California's indoor masking requirement will end next week for vaccinated people but masks still are the rule for schoolchildren. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration brought back the masking mandate in mid-December as the omicron variant gained momentum, and last month extended it through Feb. 15. State health officials said Monday the mandate will end that day.Local health officials can continue their own requirements, however. Meantime, health officials say they are continuing to evaluate the masking requirement for schoolchildren.

The California Legislature has approved a bill requiring workers receive up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the coronavirus. Lawmakers approved the bill Monday. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign it into law. The bill applies to companies with 26 employees or more. California had a similar law last year, but it expired in September. The new bill would be retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. Lawmakers also approved big tax cuts for businesses that would save them about $5.5 billion. Those cuts were supposed to take effect next year, but lawmakers voted to make them this year.

One man is in custody following a deadly shooting in Oroville Wednesday evening. According to the Butte County Sheriff's Office, it happened around 7:35 p.m. on board a Los Angeles bound Greyhound bus near the am-pm store on Oro Dam Blvd. and Feather River Blvd. The Sherrifs Office reports it started as an altercation between two passengers. One man pulled out a gun and opened fire, wounding five people. One victim was pronounced dead on scene and four others were transported to local hospitals via flight care. Investigators say the suspect ran from the scene but turned up on the Walmart Store a half mile away. The man was taken into custody at the Walmart. He will be in Court Friday to face charges.