Another highlight for parents: Lifeguards patrol the beach year-round from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Although there is no admission fee, there is a vehicle ...

NEW THIS MORNING, THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL NOT BE BUSINESS AS USUAL THIS YEAR. KCRA 3’S LETICIA ORDAZ JOINS US LIVE AT CAL EXPO. AND SHE IS NOT ALONE THERE THIS MORNING.

Rescuers spent nearly 12 hours in extreme weather and rugged terrain to save a hiker at Andrew Molera State Park in Monterey County.

The Sacramento Bee’s state ... include the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Highway Patrol, Caltrans, Cal Fire, the Department of Motor Vehicles and ...

A system-wide evaluation of California’s marine reserve network finds conservation benefits across multiple ecosystems.

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Officials are especially worried about the risk of flash flooding and mudslides in areas that were recently burned by wildfires in coastal Southern California. But across the entire state ...

The Parks and Recreation Department will offer two reduced-cost lifeguard certification courses this spring in an ongoing effort to improve ...

THE BUZZ: AVOIDING COURTROOMS — California Democrats tried to turn their state into a safe haven for ... New York alerts undocumented people when their DMV data is accessed by the Department ...

Two surfers and former lifeguards nearby, Luke Overin and Daniel Richens, and local pro surfer Kade Matson, rushed to help pull Eustache to shore. Richens, a former State Parks lifeguard ...

A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures. “Have you ever looked at a map and thought ...

As Flash Flood Warnings were issed for the Palisades Fire scar, an NBC News crew documented an LAFD member and his truck ...