A Northern California judge on Thursday approved prosecutors’ request to take more DNA samples from a man charged with being the infamous “Golden State Killer” who eluded arrest for decades. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Steve White also told prosecutors to informally decide who is empowered to consider defense attorneys’ offer have Joseph James DeAngelo plead guilty in exchange for…

A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed Wednesday while responding to a call regarding a theft from a private marijuana garden in the rural Sierra Nevada foothills, officials said.

Asian American groups are objecting to the Trump administration’s efforts to step up deportations of Cambodians, as dozens of refugees with criminal convictions are being ordered to report to federal officials next week for removal.

One of the most recent threats to California’s environment has webbed feet, white whiskers, shaggy fur and orange buck teeth that could be mistaken for carrots.

At least 27 people were injured in a light rail derailment in Sacramento, California, late Thursday night, according to authorities.

After 77 years in storage collecting dust and rumors about its fitness, San Francisco’s oldest cable car is heading back to the streets following restoration by a band of devoted Muni workers.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn in Monday and immediately drew sharp battle lines with President Donald Trump, pledging to enact “progressive, principled” policies as the antidote to the White House’s “corruption and incompetence.”

A California man who spent more than 14 years in prison on terrorism charges has been released from prison, nearly two weeks after a federal judge overturned his conviction.

Twin infants were found by a dumpster Tuesday in Fairfield, and one did not survive, according to police. Now the mother may face criminal charges.

Scamp the Tramp will never win a beauty contest. But he’s won an ugly one. The bug-eyed, dreadlocked pooch took top honors Friday night at the 31st annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. Owner Yvonne Morones of Santa Rosa, California, won an appearance with Scamp on the “Today” show, $1,500 in cash, another $1,500 to donate to an animal shelter —...

A Sacramento police officer was fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance call Wednesday, police said.

Actress Jessica Biel says she’s not opposed to vaccinations, but she does not support a bill in California that would limit medical exemptions. The 37-year-old has drawn criticism after appearing this week in Sacramento with vaccination skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to voice concerns about the measure. Biel posted on Instagram Thursday morning that she supports children getting vaccinated and...

Authorities using boats and drones are searching a river for a veteran automotive journalist who went missing in Northern California while test-driving a motorcycle for a story. Crews are searching the Mokelumne River and a reservoir for David Gordon Johnson, who was reported missing June 5.

Leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were charged Thursday with directing killings and drug smuggling from within California’s most secure prisons, U.S. prosecutors said.

Metta World Peace took time to sit down and talk about the new Showtime documentary based on his life, “Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story.”

Thinking of leaving the Bay Area? You’re not alone. A local website created by an East Bay realtor to sell your home and help you move out of the Bay is getting flooded with requests.

Police released footage captured on two officers’ body cameras during the seven-minute arrest of a 12-year-old boy in Sacramento.

Police have defended their use of a clear mesh bag known as a spit mask or spit hood on a combative 12-year-old boy as irate bystanders videotaped the tense encounter in Sacramento while objecting that the boy was being detained. Officers “appropriately used a spit mask to protect themselves and defuse the situation,” Police Chief Daniel Hahn said Wednesday in...

Authorities say somebody stole a tripod from a California Department of Transportation crew and then dropped it from an overpass onto a Sacramento freeway, impaling the lung of a passenger in a van. The driver of the van, Tim Page, tells KCRA-TV that he was on Interstate 5 Thursday morning when the yellow-and-red tripod smashed through the glass. He says...