Offramps along Interstate 5, a major north-south artery, were closed as flames raced along hilltops and down into rugged canyons.

A Trump Administration order to investigate and prosecute state and local officials who defy its immigration enforcement policies spurred immediate and defiant pushback from California politicians, lawyers and immigration advocates Wednesday.

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

A heartless California serial killer eerily sang road tunes in court while his victims’ families gave impact statements during his sentencing.

California is looking to Washington for billions in wildfire aid, and Trump’s conditions may be hard to swallow.

The Clay fire broke out in the riverbed of the Santa Ana River in Jurupa Valley just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Family members of four victims killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting two years ago, as well as one survivor, have filed lawsuits against the estate of the shooter and the dance studio where

More than 20 Bay Area and NorCal restaurants, chefs, bakers and wine/cocktail specialists have been named semifinalists in the 2025 James Beard Awards competition. “It is an honor to recognize your distinctive talents that enrich America’s culinary landscape,” the awards committee said to the semifinalists in Wednesday’s announcement.

Sonoma State University announced Wednesday that its intercollegiate athletics programs are being discontinued in addition to other severe cuts to address a budget deficit of nearly $24 million.

The Year of the Snake is upon us as communities across the Bay Area celebrate Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year and Tet. Here’s just a sampling of ways to join in the celebrations.

Dalyce Kelley holds up a picture of her grandmother, 95-year-old Dalyce Curry, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, days after Curry died in the California wildfires. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia) Curry died last week at her home in Altadena as the Eaton Fire raged ...

SAN JOSE — Hotel development nosedived in California and the Bay Area in 2024, fresh evidence the statewide lodging market may still be affected by economic conditions following a global pandemic, a new report shows.