State News

A sixth suspect has been charged in the gang rape of 16-year-old girl outside Richmond High School's homecoming dance.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Washington schools superintendent Michelle Rhee are engaged.

Thousands of family members, friends and colleagues said farewell Friday to seven Coast Guard members who died when their plane collided with a Marine helicopter off the San Diego coast.

A 24-year-old Oakland man is under arrest after authorities say he stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.

The San Diego family of a psychiatric nurse who was killed at Fort Hood says the "citizen soldier" was killed a day after arriving at the base on his way to Iraq.

Authorities are looking for a 29-year-old woman who abandoned one of her children at the home of a Redlands man who took her in.

Beverly Hills is among a growing number of cities around the state that are considering proposals that would ban the declawing of cats and other animals.

The National Organization for Women says Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable should be suspended while the team investigates allegations he has a history of violent behavior toward women.

The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents. Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks or schools.

A Southern California man has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for charging more than $1 million on fraudulently obtained credit cards.