/ Local News California From CBSNews.com Sun, 18 May 2025 08:05:17 -0400 5 /news/missing-hiker-california-trapped-by-avalanche/ A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks in California's Sierra Nevada said that she was trapped by an avalanche and survived off wild leeks and snowmelt before she was found this week in a snowy cabin. Sun, 18 May 2025 00:13:06 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/3f856e8d-3539-478f-b0c8-c10e8393c354/thumbnail/60x60/5d0100e3ff4ac08fa1580322e1d701c1/slaton.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 dc3ca45f-056c-46b4-b27c-1baf26641a9c /news/georgia-woman-missing-in-california-sierra-nevada-found-alive/ Tiffany Slaton, a Georgia woman who went missing for weeks while hiking in California's Sierra Nevada, was found alive inside a cabin that was inaccessible to vehicles due to the snowpack. Thu, 15 May 2025 18:09:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/3f856e8d-3539-478f-b0c8-c10e8393c354/thumbnail/60x60/5d0100e3ff4ac08fa1580322e1d701c1/slaton.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 4693f38d-36ee-4cf9-8a4a-51bc87329b3d /news/california-budget-may-revise-gavin-newsom-health-care-immigration/ Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a pause to the enrollment of more low-income immigrants without legal status for state-funded health care benefits in 2026 as California faces a steep budget deficit. Wed, 14 May 2025 21:00:56 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/14/064f022f-07c7-4558-b86b-f8213ef99e1b/thumbnail/60x60/72e18d69d393319f412c21cc02d6d395/rc-gov-newsom-budget-presser-may14-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 4a2c8763-2b37-4fa4-be9b-199cf80d51b4 /news/gavin-newsom-california-cities-homeless-camp-ban-push/ The state is releasing a model ordinance that cities can use as a basis for their own local anti-encampment ordinances. Mon, 12 May 2025 22:16:31 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/12/15d4a0fb-efb2-435e-828a-3c84bf2ac049/thumbnail/60x60/adacf2acbf7e38983a24bc1501a721a4/gettyimages-2207080089.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 7489c745-3fdb-476b-80cb-a9d87efcaf07 /sanfrancisco/news/operation-babylift-adoptees-talk-about-their-experience-50-years-later/ Leading up to the fall of Saigon, for most of April 1975, the U.S. government airlifted nearly 2,600 Vietnamese children to America for adoption. The series of 32 flights was part of "Operation Babylift." Mon, 05 May 2025 14:12:28 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/01/ba77d57b-3f08-49a4-b383-d3597ed85ca1/thumbnail/60x60/2b19d75fec9c1d9cf57c7e21fe5a6f44/snapshot-80.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 6d222df7-9b08-406f-afee-a6797d4660e6 /news/americorps-grants-funding-cuts-lawsuit-doge/ California and nearly two dozen other states are suing the Trump administration over drastic cuts to the AmeriCorps agency. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:43:53 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/29/2aebf22b-cc14-46ea-ade5-16f40e690b49/thumbnail/60x60/e34d3b312268b0ab6ec6f659bad3dbfb/ap344936200419.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 ccb4dcd0-b5cf-482a-a07d-ddb04686d694 /news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-trump-tariffs-lawsuit/ California is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump's tariffs, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:16:08 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/16/7fbead45-879e-483a-94e0-0d48b2010d7a/thumbnail/60x60/d82baf32e307dd667dd3b64077b603d4/gov-newsom-trump-tariff-presser-apr16.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 e5252438-a918-4ecb-9c66-4b29a93ce775 /news/mammoth-lakes-hantavirus-deaths/ Three people in a rural California town have died from hantavirus, the same infection that authorities said killed Gene Hackman's wife​ earlier this year. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:03:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/04/f40d97d0-2a05-4ca9-9099-3d20589958a0/thumbnail/60x60/baaff4da8d389a38bc3b372692e2dbdf/gettyimages-2188634095-1.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 a260e4f3-c560-4f46-ad11-b63d117f3205 /news/california-wants-to-reduce-fair-plan-size-strategy-may-not-be-enough/ As more people in California lose private insurance, the state's FAIR plan is filling up with homes in places the industry itself has classified as low-risk for wildfire. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:51:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/04/aee91c13-1526-45b0-b5f1-0b267cecd543/thumbnail/60x60/3c533b94e6ebc02fbfa8f085ff2c47d8/forced-on-to-fair-still.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 87cfd414-18cf-4fcd-bd8c-a584aac02f4b /news/xavier-becerra-2026-california-governor-race-annoucement/ Another prominent Democrat has thrown his name into the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California's governor. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:27:48 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/06/18/935dee16-917a-4836-92da-67b3f2094051/thumbnail/60x60/76cc873e03c96a76abde40d4342a2116/GettyImages-1233378679.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 9df8555d-10f5-4c76-95f4-61d1f1f2ac29 /news/california-announces-more-electric-charging-stations-than-gas-pumps/ California's electric vehicle infrastructure is reaching a major milestone as 25% of new cars sold in the state are electric. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:49:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/21/74116f5c-97aa-4b58-8059-65a1c9eaec75/thumbnail/60x60/01c8c41f981f0bb180ae1f04f36fb38f/snapshot-82.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 555aae43-3a3d-47bd-be30-4fe8bdd851d1 /news/california-fair-plan-secrets-what-insurer-doesnt-want-you-to-know/ Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. Yet the FAIR Plan is still cloaked in secrecy. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:54:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/18/162fde87-0c96-4f76-aade-4d27706a3293/thumbnail/60x60/cbabfad660078eb7f1464234e2030471/aircheck-kovr-aircheck-10p-12a-clean-03172025.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d5d87116-6d23-4ba9-be7e-193191020beb /news/gavin-newsom-podcast-charlie-kirk-trans-athletes/ California's Democratic governor is already facing blowback from his own party after comments he made in the debut episode of his podcast "This is Gavin Newsom​." Fri, 07 Mar 2025 01:38:24 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/03/06/57262f8b-2a02-4e82-a6a6-6fff0130509d/thumbnail/60x60/3c45471aaa8f3197c31aa09239d52d15/gettyimages-2202160868.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c2f52063-a85a-416d-9864-e3262c0850f5 /news/denmark-buying-california-petition-greenland-trump/ A satirical online petition is catching the attention of Californians and Danes alike. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:10:53 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/11/62f0d1de-21a2-40a8-aef8-bf802af55566/thumbnail/60x60/dd2fac930842ff3f4cc8c5cd3bcc42cb/gettyimages-1751744771.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c138f645-08c5-4b1d-a563-4f6f3dd8fadc /news/denise-huskins-aaron-quinn-american-nightmare-gone-girl-kidnapping-cold-cases/ In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal the timeline of Matthew Muller's cold-case crimes. Crimes they helped solve. The survivors detail how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 17:34:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/10/3dfd3999-f37f-46a7-b5e9-6a8f64137db2/thumbnail/60x60/57ee4663e3009c665abee872a8d3561e/timeline-denise.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 58c2106f-5d7b-4c1a-b5c7-038744a9d7d8 /news/state-farm-emergency-california-home-insurance-rate-increase/ State Farm General also had a blunt warning to Californians about the future of insurance in the state. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 02:58:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/03/72e02b6a-9b17-4744-8d48-35ab7cede3f4/thumbnail/60x60/c5529662d6dcde06ccbc6295a804d9a7/gettyimages-2193669802.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 3305a690-2cb6-47c1-9463-495ba891bb82 /news/fact-checks-newsom-california-wildfires/ CBS News Confirmed checked Gov. Newsom's "fact checks" on the L.A.-area fires and found that although many were correct, a few omitted crucial context. Here's what we know. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:05:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/23/f648fd8c-57dd-4f2d-b631-1b7b571c807b/thumbnail/60x60/dd76b6e484aa2514cbe7a9556091e97f/gettyimages-2192407443.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 0d2b5712-2035-4eee-bd8f-d3c350cc173c /news/california-senate-insurance-committee-no-chair-corruption-probe-insurance-crisis/ As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:52:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/23/cc62ff8e-cdcf-4f87-9b7e-a297fba9cc86/thumbnail/60x60/8b6252b49db29d8ffc24f11d319b382b/sen-susan-rubio.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 a61bf3a1-94fd-4180-b6a3-9e39c76d2737 /news/monterey-county-sheriff-issues-evacuation-orders-due-to-moss-landing-power-plant-fire/ Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:40:31 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/17/378e08a9-31cd-49fe-b651-5e765178d830/thumbnail/60x60/136e87d093a7de2ca6ac7d14fb620a9d/moss-landing-fire-flare-up-3.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 e9755215-c5fb-4165-bf67-14a4596584b6 /news/gone-girl-american-nightmare-kidnapper-matthew-muller-mountain-view-palo-alto-new-charges/ The man convicted in the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins, a case highlighted by the Netflix documentary "American Nightmare," is facing new charges for a different case. Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:09:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/30/afeb2e2e-473d-4dd1-9247-bdcfd1ece8af/thumbnail/60x60/2f20c2c1861798485252748830132ade/gone-girl-kidnapper-matthew-muller-solano-county-district-attorney.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 e4857651-02ba-4c5a-904e-b36851651ffa /news/man-recalls-santa-cruz-wharf-collapsing-amid-high-surf/ A witness, just 20 yards away, recounted the moments when several massive waves slammed into the pilings of the Santa Cruz Wharf, sending the end of the wharf and three people into the ocean. Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:27:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/25/4e15ee24-c62e-4abc-aa01-e228df662cee/thumbnail/60x60/d7d24c184cf5bbeb2354847f2dbae7c6/snapshot-4.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 2a08e79b-b85d-4957-9a93-3a7fb20f5581 /news/california-public-school-teachers-no-paid-family-leave-gavin-newsom-veto/ California lawmakers will try again to give public school teachers paid family leave. Critics worry it could come at the actual expense of students. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:13:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/14/200fb312-e46c-44de-8283-fd53b0c4c11f/thumbnail/60x60/255e70f91a53726ed5bf7c95556e5e14/unpaid-leave-for-teachers-cbs-california-investigation.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b5c69353-6eed-4587-896f-7d7afb4566c7 /news/california-retail-theft-rates-proposition-36/ CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:21:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/25/13d6607a-68a4-44ce-a682-d2c8a0afcaf1/thumbnail/60x60/85471995164a62d7e4056627d012b1d7/ca-shoplifting.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 8767ca2d-d609-4d62-99a1-aaa78679e2be /news/california-scam-protection-bill-big-bank-loophole-bill-dodd-gavin-newsom/ Credit card companies are responsible for fraud loss, under federal law. But there's no penalty for big banks when victims wire thousands of dollars to scammers. Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:56:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/26/5b561f68-c675-4850-9da7-32699c84e01f/thumbnail/60x60/bd73edd2a27335e172d71648f35a7ad8/elder-abuse-bill-still.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 ac741bb0-dc0e-4f04-a272-8c4927ccb1b7 /news/newborn-blood-spot-privacy-concerns-newsom-new-california-law/ Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California's newborn genetic biobank. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:17:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/02/16/fd28c4fe-9a33-4724-9714-cd5dec4e102d/thumbnail/60x60/71552b0b820cca8dd2a010e156c20d13/newborn-blood-sample.jpeg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b439a360-90db-4fb4-8a62-2204ec4195e0 /news/california-democrats-getting-money-from-big-oil-and-voting-against-environmental-laws/ When California Democrats accept oil money or vote against "climate-friendly" bills, they are often criticized or accused of being beholden to the oil industry. But are they? Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:42:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/23/53198bb4-5c32-45dc-935f-3dcd8a59e065/thumbnail/60x60/208f8996aa396a533055770756f73287/ca-assembly-still.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 319e916e-57ff-46ce-a064-ced73efaaf3f /news/california-newborn-dna-privacy-push-bills-killed/ Lawmakers quietly amended a bill prompted by a decade-long CBS investigation into California's Newborn Genetic Biobank. They removed the part that requires the state to reveal who is using our DNA for research and why. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:00:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/17/e8617bee-d17e-4d78-b72c-1bbcadc5b480/thumbnail/60x60/374dcd0df497fa7fcb3f951d7ea0c4d7/blood-spot-image.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 f76d7bec-af9b-445e-8fd1-00a8e4950f62 /news/devils-slide-plunge-dharmesh-patel-mental-health-diversion-debate-cbs-news-california-investigates/ The doctor who was released from jail after driving his family off a cliff is being called the "poster child" for and against a California law that allows attempted murder defendants to get at-home mental health treatment instead of standing trial for alleged crimes. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:05:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/26/c5b48e12-a982-4497-a534-e3fd3365b19c/thumbnail/60x60/6ed9a69ef5d5e67fce6de185bdea7fbc/patel-still.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 35583151-c6a7-48f0-bf68-48d66c2d98b6 /news/inside-californias-state-capitol/ The California State Capitol Capitol doesn't generally work the way people think it does. We're following bills prompted by our reporting, to show you how things really work inside California's Capitol. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/29/48c3a4d7-65e4-4d36-9ca7-574f941a80c8/thumbnail/60x60/ce3c5a55ee2e524e2de2c6544daba36c/quiet-please.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 4658c4a8-7681-47cf-8ad9-d236e96a3645 /news/baby-dna-parental-consent-genetic-records-california-law-newborns/ California law says genetic testing companies have to get your permission before they store, use or sell your DNA, but the state itself doesn't have to get your permission and has been storing DNA samples from every baby born there since the '80s. Lawmakers want to change that, but face an uphill battle. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:36:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/17/afeae2d3-d0ad-4d82-97ad-0e663f9d0465/thumbnail/60x60/b2e463eae27b0bef27acf7821f023960/blood-spot-image.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 ad5dc3a1-17f8-46e0-a6bb-4f2686ae367a