California felon escapes custody by simply strolling away from low-security work site

A California convict who served 10 years in prison for a domestic violence standoff with a police officer escaped custody by wandering around the lightly guarded grounds of his workplace. Authorities have now launched a massive search for 35-year-old Santiago Duran, who walked out of the Julius Klein Conservation Camp in the Los Angeles suburb […]

Newsom Claims California Budget Surplus; Warns of Trump, DOGE Spending Cuts

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) insisted the state will have a modest budget surplus next year, but still plans to raid the “rainy day” emergency fund, prompting President-elect Donald Trump He warned about the president's spending cuts. Newsom came under intense criticism last year after he turned what was once a $100 billion surplus into […]

Biden creating two national monuments in California

The White House announced Tuesday that President Biden will build two new national monuments in California. Biden will officially designate Chuckwalla National Monument and Sattitra Highlands National Monument, protecting a total of 848,000 acres of special significance to the tribes. These will likely be one of the last conservation efforts, if not the last, completed […]

California man says ‘I’m the DUI’ during arrest for drunken driving in Murrieta

In California, a man who claimed to be driving under the influence during a traffic stop shortly after midnight on January 1st was arrested for driving under the influence. Southern California's Murrieta Police Department shared body camera video of the encounter on its Instagram page Thursday. At 12:40 a.m. on January 1st, Murrieta Police Officer […]

Lame-duck Biden Gives California Special EPA Waivers on the Way Out

The Environmental Protection Agency's approval of the waiver gives California the power under the Clean Air Act to set stricter emissions limits than the federal government, and the state's state-driven rules are a sign that Mr. Trump and his allies will be further protected from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) promised Friday that the Republican-led […]

California surfer Alessandro Slebir rides 108-foot-tall wave

Last week, a California surfer ripped through a monster wave at Mavericks and may go down in the record books. Alessandro “Alo” Threbir, 23, was surfing with friends on Dec. 23 when he came across a popular surfing spot just north of Half Moon Bay that some people were surprised to see. I caught a […]