Rachel Rossi | Special to California Black Media Partners    A common misconception of the criminal justice system is that it is as simple as guilty people admitting their guilt and innocent people going free.    The truth in our courtrooms is rarely so clear. ...

Claudia Lauer | Associated Press Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump's reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out...

Associated Press  Sacramento, CA - The first Black commissioner in the 91-year history of the California Highway Patrol is retiring, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, and he will be replaced with the first woman to hold the post — a veteran officer who also is Black....

Michael Balsamo and Geoff Mulvihill | Associated Press Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead  guilty to federal criminal charges as part of a...

S.E. Williams | IE Voice Staff Under the stewardship of Board President Channing Hawkins this month the West Valley Water District Board of Directors announced sweeping changes certain to impact more than 70 percent of the agency’s personnel. The intent of these...