California

Law enforcement in Orange County responded to a report of a suspicious man next to a parked vehicle on Tuesday morning and arrived to find him attempting to repair a flat tire using gauze and Band-Aids.

When children attend a new elementary school in Mountain View, Calif. on Monday after a long summer vacation, they will be gracing a campus that is believed to be the first in the United States named after an undocumented immigrant.

Four people are in custody following an attempted armed robbery at the Heist Jewelry store in Santa Monica on Aug. 15.

A Coachella woman authorities caught on surveillance video in April dumping a bag of 3-day-old puppies into a trash bin has received jail time after changing her plea to guilty.   

Authorities say a man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest in Fresno.

Consumer Watchdog is blowing the whistle on recent comments made by the California Insurance Commissioner that could drastically change how auto rates are determined in California.

In the wake of three mass shootings in two weeks across the country, the mayor of San Jose, Calif., on Monday proposed what is being called a first-in-the-nation move to require all gun owners to carry liability insurance for their weapons.

A middle school science teacher in California caused an uproar this week for giving his students a "Gender Unicorn" sheet that explained gender identity and sexual attraction.

 A Northern California city has denied a request to hold a so-called Straight Pride rally at a park.

An Orange County couple is in a fight with their insurer over a special surgery for their young son.

The doors of the Taco Bell Hotel in Palm Springs is officially open.

You know him as Danny Trejo, the "villain" actor and restauranteur with a growing taco and doughnut empire. Now meet Danny Trejo, the real-life hero. Wednesday afternoon, Trejo rescued a young child with special needs trapped in an overturned car at the intersection of Hubbard and Jackman in Sylmar.