Measure addressing California fire insurance crisis advances in Senate
The Senate Committee on Insurance passed a bill Wednesday that lawmakers said will address the cost and availability of fire insurance in California.
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The Senate Committee on Insurance passed a bill Wednesday that lawmakers said will address the cost and availability of fire insurance in California.
A small town in the Northern California Sierra Foothills is proving it can do big things as local restaurants are less than two weeks away from making their national television debut.
A mountain lion was caught on camera walking across someone's yard in El Dorado County just weeks
With the 2024 Summer Olympic Games right around the corner, two Placerville teens are getting a head start on preparing for the Winter Games.
Leaders in El Dorado County and the city of Placerville have found themselves at the center of a lawsuit filed against them by the California attorney general and California Department of Public Health.
A San Francisco 49ers fan in Placerville is gearing up to watch another Super Bowl with one of the most unique collections of memorabilia in the area.
The suspect in a Placerville stabbing that happened last week has since been released from an area hospital for treatment of his own injuries and booked into jail, authorities said Monday.
No charges will be filed against the driver who struck a group of young children in a Pollock Pines crosswalk last May, prosecutors said Friday.
Somehow, four people escaped without being injured after the car they were in crashed off of Highway 50 in the high country.
The Placerville father who pleaded guilty in the killing of his own young son has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
It's turned into a Christmas controversy in Placerville: where to place this year's Christmas tree for the city's annual tree lighting ceremony.
Piper changed his plea in Lopez's killing from not guilty to guilty for a second-degree murder charge Thursday afternoon. He appeared in court remotely as he is already in federal custody after being convicted of sexually exploiting a girl.
Jordan Piper, the Placerville father accused of killing his 11-year-old son Roman Lopez in 2020, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting a young girl, prosecutors announced Monday.
A man is in custody accused of the murder of his girlfriend in Placerville, authorities said Tuesday.
More questions than answers were left after a woman was found dead inside her Northern California home on Thursday just before a man was found in a nearby home with stab wounds.
Sheriff's deputies who were responding to a stabbing found a woman dead inside a Placerville home, authorities said Thursday.
While traffic was heavy on Highway 50 Friday afternoon, it was steady with no major gridlocks.
Thousands of PG&E customers in El Dorado County are waking up in the dark Thursday morning.
A crash involving a big rig shut down part of Highway 50 in Placerville on Tuesday night.
The Placerville Speedway in El Dorado County is canceling races this weekend because of the heat.
Changes on downtown Placerville's Main Street are making some merchants mad as the city is forcing some local farmers to move their weekly market.
A Placerville man convicted on dogfighting-related charges has been sentenced to almost a year and a half behind bars and thousands of dollars in fines.
A subject who appeared to have a gun has died after a law officer-involved shooting in Placerville on Wednesday, authorities say.
Jordan Piper pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting an underage girl months before Roman Lopez was found dead.
Driving to meet demand, the Food Bank of El Dorado County may be coming to a location near you.
Wilmer Flores homered again and Luis Matos and LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros to complete a three-game sweep.
Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 10-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
A major crash has shut down a stretch of Highway 65 in Yuba County Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
The Athletics traded talented base-stealer and outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league right-hander Carlos Duran.
The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in Stanislaus County Tuesday, knocking down dozens of trees and damaging three properties.
Another prominent Democrat has thrown his name into the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California's governor.
The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in Stanislaus County Tuesday, knocking down dozens of trees and damaging three properties.
A wanted suspect who barricaded themselves after a chase in the north Sacramento County area has been detained, authorities say.
President Trump announced the U.S. will impose a minimum baseline of 10% tariffs on goods imported from all foreign countries, along with further "reciprocal tariffs."
Wilmer Flores homered again and Luis Matos and LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros to complete a three-game sweep.
From Opening Day to the open road, this baseball season, a Massachusetts man in failing health is on a mission to visit all 29 MLB parks in the U.S.
Times are already tough for many family-owned businesses, and now a series of smashed windows is adding thousands of dollars in extra expenses.
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.
A teenager who killed his friend while they were playing with a gun at a south Sacramento home over the weekend has been arrested, authorities said Tuesday.
With the A's arrival in West Sacramento, the region is already buzzing with speculation: Can we prove our worth and convince the MLB to bring a permanent team to town?
Another prominent Democrat has thrown his name into the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California's governor.
A California State Assembly committee killed two bills on Tuesday that would have restricted transgender athletes from playing on girls' sports teams.
The California Highway Patrol denied claims that its air operations program was grounded, suggesting that concerns likely stemmed from recent changes to the program's organizational structure.
New York Times Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson sits down for an interview about her new book about Joan Didion.
Plans are in the works for California to launch a methane-detecting satellite network, the governor's office says.
Wilmer Flores homered again and Luis Matos and LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros to complete a three-game sweep.
Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the Athletics 10-2 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
The Athletics traded talented base-stealer and outfielder Esteury Ruiz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for minor league right-hander Carlos Duran.
From Opening Day to the open road, this baseball season, a Massachusetts man in failing health is on a mission to visit all 29 MLB parks in the U.S.
The Chicago Cubs slugged away for a second straight game in beating the Athletics 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Amazon has expressed interest in buying TikTok ahead of deadline for ByteDance to sell the social media app or face a U.S. ban.
President Trump has previously described the "External Revenue Service" as an arm of government "to collect tariffs, duties, and all revenue that come from foreign sources."
Another prominent Democrat has thrown his name into the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California's governor.
President Trump announced the U.S. will impose a minimum baseline of 10% tariffs on goods imported from all foreign countries, along with further "reciprocal tariffs."
Riverside County Assemblyman Bill Essayli has accepted an appointment to be the United States Attorney for California's Central District.
Tony's Chocolonely is recalling some products after consumers reported finding "small stones" in the chocolate bars.
Some Egg Beaters and Bob Evans egg products have been recalled because they may include a cleaning solution, USDA says.
Disability rights advocates say income and asset caps for Medicaid buy-in programs are a "poverty trap" for millions of Americans.
A lot of smokers are switching to e-cigarettes to try and kick their nicotine fix, but does vaping really help kick the habit?
Nestlé USA cites consumer complaints, including "one potential choking incident" for recalling products sold nationwide.
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.
As the demand for eggs skyrockets, so is the demand for chickens.
Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. Yet the FAIR Plan is still cloaked in secrecy.
In an exclusive interview, Huskins and Quinn take us through his interrogation, showing us step-by-step how old-school interrogation training led to their "American Nightmare."
As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal the timeline of Matthew Muller's cold-case crimes. Crimes they helped solve. The survivors detail how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
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.
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.
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of fires.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces with Sierra Pacific Industries, a major lumber company, in a $75 million partnership to build and maintain fuel breaks throughout California and Oregon.
Research is just beginning on the impacts that the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California had on the health of first responders.
Federal funding cuts to the U.S. Forest Service are raising concerns in Placer County about whether there will be enough resources to prevent wildfires.
A West Sacramento woman who lost everything when her home flooded knew she had to step in to help those now suffering the same fate in the Los Angeles area.
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.
Cake, candles, chicken and a cow are the recipe for a 90th birthday celebration at the Madison Avenue Chick-fil-A for a long-time customer who has become a staple in the Sacramento community.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
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.
Here's a look the latest forecast.
Your Produce Man Michael Marks shows us all the deals you can find at the grocery store this week.
Authorities are in Granite Bay investigating what they say is a suspicious device.
Another prominent Democrat has announced he's running in 2026 to succeed Gavin Newsom as California governor.
Michael Stearn is hitting the road to visit all Major League ballparks in America while he still has time. With his liver failing, baseball and the open road is where he finds healing.