Central California carjacking turns out to be insurance scam, investigators say Deputies located a missing Chevy van that Martha Gutierrez DeRomero told investigators had been stolen by two masked ...

Dozens of cats, some dead and others emaciated, were found in a parked U-Haul van in Central California on June 29, 2025, the Merced County Sheriff's Office said. Merced County Sheriff's Office ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday. The Madre ...

As Diablo Grande, a planned neighborhood in Central California, runs out of water, residents face a 300% rate hike.

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on Wednesday, forcing evacuations in two counties. The Madre Fire broke out ...