By CalNews360 StaffPublished: August 21, 2026 Five employees were injured in a stabbing inside a restaurant at Thunder Valley Casino Resort near Lincoln, California, Wednesday evening, and a fellow employee has been arrested in connection with the attack. The incident happened around 7 p.m. on August 19 inside the Dos Coyotes Border Cafe at the…
By CalNews360 StaffAugust 20, 2026 California’s housing crisis is no longer limited to the state’s most expensive coastal cities. New analysis shows that rising housing costs are increasingly affecting communities farther inland, as people priced out of the Bay Area and other expensive markets move to places they can still afford—putting new pressure on housing…
By CalNews360 StaffPublished: August 22, 2026 California has a new member of Congress. State Sen. Aisha Wahab has won the special election for California’s 14th Congressional District, defeating fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez and securing the seat that became vacant after former Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress earlier this year. The victory is significant beyond…
By CalNews360 StaffAugust 20, 2026 Former California Congressman Eric Swalwell is facing a new development in a federal investigation after FBI agents searched his Washington, D.C., home and seized electronic devices from him at San Francisco International Airport, according to reports published Thursday. The developments come months after Swalwell resigned from Congress and ended his…
By CalNews360 StaffAugust 20, 2026 The California Legislative Black Caucus has selected new leadership for the state’s upcoming 2027–28 legislative session, giving Assemblymember Corey A. Jackson the role of chair-elect and Senator Laura Richardson the position of vice chair-elect. The leadership change comes as California lawmakers prepare for the next legislative session and comes at…
California’s housing crisis is taking another turn: buyers aren’t simply waiting for home prices to fall — many are looking somewhere else. A new Realtor.com analysis released August 25, 2026, shows that more than 70% of prospective Los Angeles homebuyers searched for properties outside the L.A. metro during the second quarter of this year. In…
By CalNews360 StaffPublished: August 22, 2026 If you’re planning to drive through Los Angeles’ Sepulveda Pass this weekend, especially on the southbound I-405, you should expect reduced freeway capacity and possible delays. Caltrans has reduced southbound I-405 to three lanes between Ventura Boulevard and Mulholland Drive as part of a major pavement rehabilitation project. The…
By CalNews360 StaffPublished: August 21, 2026 A major new plan for managing the Colorado River was released Friday, August 21, as federal officials move to establish new rules for one of the most important water sources in the American West. The development matters to California because the Colorado River supplies water to communities, farms and…
LOS ANGELES — Twenty-five years after The Fast and the Furious introduced audiences to Dominic Toretto and his family, Vin Diesel is looking back at one of the casting decisions that helped shape the franchise. The decision involved Jordana Brewster, who was chosen to play Mia Toretto, Dom’s sister. A new retrospective featurette released for…
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s artificial-intelligence debate has entered an uncomfortable new phase: some of the industry’s experienced writers, directors and producers are now being paid to teach AI systems how to perform the very creative and production tasks they once did themselves. A report published Saturday, August 22, found that award-winning Hollywood professionals are taking…
