Next year, California will extend Medi-Cal benefits to the last group of undocumented people who have been left out of the program — those ages 26 to 49 — in what is expected to be its biggest expansion of coverage since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

The World Health Organization estimates that 138,000 people are killed by venomous snakes every year.

Ventura County sheriff’s detectives this week made eight arrests and seized cocaine, firearms and money during a bust that followed a five-month investigation into a drug trafficking operation.

San Diego homicide detectives are on the case of a body found in a freezer at a home in Allied Gardens by out-of-town family members.

After getting about a month’s worth of rain this week, the skies are clearing and Southern Californians can look forward to a bright Christmas.

The Smith-Miller Toy Co., known for its vintage toy trucks, had its factory at the location in 1931.

Stephen Redd, a former L.A. County sheriff’s deputy sentenced to death after killing a store manager during a robbery in Yorba Linda, dies in custody.

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Friday in Huntington Beach. In the last 10 days, one earthquake of magnitude 3.0 or greater was centered nearby.

Consumer Reports researchers found that some hot chocolate mixes contain high amounts of metals and, if frequently consumed, can cause health problems.

Charlie Sheen was allegedly assaulted by a neighbor at the actor’s Malibu home. Authorities have arrested a woman on suspicion of the attack.