The union representing 25,000 prison guards -- among the wealthiest public worker unions in the state - struck a deal for a ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It's been one year since California passed Proposition 36, letting nonviolent drug and low-level theft offenders choose rehabilitation over prison time. Downtown ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2025 announced the closure of another prison, a shutdown that’s possible because the state is incarcerating far fewer people than it did just a decade ago.

A Van Nuys man accused of running a sophisticated narcotics pipeline into Ventura County is expected to serve 15 years in state prison, a sentence prosecutors say was made possible largely due to the ...

Latest California news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif. Golden Globes 2026 full nominations list: 'One Battle After Another' and 'The White Lotus' lead in film and television categories ...

More than 301,000 students attended one of UC’s 10 campuses over the fall — the largest number in its history, with a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will give his annual State of the State address on Jan. 8, one year after the devastating ...

Cortese's interest in running for state attorney general comes after POLITICO reported Santa Clara County District Attorney ...

The Riverside County Sheriff is running for California governor in a crowded field of candidates, tackling an issue not just ...

With the start of the new year, San Diego Superior Court has a new presiding judge, a technology supporter who steps in as ...