A helicopter crashed into a row of trees at California’s bustling Huntington Beach on Saturday afternoon, leaving five injured, according to reports. The chopper was steadily lowering down to the tree line before it suddenly careened back upwards and then went out of control at about 2 p.m.

California is adding a new holiday to its calendar. On Monday, Oct. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 268 into law, making California the third state to designate Diwali - the Hindu festival of lights - as an official statewide holiday.

California cardrooms emerged victorious in the latest battle over whether tribes should have exclusive rights to offer Las Vegas-style gambling.

Pilot Chad Millward, a retired California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer, is in critical condition after a medical helicopter he was piloting crashed into Highway 50 in Sacramento on Oct. 6. Millward once helped rescue over 40 people during the Atlas Fire in 2017.

Southern California is due for widespread rainfall and a dramatic drop in temperatures to start the new week due to a storm system from the remnants of Tropical Storm Priscilla.

Diwali has been added to California’s official list of statewide holidays — just in time for this year’s festivities.

Prop 50 would let California’s Legislature control redistricting through 2030 before the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission regains that authority.

Immigrants selling food, flowers, and other merchandise along the sidewalks of California will have new privacy protections intended to keep their identities secret from federal immigration agents.

California is the third U.S. state to designate Diwali as an official statewide holiday. The law, newly signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, takes effect January 1.