Feds ease up on cancer-stricken tokers

Medical marijuana has evolved into a state vs. federal law argument, with the notable example of a thriving medical marijuana industry in California. Aside from California, 13 other states allow use of marijuana for medical reasons ranging from ... continue

Mud, Rain Hit California Counties Razed By Summer Wildfires

Santa Cruz, CA (AHN) - After being hit by wildfires that raged for weeks, counties in Southern California are now under heavy rain and darkness, as a strong October storm downed power lines and brought as much ... continue

Schwarzenegger Signs Two Historic Gay Rights Bills

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills on Monday that add further positive momentum to the gay rights struggle. California's top lawmaker signed a bill that to gives the state a day to celebrate fallen politician Harvey ... continue

California Teen Sweethearts In Murder-Suicide

Fremont, CA (AHN) - A 17-year-old girl was shot dead Friday by her boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself and was seriously wounded, according to police in Fremont, California. Police only identified the girl and the ... continue

Death Penalty Sought For CA Sunday School Teacher In Rape, Murder Case

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in a case against a former California Sunday school teach who allegedly murdered an 8-year-old girl. In addition to murder, Melissa Huckaby, 28, is also charged with kidnapping along with lewd ... continue

Fire truck falls into sinkhole [Video]

Firemen are use to strange and unusual things to happen while their on the job but I somehow doubt that they ever expected to find themselves and their truck falling into a sinkhole. ... continue

Investigators Test Bone Found In Yard Near Garrido’s Home

A bone fragment has been found in a backyard near the Antioch home of a convicted rapist who kidnapped a girl and held her as a sex slave for 18 years. DNA test is being conducted on the ... continue

Wildfire Arsonist Could Face Death Penalty

A suspicious substance has been found in the brush off the highway in the area where officials believe the wildfire that scorched almost 150,000 acres of land near Los Angeles and killed two firefighters started. If investigators can ... continue

Update: Angeles National Forest Fire Now Over 140,000 Acres; Emergency Declared In San Bernardino County

California firefighters continue to battle a number of wildfires. The one in the Angeles National Forest is now at 140,000 acres and a state of emergency has been proclaimed in San Bernardino, where there are two wildfires, ... continue

California Fires Finally Contained

Los Padres National Forest, CA (AHN) - After weeks of work by hundreds of personnel, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection over the weekend finally declared the fires in the Los Padres National Forest and ... continue

Schwarzenegger embraces open source digital text books, shame it won’t solve the budget problem

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has embraced open source digital text books for California schools as a way to save the state money. The proposal, as part of Schwarzenegger's plan to cut California's budget deficit, would save the ... continue

NIMBY, or why most green efforts will fail

Six months ago sixty-one percent of Peninsula, California, residents voted to support a statewide measure to pledge $9.95 billion for a high-speed rail system. It would ultimately provide high-speed rail travel between Los Angeles ... continue