Wildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to evacuate
Three major wildfires in Southern California’s mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.
Caltrain debuts electric train, first of its kind in California
The formal inauguration of Caltrain's groundbreaking electric train -- the first of its kind in California -- took place Saturday morning in San Francisco.
Patients phoning for Medi-Cal help are hit with hourlong waits, disconnections, audit finds
When Californians phone for help with their Medicaid coverage, they routinely face waits of nearly an hour — and are regularly disconnected without reaching anyone, researchers found in a newly released analysis.
California’s Park Fire is now one of the state’s largest on record
A burning car that authorities say was pushed into a gully less than a week ago sparked what is now one of the largest wildfires in California history.
COVID surging in California, nears two-year summer high. ‘Almost everybody has it’
Federal data show coronavirus levels in California’s wastewater are surging to levels not seen in summertime since 2022, indicating a wide and worsening spread of COVID.
