California News Archives

California Assembly announces leadership change for 2023

November 11, 2022 11:33 AM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon says he will step down next summer, ending what…

Governor Gavin Newsom wins another term as California Governor

November 8, 2022 8:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP News)- Democrat Gavin Newsom wins reelection for governor in California. This is a developing…

Suspect detained in connection to Ward Fire investigation in Goleta

November 3, 2022 2:06 AM Victor Guzman

Firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that started late Wednesday in…

A California marijuana company is being sued over the potency of its joints

October 26, 2022 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 26 OCT 22 13:39 ET By Zoe Sottile and Claudia Dominguez, CNN (CNN) — Two disgruntled…

Woman arrested for alleged EDD fraud after stealing serial killer and Scott Peterson’s identities

October 19, 2022 4:54 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that a woman was arrested for allegedly stealing over…

Suspected Stockton serial killer arrested

October 1, 2022 9:48 AM Victor Guzman

Stockton Police announced Saturday afternoon that a suspect has been arrested in connection to a series of shooting deaths across the…

Menlo Park tree trimmer killed after fall into wood chipper identified

October 11, 2022 4:11 PM Ricardo Tovar

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The tree trimmer that was killed Tuesday in the San Francisco Bay Area after he fell into a wood chipper has been…

California legalizes digital license plates: Here’s how it works

October 14, 2022 11:24 AM FOX 35

By Alexa Mae Asperin LOS ANGELES – Digital license plates for both private and commercial vehicles are now legal…

Newsom to call special legislative session over gas prices

October 7, 2022 3:50 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he will call a special…

Federal court expected to rule DACA unlawful soon

October 3, 2022 12:55 PM KION546 News Team

by: Nathalie Vera FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A federal court is set to decide on the future of DACA in the coming days. More than 600,000…

California inflation relief checks coming this week

September 14, 2022 9:45 AM FOX 35

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE Oct. 3, 2022, at 12:21 p.m.-Millions of California taxpayers will be receiving a one-time Middle…

A pedestrian crosses a street in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 3

You will soon be able to jaywalk ticket-free in California

October 2, 2022 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN Californians will soon be able to cross the street outside of a formal intersection without being ticketed — as long as…

Two hurt when helicopter crashes in yard of Fresno home

October 2, 2022 9:26 AM Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter spun out of control and crashed in the front yard of a home in central California, hurting a pilot and…

Newsom relaxes refinery rules as California gas prices soar

September 30, 2022 3:36 PM Associated Press

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that oil refineries could start…

Gov. Newsom signs bill to speed graduation and cancel debt at community colleges

September 30, 2022 3:28 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Friday to help encourage people to return to school by offering a faster track to…

Newsom has mixed verdict on California criminal justice laws

September 30, 2022 2:09 PM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a mixed verdict on more than three dozen criminal…

New law aims to make California haven for transgender youth

September 30, 2022 12:02 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law aims to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for…

Sheriff says 15-year-old girl killed was shooting at deputies

September 29, 2022 1:31 PM FOX 35

By FOX 11 Digital Team HESPERIA, Calif. – The 15-year-old girl who was the center of an Amber Alert, reportedly fired at officers during a…

California governor signs laws to boost housing production

September 28, 2022 12:44 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — They’ve become a familiar sight along the wide commercial corridors of America —…

Governor Newsom signs bill to expand farmworkers union rights

September 28, 2022 6:05 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- After weeks of marching by farmworker rights advocates, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2183 Wednesday, which gives…

Newsom signs abortion protections into law

September 27, 2022 3:30 PM Derrick Ow

SACRAMENTO, (KION-TV): California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of 12 bills Tuesday, establishing some of the strongest abortion protections in…

Student loan forgiveness: 3.5 million Californians qualify, find out if you’re eligible

September 23, 2022 4:59 PM FOX 35

By Mary Stringini California will receive the most relief from President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. A White House analysis released on…

Judge approves $230M settlement in California oil spill case

September 22, 2022 6:10 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has approved a $230 million lawsuit settlement by the owners of a pipeline that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of…

Man killed on San Mateo bridge after running out of gas in stolen Mustang: CHP

September 21, 2022 10:44 AM Ricardo Tovar

SAN MATEO, Calif. (KION-TV) – California Highway Patrol said a person driving a stolen Mustang died on the San Mateo Bridge after running out of gas…

Sherri Papini sentenced 18 months in prison for kidnapping hoax

September 19, 2022 10:23 AM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sherri Papini has been sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by 36 months of supervised release for faking her kidnapping…

Fire breaks out near I-580 in Oakland Hills; structures burned near gas station

September 16, 2022 3:23 PM Ricardo Tovar

OAKLAND, Calif. (KION-TV) – Structures are burning after a vegetation fire broke out near Interstate 580 in the Oakland Hills Friday afternoon,…

California governor signs sweeping climate legislation

September 16, 2022 1:48 PM Associated Press

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/ Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills Friday to…

Eight injured after car runs into Castro Valley Trader Joe’s, gas pedal mistaken for brakes

September 15, 2022 6:29 PM Ricardo Tovar

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Alameda County Fire Department says they are responding to a Castro Valley Trader Joe’s…

California to sue Amazon for anti-competition practices

September 14, 2022 11:22 AM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday California’s plan to sue Amazon for “blocking price…

California governor OKs mental health courts for homeless

September 14, 2022 1:50 PM Associated Press

By JANIE HAR and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom…

California launches website promoting abortion services

September 13, 2022 1:07 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California launched a publicly funded website Tuesday to promote the state’s abortion…

Next stress for many parents: First school lunch bills since 2020

September 10, 2022 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Though East Hampton is a solidly middle-class town in Connecticut, dozens of families are applying for free school meals for the…

Former California principal charged after shoving special needs student to the ground, authorities say

September 10, 2022 9:19 AM CNN

By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A former principal in California was charged with a misdemeanor Wednesday for “cruelty to child by endangering…

Oil company settles criminal cases in California spill

September 8, 2022 12:12 PM Associated Press

By AMY TAXIN and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An oil company on Thursday pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently…

Gov. Newsom extends State of Emergency to increase energy production, reduce grid strain

August 31, 2022 4:13 PM Ricardo Tovar

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV)- UPDATE MAY 16, 2022, at 10:21 a.m.- Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the State of Emergency he announced last week after…

CHP: Over 600 DUI arrests over Labor Day weekend

September 5, 2022 4:25 PM Ricardo Tovar

California (KION-TV)- California drivers have been enjoying the weekend a bit too much, resulting in hundreds of arrests for driving under the…

California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave

September 5, 2022 2:08 PM Associated Press

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues…

California governor signs landmark law for fast food workers

September 5, 2022 10:31 AM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading measure giving more than…

USGS: 4.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Pinnacles

September 1, 2022 9:13 AM Scott Rates

PINNACLES, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday morning at 6:36 a.m., an earthquake registering 4.0 shook parts of central California. The quake’s epicenter was…

McDonald’s is fighting a California bill that would support fast food workers

August 31, 2022 12:12 PM Ricardo Tovar

Originally Published: 31 AUG 22 14:53 ET By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business (CNN) — California lawmakers want more control over how fast…

California may act as US refuge for transgender youth

August 29, 2022 4:32 PM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would present itself as a haven for transgender youth facing discrimination…

California weighs rules giving fast food workers more power

August 27, 2022 9:23 AM Associated Press

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Since she came to California from Mexico 24 years ago, Maria Bernal has been supporting…

Reports: California homicides, violent crime rose in 2021

August 25, 2022 3:59 PM Associated Press

By STEFANIE DAZIO and DON THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homicides in California increased again last year — as did other violent…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending money across the country to help Rep. Charlie Crist defeat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this November. Newsom tweeted that he was pledging $100

Gavin Newsom pledges $100K to help Charlie Crist defeat Ron DeSantis

August 25, 2022 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Contorno, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending money across the country to help Rep. Charlie Crist defeat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…

California poised to phase out sale of new gas-powered cars

August 25, 2022 10:56 AM Associated Press

By Kathleen Ronayne SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) – California is poised to set a 2035 deadline for all new cars, trucks, and SUVs sold in the…

Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos

August 24, 2022 4:35 PM Associated Press

By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury found Wednesday that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million over photos…

Dublin prison correctional officer accused of sexual misconduct of inmates commits suicide

August 24, 2022 2:43 PM Ricardo Tovar

VALLEJO, Calif. (KION-TV) – A correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin who was under investigation for sexual…

California to protect health benefits for young immigrants

August 22, 2022 5:53 PM Associated Press

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 40,000 low-income adults living in the country illegally won’t lose their…

Governor Newsom rejects legal drug injection sites

August 22, 2022 4:04 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday that he said could have brought “a world of unintended…

Data on California prisons’ visitors, staff, inmates exposed

August 22, 2022 2:31 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California corrections officials said Monday that there has been a potential exposure of medical information for…