The Pack Fire in Mono County, about 140 miles southeast of Sacramento, had grown to about 5.3 square miles by Thursday night.

A California woman is facing charges for allegedly joining a protest that disrupted a Turning Point USA event at UC Davis, reigniting free speech debates.

The primary election will be held in June, where the field of candidates running for governor of California will winnow down to two.

Authorities are working to locate the shooting suspect, described as a man wearing dark clothing, police said.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges appalling conditions at California’s largest immigration detention facility, a formerly mothballed prison in the desert where sewage bubbles up from shower drains and detainees are forced to use dirty bandages to wrap open sores.

A winter storm bearing down on Central California this week whipped up a wildfire, prompting evacuations, but also helped dissipate some of the flames.

Ballots cast to approve Prop. 50 outnumbered "no" votes in Fresno, Imperial, Lake, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Joaquin counties, each of which were carried by Mr. Trump in the last presidential election.