Top California librarian questioned about missing $650K tied to Dolly Parton child literacy program

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California State Librarian Greg Lucas is facing scrutiny from lawmakers after roughly $650,000 tied to a statewide literacy program connected to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library could not be accounted for. The issue surfaced during a Thursday Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education hearing, … Read more

U.S. Energy secretary directs Texas oil company to restore operations off California

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright directed a Texas-based oil and gas company Friday to restore operations in waters off Southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act. Restoring Sable Offshore Corp.’s Santa Ynez unit and pipeline off Santa Barbara aims to address supply disruption risks, according to a … Read more

California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California election officials said Friday that they are investigating whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally offered to pay people to sign ballot petitions using false names. A video posted Monday on X shows a sign that says “Sign petition for $5” and a line of people waiting along the sidewalk. A … Read more

Vance reveals $19B fraud uncovered in Minneapolis, hints California is next target

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Vice President JD Vance hinted at targeting California as the next state where major fraud investigations will take place and revealed that fraud discovered in the Minneapolis area has “probably been $19 billion at least” since the administration began investigating in the Twin … Read more

Why an unverified Iran drone tip prompted FBI alerts to California law enforcement

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An FBI advisory referencing an unverified tip about a potential Iranian drone concept off the California coast circulated to multiple California law enforcement agencies — only to be forcefully downplayed by the White House hours later. The advisory, distributed through federal security channels, referenced intelligence suggesting Iran … Read more

Mehmet Oz on California Gov. Gavin Newsom amid state’s hospice fraud surge: “We are talking”

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, tells CBS News’ Adam Yamaguchi, “If we could fix California it would help the rest of the country,” as the state grapples with a growing hospice fraud problem. Source link

Winter heat wave will send temperatures into the 90s across Southern California

LOS ANGELES — With spring still a week away, it’s already starting to feel like summer in Southern California with forecasters predicting unseasonably hot weather, including temperatures in the mid-90s around Los Angeles. It’s expected to be about 20 degrees warmer than normal for mid-March on Thursday and Friday, the National Weather Service said. That … Read more

California governor says no imminent threat despite warning about possible Iran drone attack

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war. Newsom said drone issues “have always been top of mind.” “We’ve been aware of that information. … It’s all about … Read more

SCOOP: Democratic Virginia Gov Spanberger’s Republican cousin aims to flip key California House seat red

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The Republican cousin of Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia Thursday launched a campaign for Congress in California as she tries to flip a blue seat red. In an announcement shared first with Fox News Digital, entrepreneur Jenny Rae Le Roux declared her candidacy for the … Read more