California’s weirdest and most supremely staffed city — the extremely industrial Vernon — had one city worker for every 0.8 residents. At the far other end of the spectrum, California’s most soberly-staffed city — Orange County’s own Laguna Woods — had one worker for every 1,322 residents.

Kelsey Pittman’s family had already reported her missing weeks earlier when authorities found her car parked outside Death Valley National Park. Pittman was known to go by “Infinity Jane” or “Jane Jones,” but her family had few clues about where she was — until their search led them to a rugged region where people prefer to live off the grid.

Mark Surrogacy, a company that is connected to an investigation and reportedly closed down, had emailed the surrogate recently about where she is delivering.

As of March, BatchData found 637,314 local single-family houses owned by investors, or 17% of the Southern California market. Statewide, 19% of houses are owned by investors. Nationally, it’s 20%.

The surge in unsold homes signals growing challenges in California's housing market, where affordability has long been a major issue. California's supply of unsold homes has been growing for several years, but the increase has become even more pronounced in 2025. Simonsen queried why this was happening in the state at this moment in time.

Communities in California's Central Valley are expressing concerns over health care services, including Medi-Cal, that will be cut after the passing of President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill." NBC News' Melanie Zanona speaks to some patients on how they will be affected.

President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.

A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected claims that California violated the free speech rights of doctors who teach continuing medical education courses by mandating that they include information on implicit bias.

Officials with a small but mighty California agency known as the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment said they remain committed to rigorous science.

As part of the Trump administration’s change, federally-funded programs will be required to verify recipients’ immigration status.