Many U.S. consumers say they’ve noticed higher than usual prices for holiday gifts in recent months, according to a a December poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Kristin Smart disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo more than 25 years ago.

Raise your hand if you’re planning a trip (or 10!) for once the pandemic is officially a thing of the past -- or once you’re fully vaccinated and comfortable with traveling.

California prosecutors say more than two dozen women have described disturbing encounters, including sexual assaults, with the man charged with killing missing college student Kristin Smart.

As two police departments in California mourn the loss of officers who were shot and killed, new details have emerged about the violence that occurred during a week meant to honor law enforcement nationwide.

Authorities say two California police officers were shot and killed and a third was wounded within 24 hours this week in two separate incidents.

Fred Woods, will remain behind bars at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo. (CNN) - The last of the three infamous Chowchilla school bus kidnappers remaining in prison, Fred Woods, will remain behind bars at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo. In 1976, Woods, along with Richard and James Schoenfeld, kidnapped 26 children and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California. Woods was denied parole Tuesday for the 17th time, according to information provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. On Tuesday's decision, she said she "doesn't give much thought on Fred Woods."