While the Trump administration has threatened tariffs on a spate of Mexican goods, avocados have so far been spared. California growers said they want Mexican avocados to keep flowing into the country, though they also want robust U.S. inspections of the imports to keep out pests to protect their crop.

Temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year will extend across California, Nevada and as far north as Montana.

The Pulitzer Prize called it “an affecting work of literary art and discovery whose illustrations bring to life three generations of Chinese women — the author, her mother and grandmother, and the

A Redondo Beach man was charged last week in North Carolina after he allegedly posed as an investment adviser and defrauded victims of more than $4 million over the course of several years.

A 20-mile closure is slated for California's notorious "Blood Alley," a dangerous stretch of road where James Dean was killed.

Continuing a growing trend, three new wolf packs have been confirmed in Northern California, increasing the population of the charismatic and controversial predator to 78 now — up from 44 animals in 2023 and only 7 in 2020.

Wolf advocates are hailing the arrival of the new packs, but local leaders have urged wildlife managers to take a more aggressive approach.

Chevron announced Wednesday it will lay off 800 employees in Midland County, Texas by July 15. Six hundred more are set to be laid off in California by June 1. The cuts are part of the oil company’s effort to downsize its global workforce by 20% by 2026.

For decades, California has been able to adopt its own emissions regulations, effectively setting the bar for carmakers nationally. And for just as long, Republicans have resented the state’s outsize influence.

Potentially facing massive federal funding losses, UC leaders, faculty and students are hoping the Legislature can preserve critical state dollars.