El Dorado County Statewide Articles

ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in the new administration. The idea of Trump, a Republican, appointing Kennedy to his cabinet would have been surprising just a few months …

A Bay Area school district has settled a lawsuit claiming that Black students and English learners were denied a proper education and were disproportionately suspended, expelled or funneled into special education classrooms offering poor instruction.Pittsburg Unified School District in Contra …

O.C. firefighter Andrew Brown, who was injured when his firetruck rolled over on the way home from the Airport fire, spent nearly two months at a Colorado hospital.

Note: This story was updated to note that the full board of regents voted to approve the tuition increase.The University of California will increase annual tuition by $3,402 for out-of-state undergraduate students who enter the university next fall, under a …

Three people are shot to death and a fourth is injured inside a Lancaster home that is then set on fire, authorities say.

Starting Monday, health care personnel in Sonoma County are required to mask up in patient care facilities due to the expected respiratory virus season.Dr. Karen Smith, Sonoma County’s interim health officer, issued the order that will be in effect through …

A Redondo Beach man was arrested Friday in connection with a suspicious bag that was left outside the Torrance courthouse this week, authorities said.

Somis, a rural community in Ventura County, was used to close calls. This was different. My mother-in-law was lucky; some neighbors weren't.

The discovery of high levels of heavy metals in a popular fire retardant has added to long-running concerns from environmentalists.

The California Public Utilities Commission unveiled a proposal that could potentially close the Aliso Canyon gas storage field in the coming years, but local activists and politicians say it doesn't provide a fast or clear enough timeline.

At least six L.A. County sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty amid an investigation into their work for a 24-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of extortion and hiding millions of dollars from tax collectors.

Rep. Adam B. Schiff is accustomed to the limelight on Sunday talk shows and on the House floor. In the Senate, the Burbank Democrat will carry a new title: freshman.

Samuel Woodward, then 21, was driven by 'pure hate and rage' over his victim's sexual orientation and religious beliefs, the judge says.

More than 550 Berkeley municipal workers are scheduled to stage a two-day strike next week if efforts to reach a contract agreement with the city continue to fail.Union leaders announced the strike for next Wednesday and Thursday to protest what …

It’s an election year like none other, including the races for Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.The board is set to have an Asian American majority for the first time, with Betty Duong and Margaret Abe-Koga leading in Districts 2 …

The California Coastal Commission approved a long-planned update to Sonoma County’s coastal land use and zoning regulations at the commission’s meeting in San Francisco. The unanimous vote from the commission’s 12 members on Thursday approved an update to Sonoma County’s …

Southern California will have a respite from hot, dry weather this weekend as colder temperatures sweep in — bringing with them the possibility of scattered rain showers and snow in the mountains.

Health officials have announced six more H5N1 bird flu infections in humans: five in California and the first known case in Oregon.

Another lawsuit was filed amid concerns over a transgender volleyball player at SJSU.

The southbound 605 Freeway lanes in Downey and Norwalk will be closed or reduced through the weekend and into Monday morning for a roadway improvement project.