Berkeley, California - A new study quantifying the amount of carbon stored and released through California forests and wildlands finds that wildfires and deforestation are contributing more than expected to the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Sacramento, California - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment Thursday against Mark F. Friend, 60, of Stockton, charging him with six counts of bank fraud relating to a mortgage fraud scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Washington, DC - An indictment was unsealed today charging a doctor from Valencia, California, with operating a $6.5 million scheme to defraud the Medicare program by billing Medicare for medical services that were not actually provided.

Sacramento, California - The Governor has just announced the appointment of Jesse Torres as the Deputy Director for Small Business and Small Business Advocate.

Los Angeles, California - A member of the SwaggSec hacking group was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for participating in a series of computer attacks that compromised computer systems at DirecTV, Farmers Insurance and the Los Angeles Department of Public Works.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.