Colleen Crowley and her family wanted more than their “sheltered” life in Montecito could offer. They packed everything into 10 suitcases, moved to Spain and have never looked back.

More than 1 million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $150,000, the lottery said.

The alleged abduction of a 7-month-old in the parking lot of a shopping center raises immediate concerns of public safety.

A 2022 law to speed up clean energy project approvals has become a poster child of California’s struggle to cut bureaucratic delays.

Discover California’s top stargazing spots, from Griffith Observatory to Joshua Tree, under dark skies and wide-open horizons.

Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas Thursday, setting up a standoff against a coalition of opponents.

Splendour, the boat owned by Robert Wagner, docked off the day after the body of Hollywood legend Natalie Wood was discovered in the chill November waters of Two Harbors, Nov. 30, 1981, Two Harbors, Catalina Island, Calif.

California's unemployment rate, among the highest in the nation, signals an uneven recovery and deeper structural challenges in its labor market compared to other states. In June, California and Nevada posted jobless rates of 5.4 percent, followed closely by Michigan at 5.3 percent—all well above the national average of 4.1 percent.