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Candidates for California governor tangle in testy debate with mail voting already underway

By Michael R. Blood, Sophie Austin, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles a year after wildfires

California penalizes State Farm over its handling of insurance claims after Los Angeles wildfires

California’s top insurance regulator says the state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company violated state law while handling claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires.

By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press

Britney Spears' supporters gather outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, in Los Angeles

Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

Spears, who has since entered substance abuse treatment, was arrested March 4 after she was pulled over for driving her black BMW fast and erratically on U.S. 101 near her home, the California Highway Patrol said.

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Crew uses an oil boom in an attempt to skim oil from the waters off Refugio State Beach after a massive oil spill on the C...

California oil fight tests state's right to push back against Washington during war

California continues to fight the Trump administration after it defied state officials to restart oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast in the name of national security.

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

Candidates gubernatorial candidates debates in San Francisco

California's woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor

It's the first time in a generation that California has a wide-open contest for the heavily Democratic state's highest office, with more than 50 names on the ballot.

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Federal authorities arrest 2 dozen Mexican Mafia members and associates in California

By Associated Press

More than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican Mafia were arrested Thursday during an early morning crackdown across Southern California, federal authorities said.

Federal appeals court blocks California law requiring federal agents to wear identification

By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press

California lawyers argued that the law applied equally to all law enforcement officers without discriminating against the U.S. government, and that it was important for public safety.

Hot air balloon with 13 aboard makes emergency landing in California backyard

By Ed White, Associated Press

A balloon landed in a Southern California backyard over the weekend. A balloon with 13 people.

Rising energy costs force some states to reassess ambitious climate goals

By Michael Hill

Some Democratic leaders are trying to balance the party’s traditional support for clean energy policies with the current political imperative to deliver “affordability” agendas.