California

A drug dealer who sold a fentanyl-laced pill is liable for $5.8 million in the death of the woman to whom he sold it.

An 11-year-old in Ramona has learned a hard lesson about running a roadside business. His family says his lemonade stand was stolen over the weekend, and it was all caught on camera.

A Gardena-based fruit vendor has received immeasurable support from the community after a video of him praying before his workday went viral. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

A Gardena fruit vendor’s moment of faith went viral after he was recorded kneeling in prayer before beginning his workday.

California’s state prison agency will pay millions to the wife of a inmate who was subjected to an invasive search of her body by prison law enforcement and others when she arrived for a visit with her inmate husband.

The California governor explained he couldn’t sign the bill because of concerns over the limited funding for California Dream for All program.

Scientists studying the earth’s movements say California is especially at risk at significant shifting that could affect coastal communities. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

A video making the rounds on social media shows a driver traveling erratically on a Southern California freeway then seemingly lose control of their vehicle and crash into another motorist.

A viral video shows a driver lose control and crash into another vehicle on a major freeway in San Diego. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.

A mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy at a popular Southern California park over the holiday weekend and state rangers later euthanized the big cat, officials said Tuesday.

Flex Alerts are the first in a series of steps to avoid unplanned power outages in California. If the call for voluntary conservation doesn’t work, there are other measures.

California lawmakers will come back in a special session after they wrap up their legislative year on Saturday to debate measures proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at reducing gas price spikes at the pump. Newsom called the Legislature into the special session Saturday after Democrats in the Assembly pushed back on his efforts to pass the energy package that...

The bill prohibits foods containing synthetic dyes that have been tied to neurobehavioral problems in some children from being served during school hours.

The California DMV has unveiled plans to eventually allow driverless trucks on highways across the state.

If passed, school districts will have to ban or limit cellphone use by July 1, 2026. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

Nearly two dozen suspects tied to Oakland gangs have been charged in a number of burglaries targeting marijuana dispensaries across the state to the tune of more than $1 million in cannabis merchandise, authorities said Thursday.

The bill that could make California the first state to grant undocumented immigrants state-supported home-buying loans passed the State Senate. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. 

A new California bill that would allow home loans to undocumented immigrants is heading to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk.

An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park.

Video of the back-to-school event last week at Buhach Colony High School showed Principal Robert Nunes running his hands down the mascot’s chest while the mascot sat in a chair.