Man pleads guilty to murdering store clerk for the $45 in her cash register
(FOX40.COM) — A man pleaded guilty in Stanislaus County Superior Court after shooting and killing a cashier in Modesto over a $45 sum and leading police on a manhunt in a stolen vehicle, the district attorney’s office announced Saturday. The case began on July 9, 2019, when a banal store robbery took a deadly turn. […]
Woman ‘going after vehicles with a knife’ causes traffic backup on Hwy. 101 in...
A woman allegedly “going after vehicles with a knife” caused major traffic delays on Highway 101 in San Jose on Saturday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said it received a call around 11:10 a.m. regarding a woman walking near Highway 101, just south of Bernal...
Norte Fire Torches Orange County: 6 Homes Gone, 16,000 Evacuated, 3 Fires Raging
The Norte Fire erupted Friday morning in San Clemente, burned 570 acres with zero containment by nightfall and destroyed at least six homes — all driven by the season's first powerful Santa Ana wind event to strike Southern California. More than 16,000 residents across San Clemente and San Juan...
Taxpayer-funded $3.2B fruit, vegetable program restarts
(The Center Square) – A taxpayer-funded $3 billion-plus program to provide food assistance recipients with fresh fruit and vegetables is back online after a $20 million cash infusion from California’s taxpayers. The latest allocation supplements roughly $3.2 billion worth of taxpayer spending on the CalFresh program, which is California’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. According to an announcement from Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-Milpitas, the CalFresh
Thousands evacuated as houses destroyed in Californian wildfires
Firefighters in California say at least six homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the south of the US state. The blaze near San Clemente, around 90 kilometres south of Los Angeles - dubbed the Norte Fire - had grown to cover an area of around 2 square kilometres within a few hours on Friday, Orange County Fire Chief Mark Backoff said. Evacuation orders were in place for several areas. About 4,600 homes and at least 16,000 people are affected, the fire department said. About 400 firefighters
Rabies reports are rising in California. The reason why is a mystery
Rabies reports are up across the U.S., including in one greater Bay Area county where human exposures to rabid animals have tripled, prompting a local advisory to stay away from sick creatures.
Livermore Valley named No. 1 wine region in America
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Livermore Valley has been named the 2026 American Wine Region of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine in recognition of its independent and family-owned wineries and the quality of wine produced. Winning a national Wine Star Award is a “significant moment” for the...
California residents are waking up to their homes sliding into the ocean. And the...
LONG BEACH, Calif. — It was 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 and the unthinkable was happening all around Shawn Curtis: The boardwalk in front of his two-story beachfront apartment building was gone. The 25-foot-wide sand beach was gone. Salt water poured in from all sides. And now the building was slanting down into the ocean.
Man, 22, Allegedly Sleeping Behind Wheel of Self-Driving Tesla Slams into Police Vehicle, Seriously...
The collision occurred as officers were investigating a fatal crash on California’s Interstate 80 on Tuesday, Oct. 13
86,000 CA customers remain in dark from wildfire shutoffs. Here’s when power could return
Nearly 86,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. customers remained without electricity across California on Friday morning as wildfire-prevention power shutoffs entered a third day, with many Sacramento-area foothill communities facing another night without electricity. PG&E reported public safety power shutoffs were affecting 85,698 homes and businesses as of Friday morning. The utility began turning off electricity Wednesday evening to prevent its equipment from sparking wildfires during strong win
