Tahoe Truckee Region Statewide Articles

A California man is in custody after a routine traffic stop yielded a terrifying situation, officials said.

Education has never been a top priority of President-elect Donald Trump’s, but that doesn’t mean schools — or students — will be immune from Trump’s agenda in the next four years, education experts say. Trump may slash school funding, cut …

Over 30 places in 15 California counties will be getting new names by Jan. 1, 2025.

Mount Diablo State Park will likely be on fire next week.This isn’t the prognostication of some super psychic meteorologist, but a notice from California State Parks, which plans to conduct prescribed burns on the mountain on one or more days …

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders must mount a strong offense as well as robust defense against attacks on environmental protection and climate change mitigation.

California's Proposition 6 and Nevada's Question 4 sounded like similar prison reforms. But key differences may explain the diverging outcomes.

The Brentwood City Council approved a ban on short-term rentals and the development of new car washes, but decided to table a conversation on banning new gas stations for a later date.The Brentwood Planning Commission last month also recommended banning …

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit the Fontana area on Saturday.

A massive fire destroyed a Hollywood automotive parts store Saturday afternoon.

A troubled San Jose modular housing project for homeless residents has hit another snag.The opening of a temporary housing site on Branham Lane has been delayed over difficulties ensuring the homes are structurally safe. The project was supposed to be …

The State Bar has accused Aaron Spolin, a Princeton-educated former McKinsey consultant, of using deceptive marketing and lies to sign up prisoners.

There is no evidence that the strain is spreading in California or the U.S., and the risk of contracting Clade I mpox in the U.S. remains low.

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.