2 boys shot and killed outside California elementary school

Two boys were fatally shot while sitting in a van outside an elementary school early Saturday morning, police said.

Target joins Walmart in tainted-lettuce recall as Thanksgiving nears

Stores across the U.S. have recalled salad products that originated in California after federal agencies warned they may be tainted with E. coli bacteria.

Van filled with 10 teens crashes in Stockton killing 2

The California Highway Patrol says the 2006 Toyota Sienna veered off a road west of Stockton Friday afternoon and plunged 10 feet into a canal where it landed on its roof.

University of California leaders support dropping use of SAT, ACT

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Top leaders at the University of California say they support dropping the SAT and ACT exams from admission requirement.

Student arrested, found in possession of AR-15 rifle, ammo, list of intended victims, school layout

Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said that investigators found an AR-15 rifle, roughly 100 rounds of ammunition and a rudimentary hand-drawn map of Animo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School in the home of a 13-year-old boy who allegedly threatened to carry out a school shooting on Friday.

Weapon used in Saugus High shooting was 'kit gun,' assembled from parts, authorities say

Authorities announced Thursday that the student who shot five classmates, killing two, at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, used a "kit gun" assembled from parts. These "ghost guns" are unregistered and virtually untraceable.

Deputies help free hungry bear trapped inside car in Lake Tahoe

Bears are preparing for the winter months and hibernation, searching high and low for food. Sometimes they find themselves in tight situations on the quest for their honeypot.

USC sorority president wants opioid overdose antidote Narcan available for members

Taking what she sees as a potentially life-saving step in the aftermath of nine recent USC student deaths -- some of which are suspected of being drug overdoses -- the president of a university sorority said she hopes to make the overdose-reversal drug Narcan available to her members.

4 dead, 6 wounded during family gathering at Fresno home

Four people were killed and several others were injured in what police are calling a "mass casualty shooting" in Fresno.

59th victim dies as a result of 2017 Las Vegas massacre

The Las Vegas massacre in 2017 remains the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, and this weekend, it claimed another victim.

Thousands attend vigil for victims of Saugus High School shooting

Thousands of people gathered Sunday night at Central Park in Santa Clarita to hold a candlelight vigil to remember the two students shot and killed by a classmate at Saugus High School.

5 found dead, including 3 children in apparent murder-suicide in San Diego

Five members of a family, including three young boys, have died and another boy was hospitalized with injuries in an apparent murder-suicide in San Diego.