A staggering number of illegal immigrants are housed in California's prisons and jails, and it's taxpayers who foot the huge bill. Eyewitness News investigated the numbers and asked lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington what can be done.
A two-year battle with the Federal Emergency Management Agency leaves McFarland residents angry they had to purchase costly flood insurance that was never needed, they say.
Round Table Pizza Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, but executives insist that it won't affect the pizza chain's 483 restaurants for now.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's last-minute decision to grant clemency in a manslaughter case to the son of a key ally has set off a political furor in California and threatened to tarnish the former governor's legacy as a reformer and big-thinking environmental steward.
Thousands of sobbing mourners in military uniform and traditional Hmong dress paid their final respects Friday to the late Gen. Vang Pao, a U.S. ally in the Vietnam War whose proposed burial at Arlington National Cemetery was denied by the Army.
Rush Limbaugh's imitation of the Chinese language during a recent speech made by Chinese President Hu Jintao has stirred a backlash among Asian-American lawmakers in California and nationally.
California lawmakers enjoy a perk that seems like a luxurious amenity in a state that has been slashing billions of dollars from its budget: taxpayer-provided cars.
It took about three weeks to get complete results in some very close races, but the numbers are finally in. For some candidates, winning came down to just a handful of votes.
Democratic Rep. Jim Costa has narrowly won enough votes to retain his Central Valley seat in a district where Democrats hold a 20-point registration advantage.
Two congressional races in the Central Valley remain too close to call. Democratic Reps. Jim Costa and Jerry McNerney were leading their Republican challengers.
Rep. Jim Costa has declared victory in his race against farmer Andy Vidak for the 20th Congressional District seat. Since the election, late-arriving mail-in ballots have been tallied in the race.