From Aug. 1 through Nov. 13, 153 outbreaks of norovirus were reported in 14 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While California is not among the reporting states, data taken from wastewater monitoring also detected rising concentrations of the virus across the state and in the Bay Area in recent weeks.

Fire officials say six people have been taken to hospitals after a gas explosion started a major fire in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb.

A minor, 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 10:27 a.m. Pacific time about 8 miles northwest of Fillmore, Calif., data from the agency shows.

Lincoln lost that game 49-0, giving Mississippi Valley State the first of its two wins in its 12-game season. This article originally published at For Calif.'s worst college football team, a 0-287 slump is the tip of a scandal.

The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday.

Eight students at Branham High School in San Jose, Calif. posted photos of themselves on social media forming a human swastika — and lest there be any doubt, accompanied the photo with a quote from Adolf Hitler calling for the killing of all Jews.

The exact origin of this ball of ice, rock and dust is mysterious but, according to NASA, it does not pose a threat to Earth. Anyone with a backyard telescope should be able to view the comet - which will appear as something between a bright star and a faint smudge - from now until January,