From ABC News. In early 2009, a 16-year-old girl with mental retardation was slain at the Fairview Developmental Center in Orange County. The state-operated institution didn't tell the public about the deadly assault. After three years, the Californ… more »

From the Modesto Bee. Despite California's teen birth rate dropping to a record low, teen pregnancy continues to rank as a serious problem in Merced and Stanislaus counties. Merced County ranked No. 9 and Stanislaus County ranked No. 18 in the numbe… more »

From the San Francisco Chronicle. State regulators have fined 13 hospitals in California for substandard care that could have led to injury or death. The California Department of Public Health issued the fines Friday and hospitals have a right to ap… more »