The new state Department of Motor Vehicles office in Roseville is scheduled to open Monday, June 24, officials said.

Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms, a state regulator said Tuesday.

Mayor Kevin Johnson and other local officials today announced a new campaign that will lobby the state and federal governments to provide more funding to local infrastructure projects that defend cities from extreme weather.

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie says Oracle Corp. billionaire Larry Ellison is proving to be good for Lanai one year after buying most of the Hawaiian Island.

The California Disabled Veteran Business Alliance, a nonprofit that for nearly 20 years has helped disabled military personnel become entrepreneurs and business owners, has moved into larger offices in the Natomas area.

We're back from BottleRock Napa Valley, where the flavors of wine country mixed last week with a multiday music festival.

Like a glass of fine cabernet sauvignon, the first vintage of the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival went down smoothly, with minimal complaints about dusty conditions and traffic snarls.

Reports have emerged that Napa's BottleRock festival, which was held May 9 - 12, is facing some financial issues that could prevent this event from happening again.

A man was arrested on suspicion of homicide and various other charges for allegedly tossing a firebomb into a Rio Linda home last night.

Galt police need help in identifying a trigger-happy robber who held up a convenience store this morning.

A chef who worked for Michael Jackson has described the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life, including what she said was his daughter's last birthday party.

Federal officials are seeking public comments on a new contract allowing the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency to withdraw 10,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Sacramento River.

A surfer who was shot at by police during the manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner has filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles suburb and its police department.

Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

In a story June 15 about an investigation into the Los Angeles assessor's office, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Assessor John Noguez has pleaded guilty to dozens of charges. He has pleaded not guilty to those charges.