California Highway Patrol officers seized about five pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop in Fresno County. A CHP Central Division Canine Officer pulled over a pickup truck on Wednesday and obtained consent to search the vehicle. Officers found the cocaine hidden in a concealed compartment. The driver was booked...
Kevin McCarthy, Redistricting Commission’s Popularity Stand in Newsom’s Way
Convincing California voters to approve his "fight fire with fire" plan to draw up new congressional district maps might prove a heavy lift for Gov. Gavin Newsom. A poll conducted by Politico-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab found that just 36% of state voters support putting redistricting back in the hands of the state...
Tulare County Gas Stations Vandalized, Credit Card Scanners Stolen
Thieves vandalized gas pumps and stole multiple credit card scanners from two Springville markets early Thursday, authorities said. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said the break-ins happened at Giffords Market and Eagle Feather Trading Post in the early morning hours. Detectives responded to the scene and took over the investigation....
California Man Safe After High-Tech Rescue From Behind Sequoia Waterfall
A California man who was trapped behind a waterfall for two days in the Sequoia National Forest was rescued early Tuesday, authorities said. The man, Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, California, who was found with minor injuries and suffering from dehydration, was located by rescue crews operating a drone...
Washington Sues to Stop Federal Takeover of Police Department
Washington sued Donald Trump on Friday over his attempted takeover of the U.S. capital city's police force, escalating a power struggle between the U.S. president and the city's leadership. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to take control of the district's police force, hours after...
US Health Chief Kennedy Says No Plans for 2028 Presidential Run
WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Friday he is not running for president in 2028, calling the suggestion inaccurate on social media. "DC lobby shops are laboring fiercely to drive a wedge between President Trump and me", he said on X. "They’re...
Redistricting Fight Continues as Texas Governor Abbott Calls New Special Legislative Session
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump wants to use redistricting to help maintain Republicans' slim control of Congress...
California Legislature’s Final Weeks Could Decide Delta Water Tunnel’s Fate
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Tanned, rested and presumably ready after a summer vacation break, state legislators will return to the Capitol next week for the final month of their 2025 session. The session’s final weeks will be dominated by bills aimed at...
Israel in Talks to Resettle Gaza Palestinians in South Sudan, Sources Say
South Sudan and Israel are discussing a deal to resettle Palestinians from war-torn Gaza in the troubled African nation, three sources told Reuters - a plan quickly dismissed as unacceptable by Palestinian leaders. The sources, who have knowledge of the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity, said no agreement...
California Coastal Commission Opposes SpaceX Launch Expansion on West Coast, Again
LOS ANGELES — The California Coastal Commission voted on Thursday against a plan by Elon Musk's SpaceX to nearly double the number of Falcon 9 rocket launches the company is permitted to conduct each year from Vandenberg Space Force Base, from 50 to 95. But as was the case when...