Gov. Jerry Brown's office says the California governor is undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer.

Stockton police say a person opened fire at officers during a high speed-chase that ended when the suspect's vehicle crashed on a highway onramp, killing one of its occupants.

Police say five people are in custody in connection with the death of a man who was one of two people found bound and gagged on a San Francisco street.

Prosecutors say a California murder suspect lived with his girlfriend's rotting corpse for months.

The University of California, Berkeley says a $1 million gift will help provide scholarships to nearly 200 students who are illegal immigrants.

Officials plan to conduct an autopsy on the body of a San Jose woman who died after her kayak flipped over and was pushed against a rock in a Shasta County creek.

Inmates at a Southern California jail must now pay $3 to turn their head a cough.

Christmas came early for some shoppers at a Walmart in the San Francisco Bay area city of Livermore.

A California appeals court has overturned a Lucasfilm pregnancy case verdict, saying jurors should have been told the entertainment company was entitled to withdraw its job offer.

One man was killed Monday morning on I-80 after he rolled his truck, crushing the passenger compartment.

The James Bond blockbuster "Skyfall" has risen back to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, taking in $10.8 million.

Attorneys representing dozens of children in lawsuits brought against the Los Angeles Unified School District over alleged teacher sexual misconduct say they are dropping out of settlement negotiations and want to go trial.

Police say a graduate student who was shot to death in a struggle with campus police at California State University, San Bernardino, suffered from bipolar disorder for at least 17 years and frequently neglected to take his medication.

Authorities say the gunman who killed four family members on a rural Indian reservation in California had reported thefts to police and was once accused of driving under the influence with his children in the car.

The former president of the Los Angeles neighborhood commission who claimed a spinal tumor was to blame for his penchant for child pornography is set to be sentenced Monday for distributing sexually explicit images.

Commuters in the San Francisco Bay area could see parking lot costs triple at BART stations.

Authorities say three people are dead and four others - including two young girls - are wounded after a shooting Saturday night on a Tulare County Indian reservation.

People are gathering in the mountain town of Meyers Sunday night for an unusual Christmas celebration.

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped ten cents over the past three weeks.

The attorney of a Southern California terror suspect is questioning authorities' handling of his client, who had injuries to his face and head when he was turned over to the FBI by U.S. military officials in Afghanistan.

An investigation finds California patients are at risk from reckless prescribing by doctors because of a lack of oversight at the state Medical Board.

Safety experts are bracing for the two foggiest months of the year in California's San Joaquin Valley and hoping an intricate warning system continues to keep drivers safe.

Leaders of the California Assembly say they have no plans to change their longstanding practice of adding and changing their votes after they're cast on the Legislature floor, despite criticism of the practice.

Gay marriage supporters see 41 reasons to fret over the Supreme Court's decision to take up the case of California's ban on same-sex unions.

A property restriction dating to 2003 could scuttle efforts to keep the Nevada Cancer Institute operating in Las Vegas.