Suspect in stolen company truck leads LAPD in hours-long pursuit through San Fernando Valley
A man who allegedly stole a work truck from a gas station Wednesday morning, leading authorities on a 3+ hour pursuit across the San Fernando Valley, has been arrested.
Stop building giant rock cairns, Yosemite Park Rangers warn visitors
Yosemite National Park has an urgent message for visitors - please stop building cairns. If you see them, destroy them!
8 correctional officers now charged with sex abuse at FCI Dublin; 7 found guilty
Two former correctional officers of a federal women’s prison in Dublin were charged – and pleaded guilty – Thursday to multiple counts of sexual abuse, bringing the total number of guards now charged of these sex crimes to eight – the most from any prison in the United States. Seven of those officers have either been found, or pleaded, guilty.
Man convicted of setting up smuggling trip that killed 13 in California gets 15 years in prison
Jose Cruz Noguez was sentenced to 15 years in prison for coordinating a smuggling trip in which 25 migrants were stacked into a Ford Expedition that crashed into a tractor-trailer, leaving 13 dead.
California woman run over by lawn mower at park; family calls for death investigation
The family of a 27-year-old homeless woman in Modesto want somebody held accountable after she was found dead in the grass after a lawn mower ran her over.
Despite heat wave, people are flocking to the hottest place on Earth
Temperatures in the largest national park in the Lower 48 states are expected to intensify over the weekend, potentially setting new records amid a major U.S. heat wave.
Man arrested after police chase, casual stroll in South LA after ditching car
A police chase is underway in Los Angeles County's South Bay area.
Surfboard-stealing otter not taking the 'bait' as wildlife officials try to catch her
Wildlife officials are trying to capture the otter using what appears to be a "bait" surfboard, but she's outsmarted them so far.
Century-old San Francisco Anchor Brewing company closing
Anchor Brewing Company officials announced early Wednesday that it will cease operations and liquidate the business -- established in 1896 -- citing economic factors including declining sales since 2016.
California man arrested in the killings of 3 women in Tijuana
U.S. authorities have arrested a Southern California man accused of killing three women in the Mexican border city of Tijuana and crossing back and forth across the border after each of the deaths.
Body of missing Yosemite hiker Hayden Klemenok located, family says
The body of a 24-year-old backpacker who went missing in Yosemite has been found, according to loved ones.
Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving 53 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders.
Hiker killed, 2 others injured in 'wet landslide' while hiking in California's Sierra Nevada
Split Mountain is one of the 11 California peaks over 14,000 feet tall. It's considered by hikers as the most difficult of the group to get to.
Southern California man who allegedly killed Tijuana prostitute awaits extradition
Bryant Rivera, of Downey, is accused of strangling a sex worker to death in a room at Hotel Cascadas, next to the Hong Kong Gentlemen's Club in Zona Norte, a red light district in Tijuana, the complaint says.
25-year-old SF woman found dead after slipping, falling at Lake Tahoe waterfall
A San Francisco woman died after falling over Eagle Falls in South Lake Tahoe on the Fourth of July, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.
San Diego opens first 'safe sleeping site' tents for homeless people
The first of two "safe sleeping" areas for the homeless in San Diego opened on Thursday as part of an effort to move people off the streets in the California city.
Suspect arrested in stabbing at Levi's Stadium soccer game
A suspect sought in connection with a stabbing incident during an international soccer match at Levi's Stadium was arrested on Tuesday.
2nd bus carrying asylum seekers from Texas arrives in Los Angeles
The asylum seekers came from Cuba, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
At least 15 RVs pack LA homeowner's backyard in Sylmar
A makeshift RV park was spotted in a Los Angeles resident's backyard, with at least 15 vehicles parked on the Sylmar property.
Social media influencer who faked Petaluma kidnapping gets 90 days in jail
A social media influencer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for concocting a fake story about a Petaluma couple attempting to kidnap her children, prosecutors said.