AP State News

California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and wants to keep the state moving forward in its slow recovery from the recession.

Crime in Los Angeles decreased during the first three months of 2013, continuing what has been a trend in the nation's second-largest city for the past decade.

A 41-year-old Durango woman accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed two people on a motorcycle has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.

The arrest of two men after they allegedly tried to make a purchase with counterfeit bills at a cigarette store in Hercules has led investigators to a collection of stolen mail from several California counties.

Riverside County sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting of two people in a home in a quiet, residential neighborhood in the Inland Empire city of Perris.

Authorities have identified four people killed when a man being pursued by police drove into opposing traffic on a South Florida highway.

Sparks police have arrested three men accused of stealing more than 350 cellphones from their employer.

This may be the year Congress decides what to do about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. And this may be the week when a bipartisan group of senators makes public details of the overhaul plan it has been negotiating for months.

Police in Los Angeles and Mexico are working together to find a man suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl before releasing her and fleeing across the border.

Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been charged with lying about a drug arrest after a surveillance video appeared to contradict their claims.

Officials say drivers are exploiting a glitch in the Golden Gate Bridge's transition from human toll takers to an all-electronic system.

The Federal Aviation Administration is delaying the closings of 11 control towers in California to deal with legal challenges to the closures.

Officials have identified the California man who drowned in waters off Kauai as Cristian Lung of Castro Valley.

Police say 2 missing, suicidal teenagers found safe in Southern California.

The Los Angeles Police Department says three former judges will decide whether anyone can lay claim to the $1 million reward for leading law enforcement officers to Christopher Dorner.

A federal judge has denied a request from former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona's lawyers to reduce his prison sentence for a witness tampering conviction, but left the door open to an appeal.

In Southern California, where urban sprawl meets pristine wilderness, one can stand on a backwoods mountain trail and be so close to the city as to still hear the rumble of traffic and make out a downtown skyline.

The Los Angeles Police Department says three former judges will decide whether anyone can lay claim to the $1 million reward for leading law enforcement officers to Christopher Dorner.

Oakland Police say teenage boy who was shot in the face by an officer was not involved in an armed robbery near downtown.

The Obama administration is committed to making sure the entire Southwest region along the U.S.-Mexico border is secure, while also allowing for the ease of travel and trade, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday during a visit to Arizona.

A court has ended the first week of jury selection in a civil case over Michael Jackson's death with 60 potential jurors selected.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the Obama administration is committed to making sure the entire Southwest region along the U.S.-Mexican border is secure, while also allowing for the ease of travel and trade.

A $16 million settlement over the safety recall of Toyota vehicles that were at risk for unintended acceleration and braking issues was announced Friday by Orange County prosecutors and Toyota Motor Corp.

A federal judge on Friday rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to regain state control of inmates' mental health care, citing systematic failures to reduce prison suicides, provide timely care and hire enough staff.

A federal judge on Friday struck down an effort to form a class action lawsuit to go after Apple, Google and five other technology companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to tamp down workers' wages and prevent the loss of their best engineers during a multiyear conspiracy broken up by government regulators.

The state of Delaware will continue to work with troubled automaker Fisker Automotive Inc., which notified Gov. Jack Markell's office of its plans Friday to lay off a large number of its staff, a spokeswoman for the governor said.

Halle Berry is pregnant.

A spokesman for California Attorney General Kamala Harris says she remains a friend and steadfast supporter of President Barack Obama, a day after the president raised eyebrows by calling attention to her looks.

Records show an arrest warrant was issued a week after a teen escaped from a juvenile facility - a disclosure that sheds some light on concerns that he might have slipped through the cracks before his arrest in a Nevada drunken driving crash that killed five family members.

President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for causing a stir when he called her "the best-looking attorney general" at a Democratic fundraiser they attended together this week.