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NBC4 chopper's final moments: A blaring alarm, loss of altitude and panic. Why did it crash?

The crash that killed three people on Tuesday night, including two NBC4 journalists, involved a single-engine AS350 B2 helicopter. Questions surround why it suddenly dropped from the sky.

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More UC students are failing intro math courses as regents weigh reinstating SAT

As UC regents reconsider test-free admissions, faculty cite rising math failure rates while admissions officials report stable overall graduation rates.

A California gender gap: Young Latinas want to fight Trump harder than Latinos, study finds

Young and working-class Latina voters in California care more about protecting immigrant communities and fighting President Trump's agenda than their male counterparts, according to a UCLA study.

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High-speed rail authority wasted money on first-class flights, trips to nightclub, report finds

California's high-speed rail authority is under new scrutiny after an inspector general found the agency approved more than half a million dollars in wasteful and unexplained travel spending.

Some California cars will get to skip smog checks. What to know about Jay Leno's Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Jay Leno's Burbank garage to sign State Bill 1392, which expands smog check exemptions for certain collector cars.