State News

Blue Shield of California wants to show the state how vulnerable people feel when they don't have health coverage - by putting up naked statues.

UC Berkeley officials say they will immediately move forward on their long-delayed plan to build a new sports center.

An autopsy on the body of a 15-year-old Antioch girl found dead in her home earlier this week has revealed gory details about the abuse she endured.

A $5,000 reward has been offered for informating leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed a desert tortoise at a Joshua Tree National Park campground last month.

California is taking initial steps to prepare for another dry winter by trying to ensure that farmers and cities will have adequate water supplies in 2009.

The Orange County coroner's office says a sister and brother found dead in their home under unusual circumstances on Easter both died of natural causes.

Authorities are investigating the death of a mentally ill man who was shocked with a Taser while being subdued by Garden Grove police.

The California Department of Transportation says a member of litter pickup crew killed on Highway 126 was a person referred by the Ventura County probation department.

U.S. authorities say they intercepted two boats off San Diego's coast with a total of 24 illegal immigrants aboard.

A pit bull support group says Manteca's new law requiring owners to spay or neuter the breed does not comply with state law.