A sheriff's deputy was struck and critically injured by a car as he investigated an abandoned vehicle along railroad tracks in an unincorporated area of East Los Angeles.

With another powerful storm heading to Northern California, the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for the Napa and Russian rivers.

Scientists measuring California's giant sequoias to assess their role in fighting climate change have discovered that the tree thought to be the world's second largest is actually third.

A Sacramento food company is recalling its soy products after government inspectors found unsanitary conditions at its processing facility.

Authorities are investigating the death of a California Highway Patrol officer who died from a gunshot wound to the head in Bakersfield.

A sex offender law in Orange County that bans some people from visiting parks and beaches has been ruled illegal by a panel of judges.

The heavy rain that's been drenching Northern California is far from over.

A Sacramento woman convicted of trafficking teenage prostitutes in the San Francisco Bay area has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

Southern California motorists are having a tough morning commute on rainy streets.

Authorities have released the name of the animal control officer who was shot and killed while trying to retrieve pets from a Sacramento County home.

Authorities have released the names of two teenage girls who were shot and killed during an especially violent weekend in Oakland.

A California man is accused of trying to sell marijuana on Craigslist.

An animal rights group has filed a lawsuit claiming a Hermosa Beach restaurant is ducking the state's foie gras sales ban by offering the duck liver delicacy as a complimentary side dish.

One of three men convicted in the infamous kidnapping of a school bus full of California Central Valley school students has been denied parole.

A San Francisco Bay area woman is California's newest millionaire after turning in her winning California lottery ticket.

A federal judge has rejected a National Rifle Association effort to block enforcement of San Francisco gun laws.

A Central California dentist is facing charges that he sexually abused four female patients - at least one while she was sedated.

Sacramento County officials say an animal control officer was fatally shot at a home where he was assisting a bank employee with business related to an eviction.

A judge has sentenced a former Democratic campaign treasurer to eight years in federal prison for defrauding high-profile clients, including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, of at least $7 million.

An attorney for Kim Kardashian says the reality star is "handcuffed" to her estranged husband because the case is not yet ready for trial.

The first in a series of storms has touched down in Northern California, bringing high winds and rain to the region.

Labor Department officials say San Francisco-based First Republic Bank had paid a little more than $1 million in back wages to settle an overtime case involving hundreds of workers in five states.

Authorities say a baby girl nearly drowned in a Sun Valley toilet after falling in while she and an older sibling were playing alone in a locked bathroom.

San Francisco officials are seeking $1.2 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers to cover the unpaid medical costs for Bryan Stow, a San Francisco Giants fan who was brutally beaten in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium.

An austerity plan approved by leaders of bankrupt San Bernardino slashes more than $26 million in spending and freezes debt payments as the Southern California city struggles to survive.