Jules Hotz for CalMatters
In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state’s embattled fire insurer of last resort by insisting that two of their leaders join its governing committee.
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Officials say firefighters across the state are stretched thin but with no major fires burning in San Diego County, at least 32 engines have been sent north. -
A former California police officer dubbed the Golden State Killer told victims Friday hew was “truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders that terrorized a wide swath of the state. -
Sky-darkening wildfires that took at least five lives and forced thousands of people from their homes blazed throughout California on Friday as firefighting resources strained under the vastness of the infernos authorities were trying to control. -
A wildfire erupted amid a scorching summer heat wave Thursday in a sparsely developed area at the San Diego-Riverside county line, blackening dozens of open acres but causing no reported structural damage. -
Mike Fournier was piloting a Bell UH-1 helicopter, contracted to perform water drops over a brushfire in Central California when the airship crashed around 10 a.m. Wednesday in Coalinga, an hour southwest of Fresno. -
KPBS Midday EditionWildfires raged through Northern California on Thursday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies near San Francisco as crews struggled to surround them despite steep terrain and blistering heat. -
As a record-breaking heat wave continues across the San Diego region, people can seek relief in cool zones. -
The target of the shooting was an occupied business in a strip mall. The business' front window was shattered by the gunfire. Police did not disclose the name of the business. -
The local office says it has received notifications regarding hundreds of prisoners who have been released so far, though it says CDCR is only notifying victims registered with its victim notification system. -
KPBS Midday EditionSome of the confrontations have involved members of a Facebook group called “Defend East County.” The group was started after a La Mesa protest at the end of May turned destructive. It has recently swelled to over 20,000 members.
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