Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, has been shot and killed at a Utah college event in an act that the state’s governor called a “political assassination.” A “person of interest” was in custody Wednesday evening, said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, though no charges were immediately announced.

After years of complaints from inmates and advocates about hot temperatures inside prison cells, California is finally embarking on a plan to cool some cells. But it’s only a test, and it will only help a fraction of inmates.

California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee killed “Leno’s Law” that aimed to give classic car owners like him a pass from smog requirements.

More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July.

Millions in federal funding for Fresno — approved by Congress — are safe for now, thanks to a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday.

The California High Speed Rail Authority recently completed a “holistic reassessment” of the project. Among the potential options, the report suggests that resequencing the train route from Bakersfield to Gilroy – while foregoing Merced – could save billions of dollars

Seven local governments and agencies, including Fresno, came together to file a joint lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Many California Democrats are reluctant to give up the state’s independently drawn congressional districts, but they say it’s a necessary step to counter gerrymanders in Republican states.

In California’s San Joaquin Valley, the threat of federal funding cuts is creating a difficult environment for community groups and residents.

Calls for an investigation came after Mata’s family said they had called child protective services multiple times before Mata was found dead in a motel bathtub earlier this month.