Transportation officials say construction work on Los Angeles' busiest freeway went ahead of schedule and they have reopened all northbound lanes of Interstate 405 through the Sepulveda Pass.

Authorities say an elderly woman being cared for at a California retirement facility died after a nurse at the facility refused to perform CPR on the woman after she had collapsed.

The leader of a conservative faction within the California Republican Party says pregnancies by rape are rare because a woman's body is traumatized by the violence.

A wildfire in the heavily vegetated Santa Ana River bottom has been held to 311 acres, despite extremely dry conditions and temperatures in the 80s.

A suspect has been shot and killed by police after a chase of a stolen car that began in Daly City and ended in San Francisco early Saturday.

An increase in the number of encounters between people and mountain lions is prompting state officials to consider giving game wardens more options besides shooting the animals.

A judge has dismissed all but one count in a civil lawsuit by Michael Jackson's mother against concert giant AEG Live over the pop superstar's death.

One of the oldest fulltime schoolteachers in the nation has retired at the age of 94.

Southern California authorities say they have found a suicide note on a computer belonging to a 20-year-old man accused of killing three people during a deadly rampage last month.

Great white sharks off the coast of California are set to enjoy greater protection, as state officials consider whether to add the predator to California's list of endangered species.

A Santa Clara County supervisor has resigned from office and agreed to plead guilty to a dozen counts of criminal activity, including perjury and misappropriation of public funds.

California Gov. Jerry Brown has denied parole for a former Charles Manson follower who has served more than 40 years in prison.

Californians may be paying the highest gasoline taxes in the nation when a 3 ½-cents-per-gallon increase kicks in this summer.

The cities of Atherton, Menlo Park and Palo Alto have lost a bid to block the California high-speed rail line along the peninsula's Caltrain corridor.

Los Angeles is trying to force convicted sex offenders out of some neighborhoods by building parks near their homes.

Southern California firefighters have made significant progress against remnants of a wildfire that damaged a home and cut power to about 2,000 residents in Riverside County.

California regulators have ordered a 3 ½ cent gas tax hike to take effect this summer.

Riverside County firefighters are taking on a 10-acre blaze in Rancho Jurupa Regional Park that is burning near a number of homes and buildings.

A jury has recommended the death penalty for a man who raped and stabbed to death a pregnant Orange County newlywed nearly a quarter-century ago.

Sheriff's officials say two California police detectives gunned down while investigating a sexual assault complaint were interviewing the suspect when he shot them by surprise.

California lawmakers have taken their first step toward passing new consumer protections under the federal health care overhaul.

Nine California school districts are submitting a joint application to the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver of stringent school standards and are proposing an alternative way to measure performance.

The Los Angeles city attorney's office says it is seeking an injunction against a gang that has engaged in murders, robberies and drug trafficking in the San Fernando Valley.

The mayor of a California city struggling with a spike in burglaries and other crimes is apologizing for promoting a class about how to pick locks in her newsletter.

Government investigators have found that Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents.