Authorities identify suspect in Paso Robles ambush as “Monterey area” transient
A sheriff’s deputy has been injured after someone opened fire on a police station in Paso…
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California Assembly debates repealing affirmative action ban
California lawmakers are debating whether to let voters decide if the state should overturn its ban on affirmative action programs.…
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Disney plans to reopen California theme parks in July
Disney is proposing to reopen its Southern California theme parks in mid-July after a four-month closure due to the coronavirus.…
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DMV reopens remaining offices
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) Beginning on Thursday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen all of its offices that had been temporarily…
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California Department of Education releases guidance for reopening schools
Hallways and desks are empty as some schools wrap up their final week before Summer break. “Some of the students have been dying to come back. They…
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California OKs movie theaters to reopen with limited seats
California movie theaters can begin opening later this week if they limit theater capacity to 25% or no more than 100 attendees.…
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California to allow schools, gyms and bars reopen next week
California will begin allowing the reopening of schools, day camps, bars, gyms and some professional sports with modifications at the end of next…
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California governor orders end to ‘carotid hold’ training
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can…
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Gov. Newsom speaks about racism, systematic injustice at news conference
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to speak about racism, systematic injustice and moving forward as a state at a news conference…
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Watch: Bear gets locked in vehicle and rescued in Placer County
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office shared a video of a bear locked in a vehicle and the…
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California sets in-person voting rules under virus threat
California is sending every registered voter a mail-in ballot for the November election, but the state will also establish hundreds of…
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Police in Bay Area find man cannibalizing grandmother
Police say officers arrested a man in Richmond on suspicion of murdering and cannibalizing his own grandmother.…
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First California prison employee dies of coronavirus
California’s state prison system has had its first known staff death due to the…
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Safety board asks helicopter makers to install ‘black boxes’
Federal safety investigators are going over the heads of aviation regulators by urging leading helicopter manufacturers to install so-called black…
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Gov. Newsom responds to statewide protests, COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to provide an update on his response to protests around the state in addition to an update on the COVID-19…
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Sacramento officials assess damage; Senate cancels meetings
Sacramento is assessing the damage after a third consecutive night of protests over the killing of George Floyd.…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom provides update on state’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to the COVID-19…
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City of Gilroy petitions to relax restrictions as county expresses concern about moving too quickly
The City of Gilroy said all of its City Council members have signed a letter requesting that Santa Clara County relaxes its current Shelter in Place…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announces that hair salons, barbershops can open in some counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to COVID-19…
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State announces reopening of in-store retail shopping
The California Department of Public Health announced that it is allowing the reopening of in-store retail shopping…
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Warehouse fire devastates San Francisco’s fishing industry
A huge fire that tore through a warehouse on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has destroyed fishing gear used to…
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State of California releases guidance for religious services, cultural ceremonies
The State of California has released new guidance for religious services and cultural ceremonies amid the COVID-19…
Continue Reading Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue guidelines for religious gatherings
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will issue updated guidelines for religious gatherings by…
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Salinas man arrested when he was allegedly found with missing Rohnert Park teen
A missing Rohnert Park girl was found in Salinas Thursday after going missing last week, and a Salinas…
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University of California board votes to suspend SAT/ACT requirement
The University of California announced Thursday that its Board of Regents unanimously approved the decision to suspend the SAT/ACT…
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University of California imposes pay freeze as losses mount
The University of California is imposing a system-wide freeze on salaries of its non-unionized employees due to enormous financial…
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Pilot killed when small plane crashes at California school
The pilot was killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames on the grounds of a school in Southern…
Continue Reading Justice Department official says California order discriminates against churches
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The head of the federal Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has told Gov. Gavin Newsom that his plan to reopen California…
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Parking lots partially reopen at 27 state parks, including some Central Coast parks
The parking lots of 27 California state parks have partially reopened weeks after the 280 state parks and beaches…
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California relaxes some criteria for reopening
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to COVID-19…
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ATF joins probe of LA blast that injured 12 firefighters
Investigators are combing the wreckage of a fire and explosion at a downtown Los Angeles hash oil manufacturer as six burned firefighters remained in…
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Major fire injures firefighters in downtown LA
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KION) Multiple buildings caught on fire near the area of Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday after an…
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CENTRAL COAST COMEBACK – A more digital union
California is slowly starting to reopen again, and mask sightings are not the only changes in our Central Coast Comeback. What will government…
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California announces disaster relief assistance for undocumented adults
The California Department of Social Services announced that it will be providing state-funded disaster relief assistance to undocumented…
Continue Reading As revenues plummet, California budget cuts billions
Union leaders say California Gov. Gavin Newsom will propose a 10% pay cut to help cover a projected $54.3 billion budget deficit.…
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Hemorrhagic rabbit disease found in California for 1st time
A highly contagious and deadly rabbit disease has been found in California for the first…
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Watch: Goats used to eat dead grass get loose in San Jose
A group of goats got loose in a San Jose neighborhood…
Continue Reading CSU, UC systems expected to hold most classes online in Fall 2020
California State University Chancellor Timothy White said at a Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday that the majority of Fall 2020 classes throughout…
Continue Reading State prepares for fire season amid COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing a daily update on the state’s response to the COVID-19…
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Gov. Newsom shares restaurant reopening guidelines
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to provide more details Tuesday about what’s required before his plan to reopen California’s…
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California sheriff says inmates tried to infect themselves
The Los Angeles County sheriff says inmates at a jail tried to infect themselves with the coronavirus by sharing a cup of water and a mask.…
Continue Reading Western state leaders request $1 trillion from federal government
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Continue Reading California voters will receive mail-in ballots for November election
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Pandemic EBT for eligible California families
Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits will soon be available for eligible California families with students eligible for free school meals to receive money…
Continue Reading 138 employees at meat plant test positive for coronavirus
At least 138 employees at a meat packing plant in central California have tested positive for the…
Continue Reading Gov. Gavin Newsom announces start of Stage 2 of reopening
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is reportedly preparing to loosen the state’s stay-at-home order to allow some businesses to…
Continue Reading Salinas DMV office set to reopen Friday
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that 25 field office will reopen Friday, and Salinas is on the…
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California to get $247M refund as masks face delivery delay
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California will get a $247 million refund because of delayed delivery of protective masks it ordered under a deal with a…
Continue Reading California court denies bid to block payments to immigrants
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a bid to block the state’s first-in-the-nation plan to give money to…
Continue Reading Gov. Newsom announces workers’ compensation for those who contract COVID-19 at work
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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