Sacramento, CA–Following the second driest year on record and with near-record low storage in California’s largest reservoirs, Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday issued a proclamation extending the drought emergency statewide and […]

West Covina, CA–The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $106,245 in overtime back wages and liquidated damages for 50 employees after finding that their Southern California employer made illegal deductions […]

Costa Mesa, CA–Reports from trained oil observers and beach cleanup contractors working for the Unified Command show significant progress in cleanup operations. More than 1,800 personnel from around the country […]

A federal grand jury in New York unsealed a superseding indictment Thursday charging an Afghanistan national with federal terrorism-related offenses spanning approximately 2007 to 2009 and stemming from his role […]

Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom has approved legislation that prohibits an operator of rehabilitation treatment facilities from providing any form of false advertising or marketing services, said Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna […]

Long Beach, CA–Federal and state agencies and work crews continue their response Thursday to the coastal oil spill in Orange County. Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Teams equipped in protective gear, are […]

San Francisco, CA–The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies Thursday are in the process of investigating the cause of the pipeline fracture off the coast of Southern California. A joint investigation is […]

Long Beach, CA–The United States Coast Guard, along with members of unified command, is continuing its response Sunday to the reported oil spill off Newport Beach. Unified command members, the […]

Washington, D.C.–The founder of a Russian bank pleaded guilty today to filing a materially false tax return. According to the plea agreement, Oleg Tinkov, also known as Oleg Tinkoff, was […]

Philadelphia, PA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia seized more than $6.5 million in counterfeit U.S. currency on Tuesday that arrived in international air cargo from Russia. The currency […]