Updated: 12:00 AM A Northern California man convicted of molesting and sodomizing his step-granddaughter will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Posted: 9:41 AM California authorities have reopened a 40-mile stretch of a major highway north of Los Angeles, some 17 hours after snow shut the route and forced hundreds of truckers to spend the night in their rigs.

Updated: 9:03 AM Health officials say the flu season's second influenza-related death in Orange County is a La Habra man.

Posted: 8:23 AM Police say some of the 14 workers held hostage overnight during a robbery at a Los Angeles clothing store were assaulted, and one was stabbed.

Updated: 12:04 PM A Southern California woman has pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges stemming from the death of a 2-year-old girl who died from complications after eating chili powder.

Posted: 10:56 AM The California Highway Patrol has reopened the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, where snow briefly closed the roadway.

Updated: 6:03 PM Officials say a student has been taken into custody following a shooting at a high school in California's San Joaquin Valley.

Posted: 8:34 AM After years of double-digit deficits, California's fiscal outlook is looking brighter.

Posted: 8:32 AM Police say a paroled California double murderer has led officers to the body of his 89-year-old mother.

Posted: 8:31 AM Police in Marin County are investigating the area's fourth bank robbery in less than a month.

Posted: 8:29 AM The California Highway Patrol says the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge needs a $31 million security camera system, a much higher price tag than previously estimated.

Updated: 8:19 AM Health officials say there have been two flu deaths in the Sacramento area and influenza cases are increasing throughout the region.

Posted: 5:44 PM A Northern California park being built on land donated by filmmaker George Lucas will feature statues of Indiana Jones and Yoda, two of his most popular characters.

Posted: 4:51 PM The lawyer for the pilot of an empty oil tanker that clipped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge says any speculation about "pilot error" being the cause is "highly premature."

Posted: 11:31 AM Forecasters say a combination of astronomical high tides, high surf and strong winds will bring minor flooding to low-lying areas of the Southern California coast this week.

Posted: 9:29 AM A computer glitch that left nearly 40,000 Californians unable to use their electronic food stamp cards has been fixed.

Posted: 9:28 AM The county has dropped a proposal to replace federal Transportation Safety Administration screeners at Sacramento International Airport with private security officers.

Posted: 9:26 AM A California soccer coach is in jail on a charge of raping a 16-year-old girl while she slept in his Oakdale home after a party.

Posted: 9:24 AM The Coast Guard says an empty oil tanker that crashed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was warned prior to striking the bridge tower.

Updated: 8:25 AM The parents of a 15-year-old student who leapt to his death at Crescenta Valley High School north of Los Angeles are suing the school district alleging they turned a blind eye to bullying that brought on their son's death.

Posted: 5:06 PM Prosecutors have filed special charges against the suspected gunman in a New Year's Eve bar shooting in Sacramento that left two people dead, making him eligible for the death penalty, if convicted.

Posted: 4:57 PM Authorities say the pilot of a crop-dusting helicopter suffered moderate injuries when his helicopter crashed in a field outside of Fresno Tuesday afternoon.

Updated: 5:00 PM California Gov. Jerry Brown says he feels great after concluding treatment for early-stage prostate cancer.

Posted: 4:52 PM Prosecutors say they won't be filing charges against a 67-year-old Northern California man who was arrested in September on suspicion of attempting to kill his girlfriend by giving her water containing chlorine.

Updated: 10:25 PM Authorities say a California teen who was found dead in South Lake Tahoe after going missing appears to have taken off her ski jacket and become disoriented while walking.