California: People must look for work to get jobless aid

Since the pandemic began, California — the nation’s most populous state with nearly 40 million people — has processed more than 20 million unemployment claims and paid out more than $128 billion in benefits.

City of San Jose mandates videotaping of all gun purchases

San Jose officials have passed a new gun law that requires retailers to video-record all firearm purchases, becoming the largest city in California with such a rule.

LA Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard out indefinitely after suffering possible ACL injury

The Los Angeles Clippers will be without NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard in Game 5 and likely the rest of the Western Conference semifinals against the Utah Jazz due to a knee injury.

Nearly 2K military guns stolen, some used for violent crimes

An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen over the last decade.

Delta Air Lines shares touching note left by pilot at start of pandemic

A Delta pilot who went to California to bring a company aircraft out of storage found a touching note left by the pilot who brought the plane to storage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Two vaccine lottery winners forfeit $50K, California officials move on to find alternates

Two vaccinated California residents who won $50,000 in a state lottery never came forward and therefore, forfeited a $50,000 prize, state health officials said, prompting them to seek a new pair of winners.

Witness video shows group who stole over $100,000 in high-end Louis Vuitton handbags

A new video sent to KTVU shows luxury bag thieves brazenly running past a security guard who stood by while the crew stole $100,000 in merchandise from the Louis Vuitton store in the Stanford Shopping Center.

Garden Grove police officer charged with assaulting homeless people

Kevin Dinh, a 12-year veteran of the Garden Grove Police Department, has been charged with beating and threatening two homeless people while on duty in separate incidents last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Mother with stage 4 cancer gets final wish of seeing daughter's wedding in hospital ceremony

Margarita Villacreces, 61, is terminally ill with stage 4 colon cancer. The Chatsworth mother had a final wish of wanting to see her youngest daughter, Cindy, get married — so hospital staff helped make it possible.

SoCal couple charged in road rage killing of 6-year-old Aiden Leos

Marcus Anthony Eriz is charged with murder and discharge of a gun at an inhabited dwelling, with sentencing enhancements for causing death to the victim. His girlfriend Wynne Lee is charged with a felony count of being an accessory after the fact and a misdemeanor count of concealed firearm in a vehicle.