The percentage of dogs exposed to the bacterium that causes anaplasmosis, an illness spread by ticks, has risen. It could be an early warning for humans.

Family says the bodies of a County woman and her infant daughter have been found in their vehicle in a canal near Oakdale.

Educators and state leaders argued over the best way to teach students how to read, a battle often referred to as California’s “reading wars.”

Almond growers across Central California say they are battling a surging rat infestation across more than 100,000 acres of orchards, resulting in economic hardship and damage.

California Democrats released proposed congressional redistricting maps as their fight with Trump and Texas escalates.

A desperate search in Central California for a mother and her baby daughter missing for more than a month ended with the discovery of their bodies in a submerged car in a large irrigation canal about 25 miles southeast of Stockton.

Colleen Crowley and her family wanted more than their “sheltered” life in Montecito could offer. They packed everything into 10 suitcases, moved to Spain and have never looked back.

LOS ANGELES — There were 10,000 instances of book bans at public schools in the 2023-24 school year, according to PEN America. In 2024, 5,813 titles were challenged in public libraries and schools nationwide, says the American Library Assn.

Florida’s state-chartered insurer is covering less than half of what it did in September 2023, falling from $620 billion worth of property to $295 billion. The coverage under California’s FAIR Plan, meanwhile, has risen 42% in under a year to $650 billion — 289% growth since September 2021.