After years of legal battles over allegations of systematic racial bias, a northern California county has committed to overhauling its policing practices and submitting to independent oversight. Catch up: Siskiyou County’s Board of Supervisors and Sheriff’s Office finalized a partial settlement in late December resolving portions of Mathis v.

Trees are all spaced several feet apart. Eaves are enclosed. It's all an effort to reduce the chances of these homes burning down in a wildfire.

The Northern Lights made a rare appearance over Northern California, visible due to the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years. From Paradise to beyond, these stunning displays have

A few dozen people made their way to the Placerville Observatory on Monday night, hoping to catch a rare glimpse of the Northern Lights, which were visible only through a camera lens.

More than 70,000 other Powerball tickets sold in California also won prizes ranging from $4 to $40,000, the lottery said.

By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, an area that could give rise to devastating major earthquakes.

Sierra ski resorts got a boost from the winter storm that brought new snowfall to the region over the weekend. Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto are well ahead of the average for the water year so far.

A cookie that hearkens to an Oakland-born ice cream is available for online sales, with in-person booths appearing Feb. 4