California's long-delayed high-speed rail project could be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, but it is far short of securing the funding it needs to connect up north toward the San Francisco Bay Area and south toward Los Angeles,

Mercury is the first home insurer to use California's recently passed regulatory reform to ask for a rate hike. More are likely to follow, experts say.

A person in California recently tested positive for plague, according to El Dorado County health officials. The individual has been treated and is recovering at home.

A California elementary school teacher was sentenced to 215 years to life for luring young children into a private room on campus and filming himself sexually assaulting them in Sacramento.

California's state fire marshal has officially revoked a number of pyrotechnic licenses as the investigation into the deadly fireworks facility explosion in Esparto continues. The July 1 incident at the Devastating Pyrotechnics facility in Yolo County killed seven people.

California could become the first U.S. state to require restaurants to disclose common food allergens in each menu item under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Southwest Airlines announced it’s ending a route from California’s Oakland International Airport to the popular college town.