Video: CHP camera catches the moment a car veers off road, goes airborne

A Highway Patrol camera caught pretty dramatic footage of the moment a car veered off a road in Modesto, launched to get some serious air, before it came crashing down with a trail of smoke and dust behind it. 

FBI releases 2015 attack plan of radicalized California university student who stabbed 4 on campus

A troubled California university freshman who burst into a classroom in 2015, stabbing four people before police shot him dead, planned to praise Allah while slitting the throats of classmates and use a gun taken from an ambushed officer to kill more, according to records released by the FBI.

'Bad mistake': Gov. Newsom apologizes for attending birthday dinner

Newsom apologized for breaking the rules he's been preaching for months by attending a birthday dinner with a group of people at the French Laundry.

California, Oregon, Washington issue travel advisories asking people to self-quarantine for 14 days

The governors of California, Washington and Oregon issued travel advisories Friday urging visitors entering their states or returning home from travel outside the three states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the coronavirus. 

Unwelcome milestone: California hits million COVID-19 cases

California will be the second state — behind Texas — to eclipse a million known cases. The grim milestone in a state of 40 million comes as the U.S. has surpassed 10 million infections.

California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris’ job?

Election Day is over but California already is consumed with its next high-profile political contest — the competition to fill Kamala Harris’ soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.

California considers decriminalizing psychedelic drugs

A California lawmaker wants the state to decriminalize possession of magic mushrooms and other psychedelics as part of an agenda to ratchet down the war on drugs.

Gov. Gavin Newsom congratulates Kamala Harris

California Governor Gavin Newsom congratulated fellow Bay Area-native Kamala Harris after her projected White House victory.

Investigation underway after L.A. man threatens mass shooting if Biden wins presidential election

A Los Angeles area man who took to social media to threaten a mass shooting if Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidential election has been detained for a mental health evaluation Friday, according to the FBI and published reports.

Immigrant pleads guilty to killing California officer in case that reiginited Trump border security debate

A Mexican immigrant in the country illegally pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors in an emotional hearing Thursday to killing a Fiji-born California police officer in a case that President Donald Trump used to bolster his call for tougher border security.

Newsom says California could move to all mail-in voting

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday suggested that mailing all eligible voters a ballot could become a permanent approach for future elections, given the state’s unprecedented early turnout ahead of Nov. 3.

Prop. 16: California's affirmative action measure fails

Lawmakers placed Proposition 16 on the ballot following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, by Minneapolis police. They pointed to his death as clear evidence of the barriers that hold back Black Americans and other people of color.

Election Day: Mariachi bands play for voters waiting in line

As voters waited in line to cast their ballots in the 2020 election, mariachi bands in multiple states were keeping spirits high.

Judge limits Newsom's powers during pandemic that interferes with California state law

A judge on Monday preliminarily ordered California Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop issuing directives related to the coronavirus that might interfere with state law.

Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam

The 'Full House' star will serve her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal at a prison in Dublin, California.

From Janitor to Executive: Meet the creator of Flamin' Hot Cheetos

Richard Montanez, of Corona, started off as a janitor and ended up an executive. He recently retired from Pepsi Co. following a decades-long career after creating Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. So, how did he come up with the billion-dollar product? FOX 11’s Rita Garcia shares his inspiring story of success.