CNN reporter covering crime in Oakland gets car window smashed

A CNN reporter visiting Oakland to report on crime had her rental vehicle broken into on Wednesday, the latest in dramatic rise in vehicle burglaries for the East Bay city. 

East Bay church group volunteers trapped in Niger after military coup

There is growing concern for the members of a church mission group in the East Bay, who are now trapped in the West African nation of Niger, after a military coup seized power from the country’s democratically elected president one week ago.

Body found inside barrel at Malibu beach identified

A homicide investigation is underway after the body of 32-year-old Javonnta Murphy was discovered in a barrel in Malibu Monday.

Dangerous scaffolding left teetering after massive San Francisco fire

The massive fire that raced through an unfinished San Francisco apartment complex Tuesday morning damaged five buildings, displaced eight people, and left dangerous scaffolding teetering in the air.

California 13-year-old girl drives parents' Tesla into pole

A 13-year-old girl in California is in for big trouble back home after police say she took her parents' Tesla and hit other cars before smashing into a power pole.

Los Angeles County community under quarantine due to invasive Tau fruit fly

In order to prevent further spread, residents living in the quarantine area are urged not to move any fruits or vegetables from their property.

Bear takes dip in Burbank swimming pool amid LA heatwave

Hot bear summer is in full effect as police in Burbank were called for a furry intruder in a swimming pool.

5th bus carrying migrants from Texas arrives in Los Angeles

A new bus carrying asylum-seeking migrants arrived in Los Angeles Saturday morning, making it the third bus to arrive from Texas in the last 10 days.

Video: Car lands upside down after crashing through San Francisco barrier

Videos show a car crashed through a dead-end barrier on a San Francisco street, plummeting over a steep hill to the road below and landing on its roof.

Pursuit suspect carjacks 3 vehicles in high-speed chase through LA, Ventura counties

A suspect accused of carjacking three vehicles during a high-speed chase through LA and Ventura counties was taken into custody after the CHP conducted a PIT maneuver.

Someone in California won $1 billion Powerball jackpot

We apparently have a winner! According to Powerball, someone in California won the $1 billion jackpot in Wednesday's highly-anticipated drawing.

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.

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.