California

A man who once ran for mayor of Antioch will stand trial for the murder of his wife more than a decade after he told police she killed herself. At a preliminary hearing Oct. 16, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge H. Glenn Kim found there was probable cause to show that Michael Leon, 68, shot and killed Brenda Leon, 52, in 2015.

LOS ANGELES — Flu cases are rising across Southern California well ahead of the usual schedule, and health officials said many people have not had a chance to get vaccinated. The West Coast is at the center of the early surge, which is unusual. Lab tests show the H1N1...

(The Center Square) – As part of a state government reorganization, one department in California was split into two this year, costing taxpayers an additional $2 billion. A 2025 reorganization plan by Gov. Gavin Newsom called for dissolving the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and replacing it with two new departments: the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Housing and Homelessness Agency, according to the now-defunct agency’s website . According to the 2026-2

Facing life behind bars if found guilty for the 2025 killing of his parents, Nick Reiner moved a lot closer today to getting his hands on his trust fund to put on a robust defense. Nick Reiner Wants His Trust Fund For Top-Notch Defense Lawyers; Britney Spears’ Ex-Trustee Says No As Major Hearing Is Set For Monday In a probate hearing Friday before L.A. Superior Court Judge Ruben Garcia, lawyers for the incarcerated Reiner and the trustee of the $1.5 million fund Rob and Michele Reiner set up in

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Endurance swimmer Catherine Breed completed an approximately 900-mile journey along California’s coastline, finishing a nearly four-month expedition from the Oregon border to Mexico. Breed, 33, began the Swim California expedition July 1 and completed the route in stages with support from a boat and...

MADERA, Calif. (FOX26) — Thirteen years after fleeing the country to avoid sentencing in a fatal drunk driving case, Sancho Kibutu has been returned to California to face punishment. The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Kibutu’s return to the United States for sentencing after he was previously convicted of...

(The Center Square) – California investigators have filed felony charges against 103 In-Home Supportive Services providers across 17 counties for allegedly defrauding Medi-Cal out of more than $4.5 million. The enforcement action follows an investigation by the California Department of Justice's Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse alongside the California Department of Health Care Services. Medi-Cal is California's name for Medicaid. Officials say the providers unlawfully billed Medi-Cal

California adults ages 19 to 64 who get Medi-Cal because of their income will have to show 80 hours a month of work, volunteering, school or job training starting January 1, 2027. The state Department of Health Care Services says eligibility for the same group will also be checked twice a year instead of once, […] The post California Medi-Cal adults 19 to 64 must show 80 hours a month of work or other activity starting January 1, 2027, with eligibility rechecked twice a year appeared first on T

San Bernardino County police arrested a suspected train robber Thursday morning after finding hundreds of boxes of stolen Hot Wheels worth more than $50,000. The Colton Police Department was tipped off to the theft when officers received a phone call around 3 a.m. “Yeah, they’re robbing the trains down here at the end of Maple […]

An atmospheric firehose could soon take aim at California, raising the prospects of a wet and stormy Halloween and Election Day.