U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer is paying tribute to the teacher and administrators who disarmed a student during a shooting at a Kern County high school last month.

Two years before an immense coastal earthquake plunged Japan into a nuclear crisis, a geologic fault was discovered about a half-mile from a California seaside reactor — alarming regulators.

Republicans will need Central Valley swing voters if they hope to capture the governor's and U.S. Senate seats next week. Republicans see these Central Valley towns as the centerpiece of their election-year strategy in California.

It's hard to turn off Meg Whitman. The most expensive campaign for governor in U.S. history — about $162 million and counting — is inundating California voters with an unprecedented array of ads.

The former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. brought her economic message to Bakersfield and Fresno on Monday, in a region that has been hit hard by the recession.

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is following up its endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina with an attack ad against Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer.

Federal officials announced Thursday that California will get $2.25 billion for the development of high-speed rail connecting the state's major cities, including a segment from Fresno to Bakersfield.

Chances of a quick resolution to California's bizarre budget stalemate seemed even more remote Wednesday after recalcitrant Senate Republicans ousted their leader in a midnight coup and promised to hold out against tax increases.

The state Attorney General's office has confirmed it is investigating whether Shell Oil Co. has illegally cut off crude supplies to the Bakersfield refinery owned by Flying J Inc. Officials at Big West say they can't secure an adequate supply of oil to run the refinery.