Leah Seneng, 60, died after being bitten by a rabid bat inside her classroom at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos in Merced County, according to published reports.

Critics question why South Stockton should shoulder the burden of increased air pollution so that others in the state can breathe less wildfire smoke.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be trying to strike a delicate balance between the political brawler that his Democratic base admires and a more measured national leader capable of winning back disenfranchised voters across the country.

An 18-year-old man died after the car he was in was struck by a vehicle on Cesar Chavez Avenue, police said.

Mark Lillienfeld was previously barred from rehire at the Sheriff’s Department over the 2023 training incident.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office arrested two juveniles and a 45-year-old man on suspicion of manufacturing and possessing unregistered guns and automatic rifles after a months-long investigation.

A USC student was one of three people killed in a Tesla Cybertruck crash early Wednesday in Piedmont, the university confirmed Saturday.

Two new wolf packs were confirmed by wildlife officials this month, and explosive population growth could be around the corner.

A 25-year sheriff’s deputy was arrested in Long Beach on suspicion of driving drunk and injuring a passenger in his vehicle.

A Malibu man fired toward sheriff’s deputies, “narrowly missing one deputy,” according to the Sheriff’s Department. He was taken into custody Friday afternoon.