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San Diego County is implementing a new state law expanding who can be placed in an involuntary hold for psychiatric evaluation and treatment. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer has more on this change and impact.

California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, but more storms are needed to keep the state’s water supplies on track. Officials at Phillips Station said the water content of the snowpack measured 91% of the average on Thursday. Andy Reising is manager of the snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit for the Department of...

A California law goes into effect on Wednesday that limits overdraft fees at banks supervised by the state.

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

Este 2025, cientos de leyes entrarán en vigor en California, entre ellas una que se centra en las víctimas de violencia o algún delito.

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...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, employees of companies in California will receive a raise if they earn the minimum wage.

NBC 7’s Adonis Albright breaks down some of the big ones you should know about.

With the new year comes a slew of new laws set to take effect in California. From changing the way we park to improved tenant protections, here’s what you need to know.

The Ocean Beach Pier is one of California’s eighteen public piers damaged, destroyed, or that remained closed in 2024, NBC 7’s M.G. Perez reports.

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

Ocean Beach is one of California’s public piers damaged, destroyed, or remained closed this year.

No parking within 20 feet of an intersection is a new state law that will take effect in 2025. NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer takes a closer look at how it will work.

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.

A popular hiking spot in Carlsbad actually sits on an ancient volcano. NBC 7’s Francella Perez found out the hills you walk today were forged from incredible geologic forces.

“Creemos que está luchando duro ahora mismo para recuperarse”, dijo el entrenador de Muay Thai de Kevin Ouda.

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.