SACRAMENTO – California is pulling back its renewal of a multi-million dollar contract with Walgreens, following the company’s preemptive decision not to dispense the abortion medication Mifepristone in 21 states, including states where abortion remains legal. On Monday, Governor Newsom called for the review of all contracts between the State and Walgreens and today’s announcement is a…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom won’t give a State of the State address this year, shunning the teleprompter that has frustrated him because of his dyslexia in favor of a statewide tour this month, in which he can highlight his major policy goals in a more informal setting. It’s a break from…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (TND) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom strongly denounced one of the U.S.’s largest pharmacy chains on Monday after it said it would stop distributing abortion pills in some areas. California won’t be doing business with @walgreens — or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women’s lives at risk,” Newsom said in a…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has agreed to a four-year contract with the New Orleans Saints, two people familiar with the agreement said Monday. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement with the veteran free-agent QB had not been announced. Carr played nine seasons…… MORE
CARUTHERS, CA (KMJ) – A coach from Caruthers High School is reaching out for help finding shoes for his students. Coach Jason Mironyuk says there are about a hundred kids signed up for the track team at Caruthers High School, both boys and girls. While that’s good, Coach Mironyuk says many students are not able…… MORE
FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – The driver accused of a hit and run in Fresno that killed a high school student has been taken back into custody. At her hearing in Fresno County Superior Court on Thursday, March 2, 2023, 39-year-old Lisa Spoors was taken back into custody. Spoors is accused of driving into 15-year-old Hoover…… MORE
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan, saying the 78-year-old prisoner still lacks insight into what caused him to shoot the senator and presidential candidate in 1968, Sirhan’s lawyer said. That contradicted the decision by a different parole board two years ago when its…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards similar to other workplaces under a bill proposed in the state Legislature. Domestic workers in California don’t have the same safety protections required by law for many employees in case they get injured or sick…… MORE
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Shipping companies will pay nearly $97 million to settle a lawsuit with a pipeline operator over a 2021 oil spill off the coast of Southern California, the pipeline company said Wednesday. Amplify Energy, the Houston-based company that operates the pipeline, said in a statement that companies associated with the M/V…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s latest winter storm was tapering off early Wednesday, but dangerous conditions persisted, including widespread freezing as skies cleared in the north. In the Sierra Nevada in Northern California, where blizzard warnings were issued overnight and into early Wednesday, major highways were subject to closures and chain restrictions, and authorities warned…… MORE
