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"As the network continues to attract internet service providers, thousands of residents along the Eastern Sierra Nevada and millions more across the state will gain access to more options for reliable and affordable high-speed internet service."

San Jose fire officials warned that lithium-ion batteries are highly toxic when ablaze due to 'highly irritating gases' like carbon monoxide.

Contractors were blasting the south side of Mount Cristo Rey to prepare the terrain for construction of the border wall President Donald Trump has long promised would run from San Diego in California to Brownsville in Texas.

"Many times I find myself having to set aside other basic needs my children have in order to prioritize buying food," Garcia said in Spanish.

The earthquake hit at 1:41 a.m. The epicenter was less than a mile away from the Santa Cruz County community of Boulder Creek. It was about 11 miles northwest of Santa Cruz, 19 miles southwest of downtown San José, and 48 miles southeast of downtown San Francisco.

Daffani Ryan described the moment of impact, stating, 'Like a shotgun. Oh, yeah. It was really-, it scared me. We got off at the next exit so that I can calm down.'

Companies hoping to sign contracts with the state of California will have to show they have policies to keep AI from distributing child sexual abuse material and violent pornography.

We urgently tried to get to the children in the back, and we were not successful. But I tried keeping the parents calm and telling them that I was there, trying to get any information that I could.

In the 2025 crash, Lowe was driving an unregistered, uninsured Toyota Solara when he ran a stop sign and collided with a Jeep Grand Cherokee, causing significant injury.

The crash occurred on the northbound 215 freeway near Eucalyptus Avenue around 7:30 p.m., resulting in one fatality and multiple injuries.

Human remains found on Bay Area beaches in 1999 and 2023 have been identified as those of Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999. The remains were discovered by a family searching for sea shells in 2022, leading to an investigation that linked the remains to Kinney's family through DNA analysis.

This showcases the escalation in behaviors from viewing digital images to filming to physical behaviors. Officers allege Edwards not only possessed and distributed the material but also secretly recorded guests during private moments, leading to additional invasion of privacy charges.

Judge Kelley Paul is considering whether to remove District Attorney Jeff Rosen from retrying five activists accused of vandalism, due to allegations of campaign fundraising misconduct.

This bill is intended to address a narrow set of high-cost, resource-intensive requests that can delay agencies' ability to respond to other records requests. The goal is to ensure that agencies can continue to respond to all requests in a timely manner.

The report states, 'Inexplicably, no code enforcement occurred, even though all dangerous fireworks had been banned by ordinance throughout rural Yolo County since 2001.' This lack of oversight allowed the fireworks businesses to expand unchecked, culminating in the deadly explosion.

"Domestic migration patterns continue to redistribute the population from the largest counties to less populous ones. Collectively, the 50 counties with 1 million or more people in 2025 had a net domestic migration loss of 637,634."

Officers arrested Alexander Schecter, 24, at his Santa Monica residence on Friday and booked him on one count of rape by force, one count of forcible oral copulation, one count of robbery, one count of extortion and one count of battery.