California

A Bay Area booze distributor accused of paying a $500,000 bribe to get her son into the University of Southern California — and then bragging that it was “worth every cent” — has agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Top destinations for Californians leaving include Texas, Arizona and Nevada.

Utility firm Pacific Gas & Electric warned some customers in Northern California that it may have to “proactively turn off power for safety” this week amid weather conditions that increased the risk of wildfires in the region.

As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley, where a deepening drought threatens one of the state's most profitable crops.

Los Angeles prosecutors say the son of a Bank of America executive discovered his mom’s body inside her home after she had been beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend.

California farmers say they're struggling as drought conditions continue to worsen on the West coast. Consumers could soon see prices rise and the supply of produce could be impacted.

Two Los Angeles County deputies left badly wounded after a gunman ambushed them in their parked patrol vehicle last September are now suing a Nevada-based gun maker.

At the beginning of next year, California will begin enforcing an animal welfare proposition approved overwhelmingly by voters in 2018 that requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves.

A former California state employee has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Treasurer Fiona Ma.

Utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) told California officials that its equipment may be responsible for one of the large fires ongoing in the state.

"Given that SpaceX and Blue Origin employees have sophisticated high-tech skills with presumably high income, the impacted small community real estate market will clearly benefit," NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun told FOX Business.

California's legislature has passed a bill that will approve monthly payments with no restrictions to foster kids when they age out, and for pregnant women.

A company spokesman was quick to specify that the changes are not all-consuming and the ride is much as it was.

A popular taco restaurant in Folsom, California, was forced to explain to customers that service could be a little slow due to “government and state handouts” that make it difficult to attract new workers.

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow compares and contrasts California policy to Florida policy

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) proposal seeks to apply a fee to drivers for a set price-per-mile traveled within the county.

While Americans have opted to leave California throughout recent years, it may not be because of the high tax rates.

San Jose, California’s third-most-populous city, has passed a law requiring gun shops to video-record gun buyers.

Elon Musk called his San Francisco Bay area home "a special place" which he hopes to sell to a big family.

The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died from a fentanyl overdose have started a petition calling on social media apps like TikTok and Snapchat to change their policies.