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Nearly two months after the Thompson Fire destroyed more than a dozen homes in the Oroville area of Butte County, Cal Fire officials say they've arrested a man on suspicion of starting the fire.
It's quite a sight to see when the colony of bats, mostly made up of pregnant or nursing females, heads out for dinner each night.
The mayor of the Northern California city of Marysville was sucker-punched in broad daylight by a homeless man this week downtown while surveying the site of a recently burned historic hotel.
Vacaville city officials issued a public safety alert Friday after a mountain lion was captured on video walking in the downtown area last weekend.
Valley High School students and parents learned just a day before high school football season gameplay started that their season was canceled.
While the city is working to bring a new zoo to town and thousands of new homes are being built, other efforts are now underway to preserve the past.
A taste of fall in August? Over the next few days, Northern California is set to get cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and showers. Here's what our First Alert Weather team is watching.
A Rancho Cordova street with a tragic history of car crashes is getting new scrutiny after another collision earlier this week.
The Seattle Mariners rallied late for a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
California lawmakers are trying again to give public school teachers paid family leave. Critics worry it could come at the actual expense of students.
Lawmakers quietly amended a bill prompted by a decade-long CBS investigation into California's Newborn Genetic Biobank. They removed the part that requires the state to reveal who is using our DNA for research and why.
The doctor who was released from jail after driving his family off a cliff is being called the "poster child" for and against a California law that allows attempted murder defendants to get at-home mental health treatment instead of standing trial for alleged crimes.
A Sacramento toddler has died after the car he was in crashed while it was driving into a Central California rest stop Thursday morning.
A wildfire in the hills near the Solano County community of Green Valley prompted evacuation warnings and orders on Wednesday.
The last remaining evacuation warnings prompted by the massive Park Fire were lifted on Tuesday, Cal Fire announced.
The Department of Education announced that it is offering up 75,000 acres that it owns to help create 2.3 million housing units in areas where teachers struggle to afford housing
Take a quick hike in the Tahoe region and it's easy to see conditions are ripe for a fire.
Jake and Brandon have the top plays from the first week of high school football.
Highlghts include Granite Bay vs. Rio Americano, Christian Brothers vs. Twelve Bridges, Sacramento vs. Woodcreek, and Vanden vs. Cosumnes Oaks.
Highlights include Grant vs. Edison, Elk Grove vs. Manteca, and Casa Roble vs. Placer
Week 1's highlights include Game of the Week Inderkum vs. Monterey Trail, Folsom vs. Long Beach Poly, and Rocklin vs. Turlock.
It's quite a sight to see when the colony of bats, mostly made up of pregnant or nursing females, heads out for dinner each night.
"In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path to electoral victory," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, explaining his decision to "throw my support to President Trump."
Rewatch Vice President Kamala Harris' full remarks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
"The path that led me here in recent weeks was no doubt unexpected," Harris said of her nomination. "But I'm no stranger to unlikely journeys."
California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech companies to help pay for journalism and AI research under a new deal announced Wednesday.
Gus Walz sat in the front row for the biggest moment of his father's life, and his pride exploded out of him.
The Seattle Mariners rallied late for a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on Friday night.
Two former gold medalists, Steve Serio and Nicky Nieves, will carry the United States flag at the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris next week.
Jose Siri hit a late go-ahead homer for the second straight game, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday.
Korey Lee hit a tiebreaking two-run single that highlighted a four-run ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox snapped a four-game skid with a 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants.
Alvin Attles, a legendary figure in Golden State Warriors history as a player and championship coach, died Tuesday, according to the team.
Jose Siri homered with two outs in the eighth inning to break up a scoreless pitchers' duel and help Shane Baz earn his first victory in more than two years, and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Oakland Athletics 1-0.
Robbie Ray matched his season high with nine strikeouts and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1.
United announced a special schedule that adds flights to the biggest college football matchups of the season.
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer flew past Earth on Aug. 20, capturing unique images along the way.
The first of 2024's four consecutive supermoons, the blue moon will reach peak illumination on Monday and will shine brightly through Wednesday.
August's full moon, a rare blue moon and supermoon, is lighting up the night sky this week. Here's what time it peaks and where you should look.
A Manteca mother was scammed following something that she saw on her Facebook feed about Bitcoin.
A Sacramento woman who wanted to do a good deed by donating her car to charity ended up getting more than she bargained for.
August is the deadline for some weird, very strangely-themed college scholarships.
Two former gold medalists, Steve Serio and Nicky Nieves, will carry the United States flag at the Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris next week.
"In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path to electoral victory," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, explaining his decision to "throw my support to President Trump."
The deal, available through Subway's app and website for a limited time, is aimed at inflation-weary consumers.
Journalists and industry experts are blasting a deal announced this week between the state of California and Google.
The judge also threw out major felony charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying a warrant.
Taylor Swift was forced to cancel three shows in Vienna after an alleged planned terrorist attack against one of the shows was foiled.
Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, just over a month after the couple celebrated their second wedding anniversary.
King Charles visits the English town of Southport, where 3 young girls were killed in a stabbing attack, a day after Taylor Swift met with some of the survivors.
The 43-year-old actress, who shared the news in the latest episode of her "Pod Meets World" podcast, said "learning from the experiences of others" motivated her to share the diagnosis.
Phil Donahue, a celebrated daytime talk show host who pioneered the television staple, died after a long illness, his publicist said in a statement.
The updated COVID-10 shots for fall 2024 are rolling out earlier than last year.
Most people reading through Max Bloom's research on plant medicine in Africa would be shocked to learn that he is only 17 and about to be a senior at Davis High School.
The World Health Organization declared an international health emergency over the spread of mpox in Africa, but says it's not the next coronavirus.
The 43-year-old actress, who shared the news in the latest episode of her "Pod Meets World" podcast, said "learning from the experiences of others" motivated her to share the diagnosis.
Health officials around the world are keeping a close eye on an outbreak of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, in Africa.
South Natomas community members got their first look at plans to build a new Topgolf attraction in the neighborhood.
A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
The federal government announced Wednesday that it will keep interest rates where they are for now, but that could change in the next few weeks.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team are on the lookout for the best back-to-school deals so that parents and families can save money.
There are big dreams to bring big development and business to Citrus Heights. The Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan is expected to transform the aging Sunrise Mall into a new central hub for the community with a main street, hotels, housing and more.
California residents with Android smartphones can now add their driver's licenses and ID cards to Google Wallet, the state's Department of Motor Vehicles announced Friday.
Journalists and industry experts are blasting a deal announced this week between the state of California and Google.
Lithium-ion batteries have fueled fire concerns nationwide, and a company is taking precautions as it celebrates the grand opening of its new manufacturing and distribution warehouse in Natomas.
California will be the first U.S. state to direct millions of dollars from taxpayer money and tech companies to help pay for journalism and AI research under a new deal announced Wednesday.
South Natomas community members got their first look at plans to build a new Topgolf attraction in the neighborhood.
Over a dozen dog owners are claiming their pets got sick after taking a walk in Frank Seymour Park in Sacramento at the beginning of August.
Many people got new pets during the pandemic and that's created a big demand for veterinary services. Now there's a new facility opening today in Elk Grove that could help.
Here is a look at the creative ways Sacramento County's animal shelter is trying to reduce stress for animals caused by fireworks.
When it comes to our dogs, we've always heard how important spay and neutering is. But when you do it could affect your dog's health.
Saturday is a chance to pick up a new pet free of charge as animal shelters across California are participating in a new effort to help alleviate overcrowding.
The conversation surrounding California's water continues. The Sites Reservoir project northwest of Sacramento has a price tag of $4 billion and is funded by local, state and federal dollars.
The Regional Water Authority is working on creating a "bank" to store water underground doubling the capacity of groundwater stored.
There's one Northern California reservoir that hasn't rebounded despite this winter's rain and snow.
If you want to measure the success of this winter, California's largest reservoir is a good way to do it. As of Friday, Shasta is about three feet away from full, and that's a foot higher than where it was on Monday.
The DWR upped its water release amount this week. On Wednesday 18,000 cfs were released and 20,000 cfs on Thursday.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
A celebration at Sacramento Charter High on Thursday as college-bound seniors announced their campus of choice and 95% were accepted into four-year schools.
A bank employee in Lodi has some big bragging rights. He's never missed a day of work in his 47 years on the job and now he's getting ready to retire.