The Latest Breaking News from Calif

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It starts to rain, and it doesn’t stop. Day after day after day. The rivers keep rising. Mud, ash and burned logs from recent wildfires clog the rapidly rising channels. Levees overtop or burst. Dams strain or buckle. Neighborhoods are submerged. Flood waters wash over freeways.

OAKLAND, Calif. — All of the things that have made the Mariners successful this season — solid starting pitching, quality defense, sound baserunning and just enough timely hitting — were mostly absent on Saturday afternoon.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal jury has convicted a one-time Twitter employee and Walnut Creek resident of acting as an unregistered agent for a foreign government and unlawfully using Twitter information, authorities said.

CERES, Calif. — By late morning it was already hot, but not nearly as scorching as it would be in just a few hours. Lourdes Cardenas, 59, had already walked nearly 8 dusty, sun-blasted miles from Turlock, with about that many more to go to the day’s destination in downtown…

OAKLAND, Calif. — Even though he joyfully celebrated the Seattle Mariners’ memorable 1-0 win over the New York Yankees in 13 innings at T-Mobile Park, the frustration of not contributing more in the game, particularly striking out with two outs and the bases loaded in the 12th inning, burned inside…

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 68-year-old Las Vegas man pleaded not guilty on Friday to killing a doctor and wounding five other people during a shooting rampage at a Laguna Woods church that authorities allege was driven by a long-running hatred of Taiwanese people.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is banning state-funded travel to Georgia after the state passed a law allowing athletic associations to prohibit transgender girls from competing in interscholastic girls sports.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California hospitals have long sought to weaken legally required — and costly — seismic upgrades meant to ensure their doors can remain open to patients after a major earthquake.

IRVINE, Calif. — Democratic lawmakers, members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet, and allied organizers and activists are kicking off a multipronged public relations campaign aimed at ensuring voters understand — and appreciate the benefits of — the $700-billion climate-change and drug-prices bill that Biden signed Tuesday.

COSTA MESA, Calif. — It was a mixed bag during practice this week against the Los Angeles Chargers for Dallas Cowboys first-round pick Tyler Smith.

The University of California system is the latest to announce free tuition for native students — but many say colleges shouldn't stop there.