Governor Newsom proposes 28th Amendment to U.S. Constitution to end gun violence
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday a proposition to amend the United States Constitution and help solve America’s…
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CAL FIRE says 500-acre overestimate for Range Fire was from ground crew
SOLEDAD, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON JUNE 5, 2023 AT 2:55 PM- The Range Fire that burned near Soledad is now 98% contained. But updating people has…
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California insurance market rattled by withdrawal of major companies
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California’s home insurance…
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Apple unveils sleek, $3,500 ‘Vision Pro’ goggles. Will they be what VR has been looking for?
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) – Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also…
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Mastodon tooth found in Aptos on display at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) – A historical find along the Rio Del Mar State Beach has many people thinking about prehistoric life on the central…
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California Supreme Court to hear Monterey County oil and gas drilling case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Thursday, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case regarding Measure Z in Monterey County. Voters…
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2 children were killed after being swept away from their mother in a central California river during dangerous conditions
Originally Published: 22 MAY 23 22:05 ET Updated: 23 MAY 23 00:13 ET By Taylor Romine and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old girl…
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An Inside look into how a Cal Fire Air Attack operates during fire season
HOLLISTER, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Monday afternoon, Cal Fire took us on an exclusive tour of the Hollister Air Attack Base. Skye McGregor who is a Cal…
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Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on…
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Californians affected by winter storms and flooding are eligible for temporary rental assistance
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Office of Emergency Services and FEMA announced that Californians who cannot live in their homes while…
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5.5 Earthquake shakes up California Coast
EUREKA, Calif. (KION-TV)- A preliminary 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Sunday morning. The United State…
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California governor seeks to speed up water, clean energy projects delayed by lawsuits, permits
By ADAM BEAM and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pledged to fast-track hundreds of…
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California lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday:…
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California’s governor says state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the state’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion. That’s about…
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Estimated 5.4 magnitude earthquake shakes NorCal
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – An estimated 5.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken Northern California Thursday afternoon, according to the USGS.…
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California Gov. Newsom declines to back reparations checks, says slavery’s legacy is ‘more than cash payments’
FIRST ON FOX: California Gov. Gavin Newsom declined to endorse the cash payments – which could reach as high as $1.2 million for a single…
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Police investigating deadly shooting in Chico
A viewer submitted this photo of two police vehicles outside of the Cedar Park IV apartments on the 1000 block of Columbus Avenue at about 8 a.m.…
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Ex-college student pleads not guilty to CA murder charges
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old former university student on Friday pleaded not guilty to two counts of…
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California companies pay higher taxes for unemployment debt
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — One potential consequence of California’s ballooning budget deficit: Higher taxes for…
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California approves rule phasing out big diesel trucks
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New big rigs and buses that run on diesel would not be sold in…
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Biggest gold rush in years could unfold in California due to winter storms’ runoff, miners say: “Unprecedented”
Placerville, Calif. — There’s a new nugget to this winter’s historic storms in California: All the runoff is exposing more gold, CBS…
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DA: Sexually violent predator will not move to Bonny Doon
UPDATE AT 12:04 P.M. ON APRIL 25, 2023- The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s office announced that the California Supreme Court would not hear…
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New California gun proposals follow Lunar New Year shooting
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — California officials gathered Monday in Monterey Park and proposed three new laws aimed at preventing more gun…
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California launches website to help residents find climate resources
Calif. (KION-TV)- Beginning Friday, Californians can now visit a newly launched website aimed at connecting residents with climate resources like ZEV…
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California surpasses 1.5 million zero emission vehicles sold two years ahead of schedule
Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Newsom announced Friday that California reached its goal for zero emission vehicles sold two years before the state’s…
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California could protect sex assault victims facing lawsuits
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Thursday to protect sexual assault…
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Thousands of acres are underwater in California, and the flood could triple in size this summer
By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Torrents and torrents of rain have drowned thousands of acres of farmland in California’s Central…
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The best places to see the superbloom in California
by: Iman Palm Now that California’s historic wet winter is firmly in the rearview mirror, many Californians are flocking to state parks to catch a…
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Biden Administration approves federal funding to connect 127,000 California homes and businesses to affordable high-speed internet
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, (KION-TV)- The U.S. Department of Treasury approved $540.2 million for high-speed internet projects in California under the…
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Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District…
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California to keep paying Walgreens despite abortion dispute
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov.…
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EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for…
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EXCLUSIVE: Jasper Wu’s family voices concerns over murder suspects’ possible shorter sentences
Originally Published: 08 MAR 23 14:18 ETBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story FREMONT, California (KGO) — The…
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Governor Newsom makes $736 million in Homekey funds available
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he had made $736 million in funds available to help house individuals…
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California may end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ laws
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When North Carolina in 2016 banned transgender people from using the bathroom of their…
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New California gas price law another defeat for oil industry
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the…
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California looking to spend Medicaid money on housing
SACRAMENTO, (AP) — At the start of 2022, Thomas Marshall weighed 311 pounds. He had been hospitalized 10 times in five years, including six…
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Ski resorts in California got so much snow they’re going to stay open through June
Originally Published: 25 MAR 23 02:03 ET Updated: 25 MAR 23 15:48 ET By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The slopes are open for…
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Hard Rock Lake Tahoe shooting leaves 1 person dead
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 32-year-old man has died following a shooting at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, located in Stateline,…
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California ends some water limits after storms ease drought
By ADAM BEAM DUNNIGAN, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended some of the state’s water restrictions on Friday because a winter of…
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Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press As river water gushed through a broken levee, thousands of people in a California farming town were forced to evacuate…
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California government and Japan announce collaboration on Clean Ports and Shipping
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Wednesday morning, the Governments of California and Japan announced a new initiative chain by collaborating on…
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A new atmospheric river slams flood-ravaged California, threatening landslides and forcing more residents to flee
Originally Published: 14 MAR 23 02:37 ETUpdated: 14 MAR 23 15:36 ETBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) –…
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Newsom to shut Walgreens out of California state business following abortion pill decision
By Gregory Krieg and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN California will cease all its business with Walgreens, the retail drugstore chain, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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‘Boy Meets World’ star Ben Savage enters US House race in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ben Savage, who starred as a child in the ABC teen sitcom “Boy Meets World,” is running for a U.S. House seat in…
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Southern California to Las Vegas bullet train one step closer to reality
By Alexa Mae Asperin LOS ANGELES – A high-speed bullet train connecting Southern California to Las Vegas is one step…
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California’s snowfall so far this winter rivals the state’s record-setting season, officials say
By Rachel Ramirez and Brandon Miller, CNN After an incredible series of winter storms, California officials reported Friday the state’s…
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Feds looking to pay farmers to leave fields unplanted to combat Western drought
WASHINGTON — Tom Brundy, an alfalfa grower in California’s Imperial Valley, thinks farmers reliant on the shrinking Colorado River can do more to…
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California Sen. Dianne Feinstein hospitalized with shingles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein — the oldest member of Congress — disclosed Thursday that she has been…
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Tax deadline extended to October for winter storm victims in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Internal Revenue Service has extended the tax deadline until Oct. 16 for Californians who were affected by the…
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