California high court rejects Scott Peterson’s death penalty

It upheld his 2004 murder conviction in the killing of Laci Peterson, 27, who was eight months pregnant with their unborn son, Connor. Investigators said that on Christmas Eve 2002, Peterson dumped the bodies from his fishing boat into San Francisco Bay, where they surfaced months later.

BLM street painting to become permanent along Hollywood's Walk of Fame

The Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services will close Hollywood Boulevard from Highland Avenue to Orange Drive for five days starting Monday to install a permanent street mural commemorating the June 14 All Black Lives Matter March.

California inmates battling wildfires despite COVID-19, early releases 

Inmate firefighters feel they've been forgotten by the California Department of Corrections and forced to keep battling wildfires as prisoners convicted of similar or more serious crimes are let out of prison early amid the coronavirus pandemic.

70-year-old man found dead; wildfires rage through Northern California

The Santa Cruz fire is one of three “complexes,” or groups of fires, burning on all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area. All were started by lightning.

In just a week, wildfires burn 1 million acres in California

Danger loomed with the threat of thunderstorms and lightning forecast for Sunday that could spark new fires and overwhelm firefighters battling hundreds of fires throughout the state.

Trump ordered to pay $44,100 in Stormy Daniels legal fees

A California court has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $44,100 in attorney fees to porn actress Stormy Daniels.

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman dead at 64

Jack Sherman, a guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers during their debut in the 1980s, has died at the age of 64.

Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings

Joseph James DeAngelo, 74, pleaded guilty in June to 13 murders and 13 rape-related charges under a plea deal that avoided a possible death sentence.

Rancher gets emotional after losing horses and baby goats in California wildfire

A dog trainer and rancher from Solano County who said she has lived through 14 fires lost dozens of horses and baby goats in the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, one of the largest wildfires burning in California.

Dozens of California elementary schools permitted to reopen for in-person classes

Dozens of California elementary schools have been approved to reopen with in-person instruction under special waivers approved by health officials in counties that were placed on a state monitoring list because of high numbers of coronavirus infections.

Uber, Lyft drivers to resume working as independent contractors

An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors while an appeal works its way through the court.

Kamala Harris, in historic VP nomination acceptance speech, says America at 'inflection point'

This will be her second time speaking to the Democratic National Convention. But the stakes are higher than ever before as Harris tries to unite the party behind its presidential candidate, Joe Biden, while also introducing herself to a national audience who may be tuning into the campaign for the first time.