August News

More than 40 people were indicted for their role in a scam that bilked Medi-Cal out of nearly $4.6 million - the largest case ever in California - by using unlicensed nurses who provided poor care to disabled patients, most of whom were children, authorities said Thursday.

It was only weeks ago that lawmakers, finance officials and the governor were warning that California was headed over a financial cliff.

Hear Betty White, star of "The Proposal," talk about her new canine kid, Pontiac, and her lifelong love of animals with the Grandfather of Possibilities .

Jesse James Hollywood , the now-29-year-old West Hills man depicted in the film Alpha Dog , has been found guilty, it's just been announced, of ordering members of his young drug-dealing crew to kill 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz.

In a first concrete look at how California's fiscal crisis may dramatically reshape higher education in the state, California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed said Tuesday that he will ask the university's trustees to approve an additional student fee hike of 15% to 20% for this fall, and enrollment reductions of 32,000 students in the ...

To commemorate their 90th anniversary, Bentley announced today that an all-new vehicle will be coming to the Pebble Beach Concours D' Elegance in Monterey , California .

Despite plunging tax revenues, Wall Street's unwillingness to loan the state money and billions of dollars worth of IOUs hitting mail boxes, California's leaders are displaying a seeming lack of urgency to close the state's $26.3 billion deficit.

If you hadn't noticed, the automobile is far more than a means of transportation in America.

CLOSE Music News ! News and Views: Friday, July 3, 2009 By Andy Argyrakis SWITCHFOOT HELPS STANDUP For the fifth year in a row, Switchfoot staged its "Bro-Am" concert and surfing contest on the sandy beaches of sunny California.

We've driven Porsche's all-new foray into the four-door realm, the controversial Panamera sedan.

Vol 4, Isue 27, July 2-8, 2009 By Norb Garrett A beach at the southernmost point of the San Onofre State Beach in an area known by surfers unofficially as "Trail 7" or "Nude Beach," has long been the haven for naturalists seeking sun, surf and freedom.

A crisis of accountability in death penalty litigation raises new concerns for potential abuse by prosecutors in deciding which alleged murderers will be entered into the death penalty lottery.

Yolo County district attorney Jeff Reisig announced a Yolo County jury convicted 53-year-old John Eric Foster on June 30 of one count of failing to register as a sex offender after suffering a felony sex offense.

Family of slain Houston U.S. Navy Sailor August Provost is making funeral arrangements today.

Business consultant Katrina Kennedy has taken her young son out of preschool and put a family vacation on hold.

A sailor from Houston has died at a Marine base in California and investigators consider the case a possible homicide.

AUGUST 21: A container of Burger King french fries sit on a tray at a Burger King restaurant August 21, 2008 in San Francisco, California.

One of seven men accused in the killing of a San Francisco police sergeant nearly 40 years ago has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, according to his attorney.

A new police and fire computer program went live last week -- almost a year after the City Council approved it.

Raul and Cathy Sarinana were sentenced to death this afternoon for the murder of their 11-year-old nephew, Ricky Morales, who was found dead in a closet at the couple's Corona home on Christmas Day 2005.