RIVERSIDE — A California couple who shackled some of their 13 children to beds and starved them pleaded guilty Friday to torture and other abuse in a case dubbed a "house of horrors." David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty Friday in Riverside County Superior Court to 14 counts that included...
White House Ends California Talks on Mileage Dispute
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday broke off talks on vehicle mileage standards with California, increasing the chances of a court battle that threatens to unsettle the auto industry. The White House, which has proposed freezing the standards, said it would now move unilaterally to finish its own mileage...
Drive 100 MPH on I-5?, Highway 99? Bill Creates Valley Autobahn.
State Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) introduced a bill Friday that would add new lanes to I-5 and Highway 99 with no posted speed limit. Moorlach told Los Angeles television station KTLA he came up with the idea in part to help ease traffic and reduce greenhouse gases, but also...
Border Wall, Bullet Train: California vs. Trump Escalates
SACRAMENTO — Disputes over President Donald Trump's border wall and California's bullet train are intensifying the feud between the White House and the nation's most populous state. The Trump administration says it plans to cancel or claw back $3.5 billion in federal dollars allocated to California's high-speed rail project. It's...
Trump to California: Send High-Speed Rail Billions Back to DC
First, President Donald Trump tweeted criticism Tuesday of both California's high-speed rail project and the state's participation in a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Then, later in the day, the Trump Administration notified the California High-Speed Rail Authority via letter that it would terminate...
Walters: Felony Murder Law Repealed? Maybe Not.
Two young men drive up to a small corner grocery store in an inner city neighborhood and the driver remains at the wheel while his masked partner runs into the store, gun in hand, to commit a robbery. The armed gunman shoots and kills the clerk before grabbing cash out...
How Much Water Has Fallen on California? 18 Trillion Gallons in Feb.
Here in the San Joaquin Valley, we've had ample rain and, at higher elevations, heavy snowfall this winter. It's the same story throughout much of California. The Bay Area station of the National Weather Service put it into perspective with a tweet Sunday noting that February's precipitation equaled 18 trillion...
My Turn: Here’s How to Avert California’s Next Health Care Crisis
California has never been shy about taking bold steps to tackle the most pressing issues affecting our nearly 40 million residents—from efforts protecting and expanding health care coverage to paving the way for more affordable health services. Now we must turn our attention to the next big health care challenge: a growing shortage of...
Tahoe Snow So Deep That Sheriff Says 'Stay Home'
Skiers eager to hit the slopes had to sit out a Presidents' Day holiday weekend as heavy snow and rain fell for a fourth straight day Friday in California's mountains, where the snow was so deep in some areas plows couldn't go out and cities were running out of places...
Storm Creates Chaos in California With Flooding, Mudslides
SAUSALITO — Waves of heavy rain pounded California on Thursday, trapping people in floodwaters, washing away a mountain highway, triggering a mudslide that destroyed homes and forcing residents to flee communities scorched by wildfires last year. At least two people died as the powerful system swept in from the Pacific...