DEVELOPING: Vacaville vegetation fire grows to 5-7 acres and is threatening six structures

Department of Justice

State Officials Investigating Use Of DOJ Helicopter At High School Football Game

State officials are investigating the use of a Department of Justice helicopter at a high school homecoming football game in Northern California.

2013/02/01

Manteca Man Accused Of Bilking Stockton Company For Nearly $1 Million

A Manteca man was arrested Wednesday and accused of embezzling nearly $1 million from a Stockton company where he was in charge of accounts.

2012/11/28

Drying marijuana plants are pictured in a barn south of Elk Grove during a raid by the state Department of Justice on Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (credit: Department of Justice)

More Than 1,300 Pot Plants Seized South Of Elk Grove

An illegal marijuana grow was discovered Monday morning and nearly 1,400 plants were seized south of Elk Grove.

2012/09/17

A woman votes in Florida (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images)

Opinion: Voter ID: A Good Idea

It has been argued that “granny” might not be able to vote if they make her have a voter ID. But seriously, why all the concern about taking the extra measure of a voter ID to make sure that every vote cast in a United States election is a legally qualified vote, including “granny’s”?

2012/08/22

Bolivian Diego Mariaca(R) and his brother Gustavo Mariaca(L) fill out paperwork under the 'Dream Act' (Photo credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/GettyImages)

Opinion: A Step Forward And A Step Back For The American Dream

Yesterday the Obama administration put in place provisions of the DREAM Act that brought many young people out of the shadows to participate in the American Dream. On the same day a judge in Pennsylvania let stand what may be the most egregious attempt at voter suppression in a generation.

2012/08/16