The district attorney of Mariposa County, the home of Yosemite National Park, abruptly resigned last week after a local newspaper handed the county sheriff a trove of text messages that allegedly show the attorney buying methamphetamine dozens of times from a Merced man he previously prosecuted and defended in separate cases.

The “Leaving California” scorecard’s overall best bet for relocation is Minnesota. Next comes Massachusetts, then Virginia, New Hampshire, and Utah.

With high temperatures reaching into the 100s, school districts across the Sacramento area stepped in to help athletes, staff and parents beat the heat.Friday marks the start of high school football season for many schools.

California could become the first U.S. state to require restaurants to disclose common food allergens in each menu item under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

A two-hour drive north of San Francisco, on a 340-acre ranch tucked into the hills outside Middletown in Lake County, Julie Barr has spent nearly a decade raising alpacas. A retired Navy nurse, she moved her herd from Texas in 2015, filling the pastures with animals she describes as “so adorable.”

The Pickett Fire in California's Napa County grew Friday afternoon near Calistoga, reaching more than 3,000 acres and becoming the largest fire in the Bay Area this fire season.

California's long-delayed high-speed rail project is slated to be operating in the Central Valley by 2032, according to a report released Friday by the High Speed Rail Authority.

A wealthy stretch of beautiful Southern California coastline is about to be taken off the table for developers and homebuilders — and it’s not being protected for conservation. No, this soaring spit of land south of Los Angeles, known for its tall cliffs and endless ocean views, is being set aside because it’s too dangerous.