Amid rising safety concerns for fireworks, cities like Napa have turned to drone lights to sustain July Fourth community traditions.

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California police are making arrests after killings more often, a trend that could be contributing to the state's record-low homicide rate.

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would give the coastal commission greater oversight over new owners trying ...

Researchers say about 800 plants are involved in plastics or plastics-chemicals in California. Many are around Los Angeles and are expanding.

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A bill that would have charged some people high fees to secure records from California public agencies was scaled back.

California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, from the controversial billionaire tax to an ...

The court’s decision allows – but doesn’t require – states to bar transgender student athletes from playing on girls’ and ...

California’s fishing fleet is shrinking. An apprenticeship aimed at reviving it showed the obstacles to sustaining locally ...