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A state audit found two employees at the California State Controller's Office teleworked from Idaho, Tennessee and Alabama. The office also failed to quickly remedy salary overpayments to two other employees, the audit said.

PG&E officials on Thursday announced that about 12,200 customers in portions of 17 counties in Northern and Central California could be affected by possible Public Safety Power Shutoffs this weekend with a forecast of windy weather elevating risks of a wildfire. Advanced customer notifications were sent out in targeted areas where power shutoffs may be necessary to reduce wildfire risk from Friday afternoon into Monday, according to a news release from the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. PG&E custo

The not-for-profit provider serves 38 communities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

The shutoffs could impact over 12,000 people across 17 counties.

Charles Manson Family killer Patricia Krenwinkel could be released nearly six decades after the murders that made her infamous. According to a report from TMZ published on Thursday, October 8, Krenwinkel, 78, who was among the Manson family members convicted in the Tate-LaBianca murders in 1969, has been recommended for parole in California, per the […]

Wildlife experts are raising concerns about the growing number of sick and dead seabirds popping up along the Bay Area coastline. ABC7 Eyewitness News got a behind-the-scenes tour of the only facility in Northern California that's able to treat these birds and learned what is causing the phenomenon.

Seven years after depriving its devoted followers of salads, soups, and macaroni and cheese by shutting down, the all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant Souplantation plans to reopen in California. Now owned by ST Three LLC, the company expects to return to a former location in Fountain Valley next year. More locations could open later, possibly in other markets. the Los Angeles Times reports. Celebratory comments on a video announcement included, "there is a god," "I've been in mourning since 2020,"

Rancho Cucamonga police have issued a warning to residents after multiple hidden cameras were discovered near homes in recent weeks.

(FOX40.COM) — In a social media thread, University of California climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain said he is “officially concerned” about the potential impacts of El Niño, based on the latest predictive weather models. “I’ve never seen such high predictive confidence in a very wet California winter,” Swain wrote. “This is a truly extraordinary forecast amid […]

If your idea of a perfect morning includes misty fields, camera-clicking magic, and the slow, dreamy rise of rainbow-colored giants into the sky—this is your moment. There’s something almost surreal about watching a field in wine country transform into a floating rainbow as the sun rises. And no, you're not dreaming—you’re at the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic.