A newly released report by the American Tort Reform Association finds that residents of the Sunshine State are living in a very warm place indeed. The 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes rankings are out, and Florida came in at an ignoble 4th.

The driver of a box truck that overturned on Interstate Highway 680 in Danville early this morning has died, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a “preliminary evaluation” of approximately 1 million Dodge Ram pickups and Dodge Durango SUVs following 43 complaints alleging roll-aways when the vehicles are in the parked position.

A San Diego superior court judge upheld the California Insurance Commissioner’s order to State Farm to reduce rates for homeowners and renters insurance.

Hippo, an insurtech startup looking to provide home insurance beginning in 2017, has announced $14 million in Series A funding led by VC firm Horizons Ventures.

A blown tire set a tractor trailer on fire late Tuesday and led to significant delays along two San Diego highways during the evening commute.

Two firefighters were injured early Thursday morning while battling a dramatic blaze at a strip mall in Monterey Park, where 40 residents of a nearby apartment building were evacuated.

The Food and Drug Administration announced a series of related recalls of products, including waffle mix, kettle chips and macaroni and cheese, because of possible salmonella contamination.

Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco - a move likely to excite the city’s tech-savvy population and certain to antagonize California regulators.

The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday proposed requiring all new cars and trucks to be able to "talk" to one another using short-range wireless technology to potentially avoid tens of thousands of crashes annually.

The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement, turning away contentions by former players that the accord won’t adequately compensate them for the brain damage they may have suffered.

Police in Central California say a driver’s split-second decision to avoid hitting a woman in the street ended in the death of a man on the sidewalk.

The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there’s more coming down the road.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook the ocean floor about 100 miles off the northern California coast Thursday morning, causing weak to light shaking in near coastal communities in parts of that state and Oregon, the US Geological Survey said.

Hyundai is recalling more than 41,000 older minivans because the hoods can fly open while they’re being driven. The recall covers the Entourage minivan from the 2007 and 2008 model years.