Firefighters and others say they knew that eventually a charter bus taking the popular shortcut to the Colusa Casino might crash.

A jury has found a former history teacher guilty of 11 counts of annoying or molesting a child and one count of sexual battery, according to Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully.

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office has learned the identity of a woman found dead in 1971.

Rescuers have encountered unfavorable weather, high water and difficult terrain in their search for a missing hiker in the Iceland Lake area of Emigrant Wilderness.

A federal judge has scolded Califonia officials for failing to provide the billions of dollars a court-appointed receiver says is needed to upgrade the state's prison health care system.

Supporters of Proposition 2 say animals raised for food in California will be treated more humanely, while opponents claim it will shut down the state's egg industry.

The driver in Sunday's fatal charter bus crash near Williams has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence, says the CHP.

The man who owned the charter bus that crashed Sunday evening was one of eight people killed in the Colusa County crash.

California voters can cast ballots by mail starting Monday.

About 125,000 Californians who are struggling with risky mortgages from Countrywide could get their loans modified and payments reduced.

California officials say recovery efforts around the site of adventurer Steve Fossett's downed plane might not resume until summer.

Eight people were killed and 35 injured when a charter bus crashed on the way to a Colusa County casino reportedly around 6:15 Sunday night.

On April 28, 2007, Private First Class Jay-D Ornsby-Adkins was killed by a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq.  Now, the Amador Creek Bridge will bear his name.

Supporters of Proposition 3, the Children's Hospital Bond Act, say if passed, the measure will save thousands of chidren's lives. Opponents say the initiative is a complete misuse of the intiative process and should not even be on the ballot.

A Lake Tahoe bear advocacy group is crediting a bumper berry crop for a sharp drop in calls about bears this year.

While California struggles with a statewide drought, history buffs are finding some solace in the array of relics emerging in Lake Shasta as water levels plummet.

Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain by a 61 percent-32 percent among registered voters under 30, an advantage that is swamping McCain's competitive position among older voters.

A Stockton infant was returned to family members Sunday, but authorities continued searching for the baby's 16-year-old cousin after the pair initially disappeared Friday.

Investigators said a Stockton man was killed Saturday in Sutter County when he lost control of his pickup truck while text messaging on his cell phone.

The State Bar of California is warning lawyers they could face professional sanctions for initiating contact with victims of last month's deadly train collision.