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The new year means a group of bills to battle retail and property theft are now in effect in California. Ian Cull reports. 

A slew of new laws took effect at the stroke of midnight. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

A storied California tradition, the Tournament of Roses, and subsequently the Rose Bowl, have become a New Year’s Day staple.

California will start requiring property insurers to increase coverage in wildfire-prone areas after homeowners across the state increasingly struggle to find policies. The state’s new rule announced Monday requires insurers to start increasing their coverage by 5% every two years until they hit the equivalent of 85% of their market share. That means if an insurer writes 20 out of...

An extinct volcano is lying hidden in Carlsbad’s Calavera Nature Preserve in north San Diego County. (NBC 7 San Diego)

A single ticket sold in Northern California won Friday’s $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the lottery announced.

California lawmakers want to protect students and their families from deportation amid threats from the incoming federal administration.

A family walking on the beach of Palos Verdes made a grisly discovery of a human leg that was seemingly dragged by the currents and washed up on the seashore.

Between rain, wildfires, extreme whiplash between hot and cold weather and other dramatic weather changes, there are fewer good-quality roses being produced.

Every new year, more than 40 massive floats, parade through the streets of Pasadena, California, for the Tournament of Roses.

The float, named “Defying Gravity” in reference to the musical’s most sensational number, is 55-feet-long and features several of Oz’s most iconic details.

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Phoenix Decorating Company are putting together the “Defying Gravity” float, a 55-foot long, “Wicked”-inspired float that will take over the streets of Pasadena, California, for the 2025 Tournament of Roses.

California Highway Patrol’s maximum enforcement period, or MEP, is continuing through Christmas Day to help deter dangerous driving.

The sea of of nearly 18 million roses that you see during the annual Rose Parade are not just any roses. In fact, roses are ordered specifically to decorate floats during the parade.

A new state law goes into effect Jan. 1, giving tenants more latitude to respond to an eviction summons.

A man allegedly fleeing in a stolen car broke the vehicle in two after slamming into a pole over the weekend in Manteca, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.

Five people were recovering Monday following a chairlift incident at Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Terry McSweeney reports.

Kevin “Coop” Cooper provides an update on Lake Tahoe ski conditions this holiday season.

A major storm that pounded California’s Central Coast on Monday was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach.

Construction workers were rescued after a portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday afternoon, officials said. Robert Handa reports.