Officials say two state Department of Transportation workers have been killed while removing rocks from a hillside above a rural Northern California highway.
A registered nurse has been convicted of abusing a severely autistic man in San Diego County by twisting his arm, pulling his hair and poking him in the eye.
A newspaper is reporting that technology firms, banks and other companies are fighting a proposed Internet privacy law that would require companies to show consumers the personal data they've collected on them and how it's being used.
A state lawmaker wants to set basic standards for the short-term day care centers that are growing in popularity at fitness centers, shopping malls, grocery stores and other businesses.
Authorities say nearly 100 homes remain evacuated as firefighters with help from water-dropping helicopters and an air tanker make advances on a stubborn brush fire in foothills east of Los Angeles.
Ventura County will weigh whether to require porn actors to wear condoms during filming similar to a law adopted by Los Angeles County voters last year.
A plan being pushed by California lawmakers would give immigrants living in the country illegally - and legal residents who can't afford health insurance but don't qualify for Medi-Cal - basic low-cost health care.
With auto officials saying driverless cars could be available by the end of the decade, California officials want to hear from the public on how to regulate the vehicles.
A dead body found in a trash container in Oakland may be that of a man who has been missing since he allegedly was in a car crash following a police pursuit.
California's high-speed rail authority changed its rules for selecting a company to build the system's first phase so equal weight was given to the cost of the bids and their technical rating, which includes safety and design quality.
Something was missing from San Francisco's ritualized remembrance of the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of the city: for the first time, no survivors of the world-famous Great Quake were on hand for the event.
Two environmental groups are suing the federal government over the December auction of nearly 18,000 acres of oil leases on prime public lands in Central California.
Tests of pipe samples from Chevron Corp.'s refinery in El Segundo found corrosion to an extent similar to the pipe that failed and caused a large fire at the company's Richmond facility.
A fund that is distributing money from a national settlement with mortgage lenders is giving 21 California organizations a total of $9.4 million to help borrowers who face the loss of their homes to foreclosure.