BUFFALO, N.Y. — Snow and cold records fell as an arctic airmass that started in Siberia spilled over a big chunk of the eastern half of the U.S., including the normally mild South, on Tuesday. The mid-autumn taste of winter brought record single-digit temperatures to Chicago and environs; set snowfall...
Becerra Won’t Release Misconduct Records Despite Court Ruling
SACRAMENTO — California's attorney general said Thursday that he won't release older records on state law enforcement agents' misconduct despite a recently released appeals court ruling that they are public documents. That's prompting criticism from the Democratic state senator who authored last year's police transparency law. It requires law enforcement...
California Court: Old Police Misconduct Records Are Public
SACRAMENTO — Law enforcement agencies in California must release police misconduct records even if the behavior occurred before a new transparency law took effect, a state court of appeals has ruled. The 1st District Court of Appeal's decision released Friday settles for now a debate over whether records created before...
Experts: California Wildfire is Deadliest in Last 100 Years
Wildfire experts say the Northern California wildfire that has killed at least 56 is the deadliest in a century. California officials say the fire burning in a rural area far north of San Francisco killed more people than any blaze in the state's recorded history. But the U.S. government doesn't...
14 States Have Seen Record-Low Unemployment
Eight states, including California, hit record lows for unemployment in March. That brings the number of states setting marks for low unemployment rates to 14 in the past year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS has compiled employment figures for individual states since 1976. "The states hitting new unemployment...