Mercury is the first home insurer to use California's recently passed regulatory reform to ask for a rate hike. More are likely to follow, experts say.

The “Leaving California” scorecard’s overall best bet for relocation is Minnesota. Next comes Massachusetts, then Virginia, New Hampshire, and Utah.

The district attorney of Mariposa County, the home of Yosemite National Park, abruptly resigned last week after a local newspaper handed the county sheriff a trove of text messages that allegedly show the attorney buying methamphetamine dozens of times from a Merced man he previously prosecuted and defended in separate cases.

A California elementary school teacher was sentenced to 215 years to life for luring young children into a private room on campus and filming himself sexually assaulting them in Sacramento.

California could become the first U.S. state to require restaurants to disclose common food allergens in each menu item under legislation being considered by state lawmakers.

The treacherous stretch of highway known as " Blood Alley " is scheduled to temporarily close this coming Tuesday through Thursday for Caltrans to complete repairs that were originally slated for earlier this month.

It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to protect yourself.