Placer County Statewide Articles

Police have made no arrests in the fatal hit-and-run in Exposition Park, but have identified a person of interest.

Thanksgiving isn’t only about family, food and football. It also can be a great escape from reality, a needed time to just chill out at home and watch a movie, series or short film. To accommodate that rejuvenating mood, here …

The proposed expansion of Oakland International Airport took a step closer to reality recently when the city’s Board of Port Commissioners voted to approve a key environmental study of the project.The board voted 6-0, with one commissioner absent, to approve …

Ryan Kobayashi, who flew to Los Angeles looking for his daughter, Hannah, after she was reported missing, 'tragically took his own life,' according to his family.

"This trial was a stark reminder of how gun violence harms whole communities."

A look at the lives the Menendez brothers built inside prison as they served life sentences without parole for the murders of their parents.

Will Menendez brothers go free? A judge will soon make a decision on whether to hand down a new sentence in their case.

Donald Trump supporters at an event called the MAGA Kingdom Hollywood Takeover in Los Angeles on Nov. 09, 2024. Photo by Mark Abramson for CalMatters

In the first Trump administration, California passed a “Sanctuary State” law that, with some exceptions, prohibited local law enforcement from automatically transferring people to federal immigration authorities. Now the state is readying legal challenges to thwart a second Trump administration’s …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a key figure in protests over California vaccine laws. He could set U.S. health policy in the Trump administration.

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While incoming members pick paint and drapes for their new offices, departing members are shoved into a collective basement space.

After banning hemp products that contain THC and other intoxicating compounds, California regulators are starting to crack down — catching some retailers by surprise and upending the lucrative market for cannabis-adjacent drinks and gummies.

If Trump's plans for mass deportations penetrate California's heartland, it almost surely would decimate the workforce farmers rely on to plant and harvest their crops. So, why aren't farmers worried?

Groundwater pumping has been causing the land to sink at a record pace in California's San Joaquin Valley. New research suggests ways of addressing the problem.

GEO Group, one of the nation's largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities.

Unauthorized switching of Affordable Care Act plans appears to have tapered off in recent weeks based on an almost one-third drop in casework associated with consumer complaints, say federal regulators. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees the …

Unauthorized switching of Affordable Care Act plans appears to have tapered off in recent weeks based on an almost one-third drop in casework associated with consumer complaints, say federal regulators. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees the …

A Fremont assisted living facility is on the hook for $137,000 in back wages and damages after the U.S. Department of Labor found it violated federal overtime rules.Lincoln Retirement Villa knowingly shorted 20 workers out of their wages and failed …

A 2023 survey indicated more than half of college students have used AI tools for help on assignments or exams.