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SANTA ROSA — Authorities are trying to determine what’s causing an increase in violence that has left five suspects dead during raids of marijuana gardens across Northern California during the past several weeks read more..

An early Sunday race along a Long Beach, Calif., street sent one car crashing into a concrete sign, killing three people, police said. A fourth person in the Mustang was critically hurt, while two 17-year-old read more..

SAN DIEGO — For seven years now, Republican activists believe, the California Republican Party has had to fend largely for itself as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to do much for its candidates. That read more..

Four banks centered in Virginia, Florida and Chicago has been closed raising the number of banks that have failed in US to 118. The banks based in California- Los Padres Bank based in Solvang, Butte Community Bank read more..

Fiorina attacked Boxer as having a record of supporting more government regulations and higher taxes during her address to the California Republican Party’s fall convention. The former Hewlett Packard Co. CEO read more..

There are small moments that make farming worthwhile for 26-year-old Toby Hastings – detaching a ripe Sharlyn melon from the vine with just a slight tug, digging for potatoes and finding nests of them read more..

LOS ANGELES — Southern California is long overdue for a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault, according to a landmark study of historic seismic activity. The study, produced after several years of read more..

The swallows of San Juan Capistrano aren’t the only creatures flocking to California in summer. Golfers have long relied on the cooling breezes of the state’s northern reaches, from the seaside splendor of the Monterey Peninsula to the incomparable variety of the San Francisco Bay Area to the mountain majesty of Lake Tahoe. It may be hard to find a better road trip in the country. Here’s your … read more..

California’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 12.3 percent last month, the third-highest state jobless rate in the United States, the state’s Employment Development Department said on Friday. read more..

KQED’s California Report/Health Dialogues reports on end-of-life care and the roles culture and insurance play. In considering end of life care, “sometimes there’s disagreement within a family, and cultural and generational differences can complicate what is already an emotionally fraught situation. read more..

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers have passed a resolution acknowledging an often-overlooked group the thousands of Italian-Americans who were displaced, arrested and harassed during World War II. read more..

Yiming Xing peeled back the tattered Los Angeles Times pages from the first of two small bundles, hoping to find antiques beneath the 1930s newsprint. Then came the stunning realization that she was staring at tiny human read more..

Former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito was denied a license to fight in California on Wednesday, leaving a significant hurdle in the way of a proposed bout against Manny Pacquiao. Margarito was suspended for at read more..

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Six women and one man who allege they were sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest have filed two separate lawsuits against the Diocese of Oakland. The lawsuits filed Wednesday read more..

LOS ANGELES - Home sales in Southern California plummeted 21.4 percent last month for the largest year-over-year drop in more than two years, a tracking firm reported Tuesday, suggesting the market isn’t ready read more..

California may begin paying bills with IOUs in September for a second year in a row as a legislative logjam over erasing a $19 billion deficit prevents passage of a budget. read more..

California officials are outfitting preschoolers in Contra Costa County with tracking devices they say will save staff time and money. The system was introduced Tuesday. When at the school, students will wear a jersey that has a small radio frequency tag. The… California - Contra Costa County California - United States - Counties - Contra Costa read more..

California may begin paying bills with IOUs in September for a second year in a row to conserve cash as a legislative logjam over erasing a $19 billion deficit prevents passage of a budget. read more..

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court Monday put off any same-sex marriages in California until at least next year. In a brief order, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to stay Chief U.S. District Judge read more..

A California man fell to his death early Monday from a bridge over the Washougal River about 20 miles east of the city of Washougal in southwest Washington. read more..