The roadside motel, an innovation conceived in California, turns 100 this year. Travel writer Christopher Reynolds went looking for its birthplace — and its future.

When officers investigated, they found that a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old had built and tested two improvised explosive devices as part of their plans to attack Evergreen Middle School in Cottonwood, California, Tehama County Sheriff Dave Kain said at a press conference on Tuesday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit. The Democratic governor shared the number Wednesday as he laid out his nearly $322 billion state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Fresno County Sheriff's announced that they found missing woman Tiffany Slaton alive Wednesday. She had been on a bucket list trip in California.

Reports in the Mexican media suggest that U.S. authorities recently orchestrated the secret, cross-border move of at least 17 relatives of Mexico's most notorious drug kingpin to California.

Victor Serriteno, 33, of Vacaville, was found guilty of multiple counts of murder and arson in a California court on Friday.

Kenneth, Tina and Katlynn Key were arrested on May 12 after a 3-month investigation. The children are ages 5 to 16.

Over 8 quarters, local wages have grown at an average annual rate of 4.7% vs. a 3.2 % increase in consumer prices.

(Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday will announce a budget proposal to scale back a free healthcare program for low-income undocumented migrants, his office said, citing an expected $16 billion dent in state revenues from President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Newsom will seek to stop undocumented adults from enrolling in a state-run health insurance program as California faces a $16 billion deficit due in part to tariffs.

California’s falling incarcerated population has allowed Gov. Gavin Newsom to close four state prisons. Now he’s calling for a fifth.