California

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has completed the transition to peak staffing across the state to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season.

Attorneys general from 26 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court decision upholding a California law banning the raising or importing pork, veal, or eggs if the animals are confined.

The cost of gasoline hit a new record high on Monday as many Americans kicked off the summer season traveling over Memorial Day weekend.

This Memorial Day, state and local leaders are speaking out - calling climate change the battle of our time - crucial to national security.

As the school year ends, American universities around the country are reinstating mask mandates.

Members of Congress representing western states are calling for more federal funding to help states fight wildfires this summer. 

In response to wildfires burning throughout New Mexico, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of additional firefighting support to the state Wednesday.

California's average price for a gallon of gas shattered previous records Wednesday, swelling to an average price of $6.05 per gallon.

Demand for homes in certain areas of the country has caused supply to dwindle, prices to skyrocket and buyers needing nearly 50 percent more income than they would have last year to even enter top markets, according to a report by the real estate brokerage firm, Redfin.

Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase "dead pool." It sounds ominous. And it is.