Firefighters with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District have returned from a historic battle against the Los Angeles wildfires, the Eaton and Palisades fires.

A 97-year-old grandmother was found dead in the trunk of a car after neighbors called in a welfare check, the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office said.

Jeffry Figueroa, who purchased his lucky Winter Magic Multiplier scratcher for $10 at Koko’s Liquor in Los Angeles, drove to the California Lottery office in Santa Fe Springs to pick up his winnings, officials said in a Jan. 24 news release. When he turned in the ticket, officials told him he’d actually won the game’s top prize of $1 million.

Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

Some may have even been at airports ready to board when an executive order from President Donald Trump abruptly shut down the U.S. refugee admissions program. And while the order banning most refugee admissions was not set to take effect until Monday, Sacramento-area resettlement agencies say the shutdown has already started.

California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. Trump lost about two-thirds of cases filed against his administration, but that doesn't guarantee the same results this time around.

State jobs are known for competitive benefits and enrollment in the nation’s largest state public pension plan.

President Donald Trump may visit California this week as state Attorney General Rob Bonta begins filing expected lawsuits against the president's new executive orders.

A few lingering showers are present Sunday morning, but skies will clear in the afternoon with seasonal temperatures.

We got an inside look at the high-tech tools students are using to train at a new nursing school in Rancho Cordova.

The 18th annual horror film festival, featuring the 11th annual short horror film festival, starts at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Colonial Theatre in Sacramento. Tickets are $30. The MC is award-winning Horror Host Mr. Lobo. Learn more.

San Francisco was the highest ranking city in California — and the nation — in terms of the top spots for healthy living, Hers said. The Bay Area city landed at No. 1. on the list. San Diego took fourth place, Hers said, while San Jose was No. 14 and Los Angeles was No. 17.