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Fire-prone California could lose hundreds of millions of dollars for wildfire prevention

Wildfire resiliency advocates warn that reduced funding could leave California more vulnerable to devastation, and are calling on California leaders to act.

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BPD release body cam footage of Tuesday's officer-involved shooting 

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Police Department has released the body camera footage from the officers on scene of the officer-involved shooting earlier this week on Sherman Street. The footage gives a closer look at what exactly happened Tuesday when BPD officer Marc Hurst was shot multiple times responding to a domestic violence call. [...]

After heated debate, California updates key climate limit. Critics say it's a retreat

The updated cap-and-invest program determines how aggressively the state will curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions and how billions of dollars in revenue will flow.

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Worker with L.A. anti-violence group was active member of 18th Street gang, feds allege

Federal authorities in Los Angeles said a gang interventionist in MacArthur Park was arrested on suspicion of illegal possession of body armor by a convicted felon and alleged he was still an active member of his old crew.

Union invokes California's landmark environmental law to challenge Newsom's return-to-office mandate

A union representing California legal workers employed by the state invoked CEQA, the state's landmark yet oft-criticized environmental law to challenge a return-to-office mandate.