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April 28, 2023

'Squad' member joins chorus of Democrat lawmakers calling for Feinstein's resignation

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the far-left Democrat "Squad," is the latest blue lawmaker to call on California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign from her seat.

April 28, 2023

California social media influencer convicted of faking shopping center kidnapping

A jury convicted a social media influencer of fabricating a police report after she used her large Instagram platform to make up a story about how her children had been targets of a kidnapping

April 28, 2023

California oil refinery violated pollution agreement, plans to pay $27.5 million

The operators of a Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co. facility near San Francisco have agreed to pay $27.5 million for violating a 2016 agreement to reduce air pollution.

April 28, 2023

California takes aim at freight train emissions, bans non-electric train engines

California's government announced Thursday it would be the first state in the country to curb freight train emissions, banning non-electric train engines by 2030.

April 28, 2023

Family of man killed by California officer awarded $10 million

A family accusing a California sergeant of using excessive force during a 2016 shooting that killed their relative was awarded $10 million by a federal jury.

April 28, 2023

11-year-old girl killed shot in central California

The Salinas Police Department reported that an 11-year-old girl was fatally shot in central California. Authorities believe the act was not intentional.

April 28, 2023

California prisons target inmates that appear ‘foreign-born,’ lawsuit alleges

A California lawsuit alleges that hundreds of inmates are being referred to U.S. immigration based on their ethnicity and national origin even if they are citizens and lawful residents

April 27, 2023

California convicted serial killer sentenced to second life sentence for Stanford murders

Convicted serial killer John Getreu was sentenced to another life sentence on Thursday by a California judge, nearly four months after pleading guilty to murdering Leslie Perlov.

April 27, 2023

Federal storm disaster aid approved for California tribe

Federal storm disaster aid has been approved for the Hoopa Valley Tribe in northwestern California. Recovery efforts will take place in areas hit by severe storms and mudslides.

April 27, 2023

California jury awards $2.8B in sex abuse lawsuit that names Mormon church

A California jury awarded $2.8 billion to a woman was was molested for years by her stepfather. The woman claimed her stepfather abused her from age five until she was 14.