The California Teachers Association's "We Can't Wait" campaign plans to use the power of 32 union chapters to increase ...

Thirty-two educator unions are negotiating together to raise standards for more than one million students in California.

A powerful storm caused hazardous road conditions and flooding concerns in San Joaquin and Sacramento counties.

Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in nearly ...

The final few weeks of the Northern California boys basketball season is here, and the push for the playoffs will soon ...

President Donald Trump said he intends to launch an investigation into California's high-speed rail project, calling it the "worst managed project" he's ever seen.

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With the talk of tariffs potentially affecting the economy, California manufacturers are preparing for increases and budget ...

The California State University system is embarking on a groundbreaking public-private initiative that will make it the ...

A repaired Cosumnes River section of levee, where a break in early January 2023 caused flooding in Wilton. Sacramento County on Tuesday Feb. 4, 2025, announced an alert for needed repairs to a section ...

A 25-year-old woman on a “rampage” inside a Target store threatened employees with a taser and pepper spray, California ...

California's Democratic-dominated Assembly endorsed up to $50 million in funding Monday to defend the state's progressive ...