Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom Monday issued the following statement regarding the death of CAL FIRE Firefighter Yaroslav Katkov:

Seal Beach, California - Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach held a dual change of command ceremony July 26 at the installation’s parade grounds.

Sacramento, California -  Governor Gavin Newsom Friday announced the following appointments:

Riverside, California - A Moreno Valley man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for leading a crew that committed at least 15 armed robberies of AutoZone stores in the Inland Empire, making off with a total of more than $11,000 in cash.

Santa Ana, California - The imprisoned former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for illegally selling his luxury cars and keeping the proceeds for himself, disobeying a court order that he forfeit the money because of a previous conviction for orchestrating a nearly $1 billion health care fraud scheme.

Sacramento, California - The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are urging visitors attending fairs to practice good hygiene when visiting farm animal exhibits. Direct and indirect contact with the animals could put individuals at risk of developing Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) and other infections.