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Democrats who control the state Senate said Thursday they intend to advance a 10-bill package to the Assembly in the next week as California rushes to prepare for an intensifying drought and what officials fear could be a repeat of last year's record wildfire season.
Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million bill for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past two years and mismanagement of blackouts designed to prevent the utility's crumbling power grid from causing more damage.
Wildfires have burned roughly 14,000 acres in California this year as a deepening drought grips the Southwest -- more than five times the acreage charred by the same time last year.
California is increasing its wildfire preparedness. Governor Newsom is proposing a record-breaking $2 billion investment on new equipment, firefighters, and other safety needs.
Crews have contained a grass fire that has burned 1,800 acres in rural Yolo County.
Firefighters have stopped forward progress in a wildfire in Amador County on Thursday.
Pacific Gas and Electric is targeting Nevada County as a high-risk wildfire area, cutting down trees away from 138 miles of power lines to prevent wildfires. But what does that mean for animals who call those trees home?
Firefighters are battling a 25-acre vegetation fire in Yuba County that has now prompted an Evacuation Warning for one area.
"We're seeing our fuels, which are things like the grasses and things that can burn, are at record level dryness," said Eric Kurth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Sacramento. "We're seeing more of what we expect to see in June or maybe early July."
Breezy winds and dry conditions have extended this weekend's Red Flag Warning through Tuesday evening for the western portions of the Sacramento Valley, Delta and Coastal Range.
Saturday was a busy day for firefighters, especially in the Elk Grove area. The Cosumnes Fire Department battled multiple fires in a matter of hours. The weekend's weather helped stretch their resources thin.
Crews battled multiple fires around the Sacramento area on Saturday amid a Red Flag Warning that is in effect through Monday evening.
A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment paid survivors just $7 million while racking up $51 million in overhead in its first year of operation, KQED News reported.
A giant sequoia has been found smoldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California's huge wildfires last year, the National Park Service said Wednesday.
Firefighters battled a grass fire in rural Placer County near Roseville on Tuesday morning.
Just one day after police said a truck intentionally drove into a group of youth baseball players outside a Safeway in Truckee, members of the 12U Tahoe Titans spoke about the terrifying experience and their determination to move forward.
The body of a missing Stockton mother, Lupita Ontiveros, was recovered from a canal after a dune buggy crash at the end of January, her family tells CBS Sacramento.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
A person police described as a repeat offender was arrested after a pursuit around Yolo County ended at the Target in West Sacramento Sunday afternoon.
People from all over Stockton and the East Bay made their way to what's known as a "hidden gem" in Stockton to celebrate the Super Bowl in a unique way – at the Stockton Sailing Club.
The City of Sacramento is considering joining a growing list of California cities and counties creating rules to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations on city property.
A proposed set of upgrades to Rio Americano High School's stadium is drawing both support and pushback, with the deadline approaching to submit public input as part of the project's environmental review.
Adoption is becoming the newest way to assist people who are homeless in Sacramento. Here is an inside look at the unusual fundraising effort at one local homeless shelter and how the money will help.
Mark Zuckerberg and his company, Meta, are putting $50 million into a partnership to build a new Sacramento State University campus where old, unused state office space currently sits downtown.
The Sacramento Police Department said officers shot and killed a suspect while responding to a bank robbery on Thursday afternoon.
The Super Bowl LX countdown has the NFL trying to tackle concerns over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity around Levi's Stadium.
A 59-vehicle pile-up shut down a main California highway Saturday morning as fog severely limited visibility.
A California Supreme Court ruling involving a Sacramento traffic stop bars police from stopping or ticketing drivers over loose marijuana, ruling that it's similar to spilled beer and not readily consumable.
California's snowpack saw a drop in January after several weeks of no snow eliminated gains from a series of atmospheric rivers weeks ago, water officials said on Friday.
The Fremont factory will still manufacture Model 3 and Y, but the space where Model S and X are made will instead focus on mass production of Tesla's Gen 3 Optimus robots.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots Sunday to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
James Harden scores 23 points in his Cavaliers debut, helping Cleveland secure a 132-126 victory over Sacramento.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 114-111 victory over Sacramento on Friday night, sending the Kings to their 11th straight loss.
Yuba City is looking to crack down on unpermitted street vendors after seeing an uptick in unpermitted street food vendors over the past few years.
President Trump late Friday addressed a video posted to his social media account that included a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, telling reporters he didn't see the part that showed the former president and first lady.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The City of Sacramento is considering joining a growing list of California cities and counties creating rules to ban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations on city property.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
Health officials in the East Bay said a man has died from consuming toxic wild mushrooms, amid an ongoing spike in mushroom-related poisonings throughout California.
Health officials in Napa County confirmed Wednesday that a child has been diagnosed with measles in the county's first case in nearly 15 years.
The Harmony Health Street Medicine team spends their days visiting encampments and connecting with vulnerable people, meeting them where they are and offering care outside of a clinic and without barriers.
Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Clean-up has started in Chinese Camp after the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire ripped through the Gold Rush town earlier this month.
The fires burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne County caused air quality officials to issue a smoke advisory, warning people that the air quality may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
A person police described as a repeat offender was arrested after a pursuit around Yolo County ended at the Target in West Sacramento Sunday afternoon.
Just one day after a truck intentionally drove into a group of youth baseball players outside a Safeway in Truckee, members of the 12U Tahoe Titans are speaking out about the terrifying experience and their determination to move forward.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Sunday evening.
Charlie Lapastora reports.
The body of a missing Stockton mother, Lupita Ontiveros, was recovered from a canal after a dune buggy crash at the end of January, her family tells CBS Sacramento.