WASHINGTON – Predicting that the public will not see the full report on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections, Senator Lindsey Graham noted Monday that material covered by executive privilege will likely be kept under wraps. “My desire is for the public to get as much of the report as possible,”...

By Britain Eakin and Tim Ryan This story is developing… WASHINGTON – Nearly two years in the making, Special Counsel Robert Mueller confidentially submitted his report Friday on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. It remains unclear as to when, or whether, Attorney General William Barr...

By Nick Cahill SACRAMENTO – In the wake of a catastrophic wildfire that ripped through a foothill community during what’s normally the beginning of California’s rainy season, Toni Atkins wanted to be the first lawmaker to act. One week after firefighters fully contained the deadly Camp Fire which...

SAN DIEGO – An eight-member jury on Friday found Apple infringed three of Qualcomm’s patents used in iPhones, awarding the San Diego-based company over $31 million in damages in the first U.S. jury trial of a global intellectual property dispute between the two technology giants. The patents at issue...

By Bianca Bruno LAKE ELSINORE – Over the last few weeks, thousands of wildflower enthusiasts have descended on a small Southern California town to experience the “super bloom” of California poppies and other wildflowers brought on by a very wet winter. But the chaos of managing the crowds caused...

By Matthew Renda After enduring one of the worst droughts in its recorded history, California is officially out of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The drought map released on Thursday marks the first time the Golden State is entirely free of drought since 2011. The Santa Clarita Valley...

By Nick Cahill Sacramento — Millions of children enrolled in Medi-Cal aren’t getting basic preventative health checkups required by the program, which serves nearly half of all kids in California, according to a state audit released Thursday. Multiple factors keep an annual average of 2.4 million...

By Nathan Solis Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose Fifth District includes the Santa Clarita Valley, has called for a halt of the use of the popular weed killer glyphosate on county property until it can be determined the product is safe for humans and the environment. While Barger notes...

By Zack Huffman BOSTON (CN) – Federal prosecutors unsealed sweeping charges Tuesday to accuse top college coaches, multiple corporate CEOs and even two famous actresses of participating in $25 million admissions-bribery scheme. Felicity Huffman of “Desperate Housewives” and Lori Loughlin of “Full...

By Nathan Solis LOS ANGELES – California cities should be allowed to create and use their own public banking system according to lawmakers who introduced a bill Monday they say will pave the way for a financial system that is more transparent about how money is spent by local governments. The development...