The California Department of Water Resources will delay the release of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan yet again. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the costly delay is a result of the federal government shutdown.

After two weeks of not working, furloughed employees are expected to be back at the job Thursday. But that might not be that simple.

Most members of California's Congressional delegation are breathing a sigh of relief now that a deal has been struck that could reopen the federal government and extend the nation’s borrowing limit.

With hours left before the country topped its borrowing authority, Congress pushed through a bipartisan measure that makes no major changes to the new health care law, ended the partial government shutdown and averted a default.

Economists are looking back on the impacts the federal government shutdown has had on California's shaky economic recovery.

California farmers and ranchers are having a tough time trying to price their crops and livestock, as the federal shutdown has closed a vital government link that helps manage supply and demand.

With a government shutdown nearing its second week, there were no signs of a deal in Washington Sunday. But several leaders are speaking out about the impasse, even as they look ahead to the next battle: an Oct. 17 deadline to raise the debt ceiling.

Federal workers who were furloughed by a government shutdown will receive back pay once they return to work, if a bill passed by the House of Representatives Saturday meets Senate approval. The White House has said it favors such a move.

Yosemite National Park is closed until further notice because of the government shutdown.

With the partial shutdown of the federal government now into its fourth day, here are four stories to help bring us all up to speed: