KCAL News Special: Home Insurance Crisis - We've Got You Covered

For months, our KCAL News team has been investigating and reporting on the various issues affecting our state, from those arising from the Palisades and Eaton fires to people struggling to get or keep their insurance. We've called on leaders for answers and seen firsthand the bravery and resilience of those fighting to try and rebuild their lives. Our Kristine Lazar and Julie Watts will dive into some of the biggest problems people across California are facing and what you need to know to protect yourself and your family.

• Jun 6
• 47:30

Guard Ryan Cornish transfers to Southern California from Dartmouth

Guard Ryan Cornish has transferred to Southern California from Dartmouth, where he played four seasons.

• Jun 4

Trump administration moves to pull California high-speed rail funding after DOT review

The Trump administration is once again seeking to end federal funding for California's high-speed rail project, following a lengthy review of the state's progress that found "no viable path" to completion.

• Jun 4

Man charged in Palm Springs bombing after arrest at New York's JFK airport

A man arrested in New York City is charged with supplying materials for last month's bombing outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.

• Jun 4

CIF issues ruling as trans athlete set to participate in state championship

The CIF announced Wednesday, if the athlete should make it to the finals, "a biological female student/athlete who would have earned the next qualifying mark will also be advanced to the finals."

• May 28

California bill targeting anti-aging skincare sales to minors dies without vote | "Sephora kids" investigation

CBS News California's Julie Watts and her daughter's fifth-grade class go undercover shopping and head to the State Capitol to investigate how the skincare industry makes billions by selling potentially harmful products to tweens.

• May 27

California filing suit over U.S. Senate vote revoking state's emission standards

California is fighting back a day after the U.S. Senate voted to put the brakes on the state's clean vehicle policies.

• May 22

Inside the blast zone following bombing at Calif. fertility clinic

Three days after an explosion believed to be intended for a fertility clinic rocked the city of Palm Springs, California, the smell of smoke still filled the air.

• May 20

California's plan to ban new gas-powered cars by 2035 could soon hit dead end

The U.S. Senate is set to take a controversial vote on whether or not to lift that ban.

• May 19

FBI: Palm Springs explosion suspect "had nihilistic ideations," is believed dead

A suspect believed to be the perpetrator of the fertility reproductive clinic bombing in Palm Springs, Calif. Saturday, has been identified as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, a resident of Twentynine Palms.

• May 19

Missing hiker found in California mountains says she survived on wild leeks, snowmelt

A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks in California's Sierra Nevada said that she was trapped by an avalanche and survived off wild leeks and snowmelt before she was found this week in a snowy cabin.

• May 17

Gov. Newsom blames Trump policies for $12 billion California budget deficit

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced his revised $332 billion state spending proposal, revealing that California is facing a $12 billion budget deficit.

• May 14

Newsom announces plans to fast-track California's delta tunnel project

Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for "swift" action to start the Delta Conveyance Project, claiming it's essential to avoiding future water disasters.

• May 14

California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes pausing immigrant health care coverage expansion

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a pause to the enrollment of more low-income immigrants without legal status for state-funded health care benefits in 2026 as California faces a steep budget deficit.

• May 14

Criminal defense attorney reacts to Menendez Brothers resentencing ruling

Criminal defense attorney Lou Shapiro reacts to a judge resentencing the Menendez Brothers to 50 years to life in prison, with the possibility of parole.

• May 13
• 04:26

California proposal to ban killing coyotes draws mixed reactions

The proposed rule would ban the killing of coyotes unless they pose an immediate threat to livestock. Supporters say it is a step forward in how we treat coyotes, but critics call it dangerous.

• May 13

Newsom promised universal health care. He didn't expect it to be so expensive.

Gov. Gavin Newsom dramatically expanded California's Medicaid program, but after six years in office, the Democrat is forced to contemplate deep cuts.

• May 14

Exclusive

DHS subpoenas California's immigrant assistance program in latest crackdown

The legal action by the Department of Homeland Security centers around California's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants.

• May 12

Oregon cold-case likely linked to notorious California serial killer 45 years later

Randy Kraft, who has been dubbed the "Scorecard Killer," is the only person under investigation for the 1980 killing, Oregon police said.

• May 10

Trump dares Newsom to run for president, calls California high-speed rail project "out of control"

While speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Trump slammed California's costly high-speed rail project and challenged Gov. Gavin Newsom to run for president.

• May 7

New numbers show California's affordability crisis is getting worse

In some California counties, even a six-figure salary qualifies for low-income housing programs.

• May 6

3 dead, at least 7 missing after boat capsizes off San Diego beach

The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that crews has suspended ​a search for at least seven others who were missing.

• May 6

Trump says he's directing that Alcatraz prison be rebuilt and reopened

Alcatraz, a notorious former prison on an island in San Francisco Bay, once housed some famous gangsters like Al Capone and George "Machine-Gun" Kelly.

• May 6

Ex-California Highway Patrol officer accused of slapping flight attendant's buttocks during flight

A former California Highway Patrol captain has been federally charged after he allegedly slapped a male flight attendant's buttocks during a cross-country flight headed to Los Angeles.

• May 2

Sherri Papini claims 2016 kidnapping story was true in trailer for new docuseries

Sherri Papini, the California mother of two convicted of lying to the FBI after faking her own kidnapping nearly a decade ago, is speaking out publicly for the first time in a new four-part docuseries.

• May 1

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