Suspect in Shootings in Northern California Was Agricultural Employee January 25, 2023 By Olga R. Rodriguez and Haven Daley An agricultural worker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings at two mushroom farms that had employed him in Northern California...
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Brought Damaging Winds, Rain to California January 6, 2023 By Olga R. Rodriguez Damaging winds and heavy rains from a powerful “atmospheric river” pounded California on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of...
Woman Whose Rape DNA Led to Her Arrest in California Files Lawsuit September 16, 2022 By Olga R. Rodriguez A rape victim whose DNA from her sexual assault case was used by San Francisco police to arrest her in...
PG&E Charged in California Wildfire That Killed 4 September 29, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California...
California City Agrees to $6M Settlement in Man’s Death August 11, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez A Northern California city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit with the family of a mentally...
California Encourages Rebuilding in Fire-Prone Areas, Report Says June 14, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez California state and local officials are encouraging rebuilding in areas destroyed by wildfires at a time when people should be...
Passengers Recall COVID Deaths, Confusion, Quarantine Aboard Cruise Ships March 17, 2021 By Olga R. Rodriguez SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical...
California County Paying $10M After Shooting, Paralyzing Man December 3, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez A Northern California county has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to settle a lawsuit by a Silicon Valley software...
Correction: Southern California Edison Says Equipment May Have Sparked Wildfire October 28, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Olga R. Rodriguez Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for some 100,000 people...
California Heat Wave Prompts Power Shutdowns, Wildfire Danger October 16, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez More than 50,000 California utility customers were without power and others around the state were urged to conserve electricity Thursday...