.