MARTINEZ — A person died in a crash on an East Bay freeway Monday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. Few details ...

Before thousands lost their homes in the recent Los Angeles wildfires, many had lost their insurance. Some residents found ...

The one-day annual event will feature keynote speeches and as well as panel discussions and other events related to ...

The funding that allows local groups to support hundreds of refugees who have already arrived has disappeared.

Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey County’s agriculture industry, and the ...

California officials responded defiantly Friday to an order from new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi that could freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in public safety grants ...

Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or less and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication of ...

The Mercury News article provides a great reason for the government not to be in the insurance market. State Farm is forced to raise rates for everyone because California’s Fair (insurance) Plan only ...

California's 1906 earthquake and fire led to a deadly plague. Los Angeles faces a similar crisis, with housing shortages and ...