State News

The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being advised to reject a claim by the mother of Jaycee Dugard, who authorities say was held captive for nearly two decades by a paroled rapist.

California is offering interest-free loans to rural hospitals and community clinics to help them cope during the state's budget impasse.

A small plane that crashed into a shallow lagoon off San Francisco Bay on Thursday, killing three people, belonged to the founder of a local steel company who was believed to be among the dead.

A teenager charged with helping to cover up the killing and dismemberment of a Hemet teen last year has been sentenced to six months in jail.

A former FBI informant who infiltrated a Southern California mosque has filed a new complaint against the U.S. government and a local police department saying they violated his civil rights.

A consumer group has found that just over half of California health care workers received flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season.

Federal authorities say a national janitorial services company will pay 21 Hispanic women workers $5.8 million to settle a sexual assault and harassment lawsuit.

An ongoing drought has led the federal government to declare a disaster area in the California-Oregon border region in an effort to bring relief to stricken farmers and ranchers.

Firefighters and aircraft are battling a blaze that has spread over 20 acres in rural San Diego County between the towns of Campo and Potrero.

An independent analysis of the electronic meter-reading system operated by California's largest utility says the devices are highly accurate, despite thousands of customer complaints.