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California is spending millions to help bring more firefighting aircraft to the state this summer. It's an effort to get more retardant on fires in the first hours of the blaze.
The snorkeler believes the crocodile may have been between 6 and 10 feet long.
An Australian police officer has been charged with 3 counts of assault for tasering Clare Nowland, who suffered from dementia.
Chlamydia is a massive threat to koalas as it makes them "so sick they can't climb trees to get food or escape predators, and females can become infertile."
The father of four who was a judge on the popular TV cooking competition was found dead by police in Melbourne in the early hours of Monday.
Scientists set world records for the deepest fish ever recorded on video, as well as the deepest catch, while exploring trenches off Japan.
A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it's in need of protection.
Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related to the "heatwave conditions" that are sweeping the country.
Australia's Migration Act sets security and character requirements for non-citizens to enter the country.
The teenagers were swept out into a "cold choppy bay" near Melbourne, Australia, and ended up on a small island 20 miles away, police said.
The bird was tagged with a tracking GPS chip and tiny solar panel that enabled a research team to follow its first annual migration across the Pacific Ocean.
It was reportedly the first fatal kangaroo attack in 86 years.
A veterinarian who pioneered wound treatment for animals using tilapia skin put her skills to work treating over a hundred burned animals.
Gov. Gavin Newsom says the three American flight crew members who died when their aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in southeastern Australia were part of a crew on a California-based tanker.
The wildfires have ravaged natural habitat for wildlife indigenous to Australia and now groups from the states are doing what they can to help.
A Tahoe Basin Forest Service firefighter has been deployed to Australia to help battle the many brush fires around the country.
The wildfires torching southern Australia have wiped out much of the koala population, stoking fears that the national icon is getting closer to extinction.
The Sacramento Kings will be starting the preseason on the other side of the world.
There are currently an estimated 2 to 6 million free-roaming cats across the country.
Emojis already light up text messages, social media, advertisements, even a movie. Now they're about to hit Australian roads.
A burly kangaroo whose buff physique shot him to internet fame has died at the age of 12.
On a golf course in northern Australia, everything is swinging — because 30 players are in the nude.
Fire crews from Australia and New Zealand are heading to California to aid in the massive battle against wildfires, according to Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott.
The record-breaking arachnid was 15 years older than any other spider scientists have found.
A rare discovery on an Australian road underscores just how powerful cyclones can be.
Chipmaker Intel Corp. announced plans to sell and lease back its Folsom site nearly a month after the technology giant said it would be laying off nearly 300 employees at the site in November.
A Rio Vista teacher and baseball coach has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, police said.
A death-in-custody investigation is underway in Sacramento after a woman who was arrested for trespassing and became unresponsive in the back of a patrol vehicle, police say.
A couple from Connecticut is charged with allegedly orchestrating a retail theft operation that may have cost Lululemon as much as $1 million.
A search for two men is underway in Placer County after they were swept away by the American River on Saturday.
A search for two men is underway in Placer County after they were swept away by the American River on Saturday.
Chipmaker Intel Corp. announced plans to sell and lease back its Folsom site nearly a month after the technology giant said it would be laying off nearly 300 employees at the site in November.
A Rio Vista teacher and baseball coach has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, police said.
A death-in-custody investigation is underway in Sacramento after a woman who was arrested for trespassing and became unresponsive in the back of a patrol vehicle, police say.
A couple from Connecticut is charged with allegedly orchestrating a retail theft operation that may have cost Lululemon as much as $1 million.
The Sacramento Police Department is trying out a new air asset that's designed to improve response times.
Last year, Sacramento had 55 traffic fatalities, which was an all-time high for the city. Now, the city is launching new traffic safety efforts to try and get that number down to zero.
Two people were shot and killed in the Northgate area of Sacramento, police said Tuesday.
The Sacramento City Council has given the green light for a cannabis lounge pilot program.
Sacramento city leaders on Tuesday will consider passing new rules cracking down on sideshows. It comes as the number of street takeovers continues to grow.
Thousands of University of California health and service workers have hit the picket line as of Wednesday morning.
Expect rounds of heavy rain and Sierra snow, flooding concerns and travel impacts through the weekend before Thanksgiving as atmospheric river moves through Northern California
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
A U.S. Army soldier from Northern California who was captured during World War II and died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines has been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced Friday.
Miles Hastings threw three touchdown passes for UC Davis, but it was Lan Larinson's 59-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter that helped the Aggies hold off Sacramento State 42-39 in the 70th Causeway Classic on Saturday.
The 70th annual Causeway Classic, a football tradition between UC Davis and Sacramento State, introduced some new action this year to their long-standing rivalry.
Sacramento State will host UC Davis for the 70th Causeway Classic on Saturday. You can watch the game on KMAX31.
The High Wheelers, a professional baseball team that played in Davis last season, has found a new home in Northern California.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will miss Sunday's game against the Green Bay Packers with a sore throwing shoulder.
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.
Trump's sentencing in the "hush money" case has been delayed by a New York judge.
The Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the term, a one-line decision dismissing Facebook's appeal.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled into a part of the state that supports President-elect Donald Trump Thursday, speaking about jobs in a county that flipped from Democrat to Republican support this election cycle.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
Cold temperatures mean more people indoors, and more people indoors means more of a chance of spreading sickness.
The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said they have identified a possible bird flu case in a child in Alameda County.
A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photo taken from high above their residence. They called Kurtis when they thought the insurance carrier got it wrong.
Inflation and California's higher wages are driving up the cost of dining out, but the Call Kurtis team has found some relief for your wallet in the form of discount gift cards for restaurants.
A Sacramento mother is seeking answers—and justice—after discovering that her daughter's grave was moved without her knowledge.
A Lodi animal rescue and adoption agency said someone hijacked their Facebook page and is using it to rip people off. They reached out to the Call Kurtis team to look into it.
A Folsom viewer said a credit reporting agency is refusing to remove a debt that isn't hers. She reached out to the Call Kurtis team for help.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
The CHP 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 confirmed.
CBS News California takes a closer look at the drug component of the high-profile Proposition 36 to fact-check claims about the ballot measure from supporters and opponents.
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.
The family contacted CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to look into the matter.
The Call Kurtis team has found that some companies you may already be doing business with may offer streaming for free, or at deeply discounted rates.
The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
The goal is to attract more women to the profession.
A new wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line has forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations in both counties on Saturday.
As wildfires rage across California, new research reveals an alarming impact on one of the region's most vital industries: agriculture.
California voters will be asked to authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects, including wildfire prevention.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
Rain froze over to ice but many people still drove up to the mountains to enjoy the snow.
Sacramento County crews used a break in the storm to prepare for the next one.
Carl Granderson is a Grant High alumni.
Miles Hastings threw three touchdown passes for UC Davis, but it was Lan Larinson's 59-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter that helped the Aggies hold off Sacramento State 42-39 in the 70th Causeway Classic on Saturday.
An atmospheric river dropped snow in the Sierra overnight.