Edwin Castro, who won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after purchasing a ticket at Joe's Service Center in Altadena, Calif., in 2022, is giving back to the community where he won the jackpot.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles Police Department say that, over the past seven years, 27-year-old Adva Lavie targeted numerous people by pretending to be romantically interested in them. According to KTLA-TV, Lavie was an OnlyFans model who had posed for Penthouse and Playboy.

Police said they responded to a wedding celebration in Kerman, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 4. The victim, identified as 63-year-old Martin Tovar Zalazar, had severe injuries and was taken to the hospital where he later died, according to the sheriff's office.

New tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and upholstered furniture in the U.S. are expected to impact the home improvement industry.

LATEST Oct. 10, 11 a.m. After being detained by Israeli forces from a flotilla with humanitarian aid and medical supplies off the coast of Gaza, California journalist Emily Wilder, along with others, has been brought to Istanbul, Jewish Currents wrote on X .

A man driving a green Ford F-350 pickup crashed and died on Highway 299 west of Hatchet Summit on Monday afternoon, Oct. 13.According to the California Highway

HALF MOON BAY — A North Bay engineer and gardening enthusiast won the top prize at an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California after growing a giant jack-o’-lantern gourd weighing 2,346 pounds. Brandon Dawson, of Santa Rosa, clinched the victory Monday at the 52nd World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay.

How much does spite weigh? If you’re famed California architect Lloyd Wright, the answer is around 500 pounds of stone, minus the flecks lost when chipping out 66 words and a single year: 1970.

Mater Dei's loss to Santa Margarita headlines the new-look USA TODAY Sports Super 25 football rankings in Week 8.