Gov. Newsom signs bills focusing on reproductive healthcare in California. Some of the bills focus on increasing access to abortion.

Get an overview of the 2026 California election, highlighting key races. Discover how the state has voted in past presidential elections.

The drought-stricken state has improved its ability to collect and store rainwater. But many gallons may still rush into the Pacific.

Landmark legislation requiring large employers to cover infertility treatments went into effect at the beginning of the year. It's changed lives and boosted clinic caseloads – and left the uninsured scrambling to afford care.

So far this year, announced layoffs in California averaged 121 per month through mid-September. That’s 8% below 2025’s pace. California’s 2026 layoff warnings involve an average of 6,500 workers per month. That’s 11% fewer jobs cut than the previous year’s pace.

Beachfront homeowners and beachcombers are watching the sand vanish into the ocean as torrid waves strike the coast.

El Niño could unleash major storms and flooding. It also could bring precious water to drought-afflicted California.

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — For years, residents of this Southern California beach town could walk a mile along a stretch of cream-colored sand and dip their toes in the waves lapping ashore. To continue reading, log in or subscribe.

This year’s fall foliage season in California is about a week ahead of schedule, similar to last year. But unlike last fall, when calm conditions let leaves hang on branches and extended peak fall colors for weeks, forecast wind events will likely shorten peak conditions at many leaf-peeping locations in the Eastern Sierra.

Three blood-soaked California poachers got caught red-handed at a national park with headless deer stuffed inside trash bags.