Federal immigration officers have shot and wounded a suspected gang member in central California while trying to arrest him. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the incident happened Tuesday in Stanislaus County.

Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers united in 1965 to strike against California grape growers, under the stewardship of Filipino labor leader Larry Itliong and one of the founders of the National Farm Workers Association, César Chavez.

The shattered legacy of Latino labor rights icon César Chavez has been particularly devastating among advocates who have long fought to raise awareness about sexual harassment and abuse against women farmworkers, which remains both widespread and underreported.

Most farmworkers in the United States today aren’t represented by labor unions, but United Farm Workers is known by many as their voice.

While Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta's names were once inseparable, elected leaders and community members are initiating efforts to rename some buildings, schools and streets after Huerta alone.

High school students all over California walked out of class in protest over the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement. Police in two cities, Clovis and Los Angeles, issued warnings about potential arrests to adults who helped them.

Many California prisoners can get a chance at release through expanded parole opportunities. But gaining release requires someone to demonstrate personal growth and accountability before the state Parole Board.

Authorities are asking the public for tips in finding the person responsible for a shooting that killed four people at a banquet hall in Stockton. Eleven more were wounded. Faith leaders in the Stockton area planned a Sunday afternoon vigil to honor the dead and pray for the wounded.

A former Fresno narcotics detective has been arrested after allegedly stealing from the department’s evidence room.

A California appeals court rules a baker can’t refuse to sell a generic cake to a lesbian couple. It’s part of a series of cases shaping the debate over free speech and anti-discrimination laws.