Missing hiker survived for weeks in California wilderness by foraging and drinking melted snow
A hiker found alive after she went missing for nearly three weeks credits her survival to being an experienced forager and stumbling across a cabin.
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‘It doesn't seem ready': Engineers on stalled CA 911 overhaul had doubts about tech, Telegram chats show
Messages between engineers working for one of the companies hired to help build the state’s “Next Generation” 911 system appear to show internal doubts the technology was ready just before it was delivered for testing in Oklahoma and 10 months before it went live in a California dispatch center.
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Air taxis to ferry fans and VIPs to venues at 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
Fans and VIPs can fly their way to venues at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with the first air taxis ever to be used at games.
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PG&E told to pay back customers $43 million for retrofit mistake at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
PG&E should have to pay a $43 million bill tied to a flawed fix at its aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, not customers, regulatory judges ruled.
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Missing hiker found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains
Tiffany Slaton, the 27-year-old Georgia woman who was missing for nearly three weeks in remote California wilderness, has been found alive.
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California's Newsom tries to rebrand himself ahead of potential presidential run
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a term-limited Democrat with national ambitions. He’s been trying to appeal to the political center as he contemplates his next career move.
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Rising temperatures raise risk of stillbirths and preterm births in California
Climate change has added at least a week of dangerously hot days for pregnant women in every state, raising risks of stillbirths and pre-term births.
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Cal OES plans increased oversight on delayed Next Gen 911 upgrade, could swap vendors
Following a review of California’s years-long overhaul of its aging 911 system, Cal OES announced plans to improve implementation but offered no timeline for the project’s completion.
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Here's how Newsom plans to address $12 billion budget shortfall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled a $322 billion budget proposal that aims to address a projected $12 billion deficit.
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California couple and adult daughter charged with torture, abuse of 6 foster children
Investigators say the physical, emotional, and mental abuse went on for years and included daily beatings, strangulation and withholding food and water.
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Gov. Newsom unveils revised state budget plan
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget plan, showing a deficit he says has been caused largely by the Trump administration’s tariffs.
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Gov. Newsom proposes pausing expansion of health care to low-income immigrants without legal status
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants California to stop enrolling more low-income immigrants without legal status in a state-funded health care program starting in 2026 and begin charging those already enrolled a monthly premium the following year.
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What to know: California approves State Farm's emergency rate hike request
State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, won a first-of-its-kind emergency approval on Tuesday to quickly hike rates on more than a million homeowners and renters insurance policies.
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California approves State Farm's request for 17% premium increase for homeowners
State Farm can soon start raising premiums by 17% for its California home insurance customers. State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved the rate hike Tuesday.
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What to know about Newsom's move to ban homeless encampments
California’s governor called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments this week, even providing blueprint legislation for dismantling the tents lining streets, parks and waterways throughout much of the state.
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Jackpot! $1 million lottery Scratchers winner in Northern California
A lucky lottery player in Northern California recently won $1 million on a Scratchers ticket, according to the California Lottery.
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A closer look: Hepatitis A outbreak in LA County
A highly contagious outbreak is surging in Los Angeles — a deadly surge of Hepatitis A. And it’s impacting people who aren’t typically at risk. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Dr. Peter Chin-Hong for some insight.
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Olympic fencer, now Stanford coach, continues winning ways in new role
For the first time in a decade, a Stanford Cardinal fencer is the NCAA champion. Her coach, four-time Olympian Alexander Massialas, was the last person to win that title at the university.
