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• Man beaten with skateboards

  May 13, 2013 7:44 PM

  HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA- A man remains in critical condition after a group of teens beat him with their skateboards when he intervened in an altercation. He has life-threatening head injuries and four teenagers could face attempted-murder charges. Police say the man and his girlfriend intervened in a fight between two... more »

• One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking

  May 11, 2013 12:36 PM

  LAKEPORT, Calif. - Residents of a Northern California subdivision that is sinking into a hilltop are hoping Gov. Jerry Brown approves a county request for disaster assistance. So far, the Lake County public works director and an expert hired by the county have been unable to determine why groundwater is... more »

• Patrol: 5 die in limousine fire on Calif. bridge

  May 5, 2013 10:45 AM

  SAN MATEO, Calif. - Authorities say five people were killed and five others survived after a limousine caught on fire on a San Francisco Bay area bridge late Saturday night. California Highway Patrol Officer Amelia Jack tells KGO-TV that five victims who were trapped in the burning limousine died. Five... more »

• Calm, moist air aids fight against Calif. wildfire

  May 4, 2013 10:33 AM

  CAMARILLO, Calif. - Moist, cool and calm weather is greatly helping Southern California firefighters battling a huge wildfire in coastal Ventura County. Fire spokesman Tom Kruschke says containment of the blaze 50 miles west of Los Angeles has increased to 30 percent Saturday morning. High winds and dry heat have... more »

• Calif. wildfire burns 15-mile path to Pacific

  May 3, 2013 8:18 AM

  LOS ANGELES - A Southern California wildfire cutting a path to the sea has grown to more than 15 square miles, and crews are preparing for another bad day of gusting winds and hot weather. The fire that begun in Ventura County has been running down coastal canyons all... more »

• Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif.

  May 2, 2013 2:51 PM

  LOS ANGELES - A wildfire raging along the fringes of Southern California communities has grown to more than 10 square miles. Fire officials say the blaze 50 miles west of Los Angeles has spread over 6,500 acres. The fire has forced evacuations of neighborhoods and California State University, Channel Islands. more »

• Fingerprints collected in Calif. girl's slaying

  April 29, 2013 9:05 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO- Sheriff's officials say investigators have collected fingerprints and what they believe is DNA from the home where an 8-year-old Northern California girl was stabbed to death. Calaveras County Sheriff's Capt. Jim Macedo tells the Modesto Bee authorities hope to have lab results on the evidence in a week.... more »

• Gay marriage argument goes to high court today

  March 26, 2013 8:00 AM

  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. The court's first major examination of gay rights in 10 years begins... more »

• Car on roof

  March 25, 2013 7:38 PM

  GLENDALE, California- A weekend drive ended with a man driving a car on top of his neighbor's roof in Southern California. Police say the driver lost control on a driveway in an area where houses are arrayed on steep hillside. The car ended up on the roof of the next... more »

• Teacher accused of doping kids

  March 14, 2013 7:25 PM

  MORGAN HILL, CALIFORNIA- A preschool teacher accused of spiking toddlers' sippy cups with sleepy pills was released from custody in Northern California after she was charged with child endangerment. Fifty-nine-year-old Debbie Gratz has to go to court later this month after she was arrested at the Morgan Hill Kiddie Academy.... more »

• A yacht, pizza and beer

  March 5, 2013 7:40 PM

  PACIFICA, California- An 82 foot luxury yacht was removed from a beach after three people stole it, stocked it with pizza and beer and then ran it aground. Police arrested the accused thieves and they're in the county jail. The yacht "Darlin" was recognized by the owner after it shown... more »

• How to be a burglar

  February 28, 2013 7:37 PM

  OAKLAND, Ca.- A city besieged with a 40% spike in burglaries and other crimes promoted a class about how to pick locks and it was in the mayor's newsletter. It didn't go over well with some residents considering the city's crime problem. Mayor Jean Quan apologized for promoting the class... more »

• California corruption case heading to close

  February 20, 2013 7:03 AM

  LOS ANGELES - A prosecutor and defense attorneys plan to argue whether evidence in the trial of six city officials in California proves they were corrupt. Most of the defendants who testified had defended the huge salaries they collected as Bell city officials. They say they earned their nearly six-figure... more »

• Fists, chairs fly at Calif. country club meeting

  February 19, 2013 7:30 PM

  RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - A weekend homeowners association meeting at a seemingly genteel Palm Springs-area country club turned into an all-out brawl when fists - and even chairs - flew between members. Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Myling Bordeau told the Desert Sun on Tuesday that the rumble erupted when some... more »

• Four dead in California shooting spree

  February 19, 2013 11:39 AM

  TUSTIN, Calif. - Authorities in California said four people are dead after a shooting spree through Orange City, including the shooter. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday the shootings began at 4:45 a.m. when deputies responding to a call found a female shot multiple times in a... more »

• Ex-cop believed to be dead in burned cabin

  February 12, 2013 9:19 PM

  CALIFORNIA- A charred body has been found in a burned cabin and media in California are reporting it is the body of a fugitive ex-cop who went on a deadly rampage. Authorities said earlier they believed the man in the cabin was Christopher Dorner. He has been on the... more »

• Cabin where ex-LA cop believed holed up on fire

  February 12, 2013 6:40 PM

  BIG BEAR, Calif. - The cabin where a former Los Angeles police officer is believed to be holed up is on fire. TV footage from the scene shows smoke pouring from the cabin. Police surrounded the cabin in the snow-covered woods of Big Bear, a resort town about 80 miles... more »

• Ex-cop exchanges fire with Calif. authorities

  February 12, 2013 3:55 PM

  LOS ANGELES - Authorities in Southern California said a fugitive ex-LAPD officer barricaded himself in a a cabin in the San Bernardino mountains and exchanged fire with police searching for him. Two officers were wounded in the exchange and airlifted to nearby hospitals, according to authorities. A law... more »

• More possibly dead in California bus crash

  February 4, 2013 6:28 AM

  YUCAIPA, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol says the scene at a tour bus crash is so chaotic that as many as 10 people may have been killed. Officials say right now they've counted eight dead and 38 injured. California Department of Transportation spokeswoman Michelle Profant describes the scene as... more »

• Man at center of Te'o hoax says he was in love

  January 31, 2013 9:02 AM

  A California man says he created the hoax involving former Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and a fake girlfriend because he was in love with the football player. Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, spoke publicly for the first time in an interview with Dr. Phil McGraw for the "Dr. Phil Show," the first... more »

• Christian school's lawsuit may test court ruling

  January 30, 2013 2:43 AM

  LOS ANGELES - A lawsuit by a Southern California Christian school against two former teachers who refused to provide proof of their faith could pose one of the first court tests of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on religious freedom. A legal expert said last year's ruling that religious workers... more »

• Doctor shot, killed at Southern Calif. office

  January 28, 2013 7:21 PM

  NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Police say a doctor has been shot and killed in a doctor's office in a Southern California medical building and a man is in police custody. Newport Beach police spokeswoman Kathy Lowe says police received a report at about 2:45 p.m. Monday of six or seven... more »

• Arsonist gets death for Calif. fire that killed 5

  January 28, 2013 2:19 PM

  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.- An arsonist has been sentenced to death for murdering five men who died of heart attacks during a Southern California wildfire a decade ago. Superior Court Judge Michael Smith in San Bernardino sentenced 31-year-old Rickie Lee Fowler on Monday after hearing from some of the victims' family... more »

• Fontana, Calif., schools get high-powered rifles

  January 23, 2013 1:03 PM

  FONTANA, Calif. - A Southern California school police force has acquired semiautomatic rifles for officers to bring to campuses under a controversial safety program. Fontana Unified School District police purchased 14 of the Colt 6940 rifles last fall, well before the Connecticut school massacre. The $1,000 rifles were received last... more »

• Voice actor for Charlie Brown arrested in California

  January 23, 2013 10:43 AM

  SAN DIEGO - Authorities in California say the voice actor who portrayed Charlie Brown in many "Peanuts" shows was arrested on charges that include stalking. U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Angelica de Cima said Peter Robbins was arrested Sunday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. She told U-T... more »

• Sheriff: Calif. burglar was using sauna

  January 21, 2013 12:41 PM

  SAN ANDREAS, Calif. - Authorities in Northern California say a man arrested in nothing but a trench coat and socks after a break-in told investigators he had been using the homeowner's sauna. Calaveras County sheriff's deputies arrested 49-year-old Robert London this week after they responded to a report of a... more »

• 1 student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.

  January 10, 2013 12:57 PM

  TAFT, Calif. - One student has been shot at a high school in Taft, Calif., a community in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Authorities say the 16-year-old student is in critical but stable condition. Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the shooter is a student who walked into a class at... more »

• Judge: Man in school shooting not fit for trial

  January 7, 2013 5:42 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. - A man accused of killing seven people at a small California Christian college has been deemed mentally unfit for trial. A judge issued the ruling Monday and ordered defendant One Goh to return to court Jan. 28. Goh is charged with seven counts of murder and three... more »

• Police: Calif. teens drug parents to use internet

  January 3, 2013 12:38 PM

  ROCKLIN, Calif. - Police say two California teenagers used a prescription sleeping medication to spike the milkshakes of too-strict parents so they could log onto the Internet. The parents called police and the 15-year-old Rocklin girl and a 16-year-old friend were taken to Juvenile Hall. Rocklin is 20 miles northeast... more »

• Whales get a wider berth

  December 27, 2012 7:37 PM

  Ships will be rerouted off the coast of California so they don't hit whales. The International Maritime Association approved vessel lane changes on the approaches to San Francisco and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. NOAA and the Coast Guard helped craft the lane changes with support from... more »

• Louisiana teachers do not invest in gun company

  December 18, 2012 10:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The retirement system for teachers in Louisiana said it does not invest money in a company tied to a gun manufacturer. Questions about specific holdings surfaced in Louisiana, after one of the largest teacher retirement systems in the country, California State Teachers' Retirement System, announced it had... more »

• Woman asks thieves to return urn with baby's ashes

  November 16, 2012 12:48 PM

  ANTIOCH, Calif. - A Northern California woman whose home was robbed is pleading with the thieves to return just one item: a silver urn that contains her baby's ashes. The Contra Costa Times reports Michiko Koyoi's Antioch home was ransacked Wednesday. Police are investigating the robbery. Among the missing items... more »

• Raiders look to slow down New Orleans TE Graham

  November 15, 2012 4:23 PM

  ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders have plenty of experience dealing with elite tight ends playing in the same division as Antonio Gates and having faced Tony Gonzalez so many times over the years. Going up against New Orleans' Jimmy Graham this week might be the toughest test yet. With... more »

• Police: Calif. shooting suspect 'methodical'

  November 6, 2012 3:28 PM

  FRESNO, Calif. - Police say a parolee who killed two people and wounded two others at a chicken processing plant in California moved methodically between three of the victims, putting a handgun against their head or neck and opening fire. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said the victims did not... more »

• Two arrested, 4 wounded in USC campus shooting

  November 1, 2012 9:58 AM

  LOS ANGELES - Two men have been arrested for the Halloween shootings of four people on the University of Southern California campus. USC police Capt. David Carlisle says two men outside the Ronald Tudor Campus Center party were arguing at about 11:30 p.m. when one of them pulled a... more »

• Boy on trial in neo-Nazi dad's murder

  October 30, 2012 7:17 PM

  A 12 year old boy in California is on trial for murdering his father who was a neo-Nazi leader and shot point-blank as he slept. A prosecutor in Riverside County says the boy wanted to kill Jeff Hall because of a history of domestic violence. He dismissed the boy's lawyers... more »

• Paul becomes major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico

  October 15, 2012 4:14 PM

  MIAMI - Forecasters say Paul has become a major Category 3 hurricane in the Pacific off Mexico and a hurricane warning has been issued for a swath of Baja California's western coastline. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Paul's maximum sustained winds have increased to 120 mph (195 kph) as... more »

• Worker cooked to death at California tuna plant

  October 15, 2012 12:54 PM

  SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. - Authorities say a 62-year-old employee was cooked to death at a Southern California seafood plant for tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods. The Whittier Daily News reports Jose Melena was found shortly before 7 a.m. Thursday at the plant in Santa Fe Springs. Erika Monterroza is... more »

• Dog that lost snout saving girls arrives in Calif.

  October 12, 2012 4:21 PM

  DAVIS, Calif. - A dog that lost its snout while saving two girls in the Philippines has been brought to the University of California, Davis, where veterinarians will try to fix its injuries. Surgeons at UC Davis' veterinary medical teaching hospital looked over the mixed breed dog named Kabang on... more »

• Space shuttle embarks on 12-mile trip to LA museum

  October 12, 2012 9:08 AM

  LOS ANGELES - The space shuttle Endeavour is making its final journey to a Los Angeles museum. The giant spacecraft began its 2-mph crawl through streets near Los Angeles International Airport at about 2 a.m. Friday. Crowds in the neighborhood lined the streets to watch it being hauled past.... more »

• Gas prices set California record

  October 9, 2012 10:08 AM

  SAN FRANCISCO - California has set a state record for gasoline prices - but the hikes may be slowing. The AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Tuesday says the average price of regular jumped only a fraction of a cent overnight - compared to nearly 50 cents in the... more »

• Release of 'winter-blend' gas could reduce Calif. prices

  October 8, 2012 3:01 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO - State air pollution regulators say they do not expect California's air quality to worsen appreciably after the governor ordered the release of a dirtier blend of gasoline to help slash record-high pump prices. The California Air Resources Board on Monday said the last time the state... more »

• Obama: 'Today we celebrate Cesar Chavez'

  October 8, 2012 2:56 PM

  KEENE, Calif. - President Barack Obama has designated the home of Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez as a national monument. The 187-acre site, known as Nuestra Senora Reina de la Paz (Our Lady Queen of Peace), or simply La Paz, served as the planning and coordination center of the United... more »

• Calif. refinery back online amid soaring prices

  October 5, 2012 2:49 PM

  LOS ANGELES - A Southern California refinery that suffered a power outage that helped send gas prices soaring is back online. ExxonMobil spokeswoman Rachael Moore said Friday that the refinery in Torrance resumed normal operations and would be able to meet all of its contractual commitments. Analysts say... more »

• Third officer charged in homeless man's death

  September 27, 2012 7:57 PM

  Another officer in California is charged in the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man during a violent confrontation with police in Fullerton. Former officer Joseph Wolfe faces manslaughter and excessive force charges. Wolfe pleaded not guilty and surrendered after being indicted by a grand jury. Two other officers... more »

• Space shuttle Endeavour heads west to new mission

  September 19, 2012 7:34 AM

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour has lifted off on its final journey. NASA's youngest shuttle left Kennedy Space Center at sunrise today on the first leg of its flight to California. It's bolted to the top of a jumbo jet. Hundreds gathered at the runway to... more »

• Egypt to try 7 Copts, US pastor over Prophet film

  September 18, 2012 12:42 PM

  CAIRO - Egypt's general prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor and referred them to trial on charges linked to an anti-Islam film that has sparked riots across the Muslim world. The prosecutor's office says the seven men and one woman, all... more »

• Outrage over mandatory child visitation

  September 13, 2012 7:42 PM

  A father was ordered to take his two children cross-country from California to visit their mother who's in prison for killing a man in Iowa. A judge ordered Michael Roberts to take the kids to see Tracey Richter in prison while she appeals her conviction. The judge says the children... more »

• Amazon unveils new Kindle Fire models

  September 6, 2012 2:16 PM

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Amazon is updating its Kindle Fire tablet computer as it steps up competition with Apple's iPad and refreshing its whole line of Kindle gadgets. The basic model will cost $159, down from $199 for the old model. It will start shipping Sept. 14. It's also coming... more »

• Gas prices up 7 cents over 2 weeks Play Video

  August 26, 2012 6:14 PM

  CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 7 cents over the past two weeks. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.76. Midgrade costs an average of $3.91 a gallon, and... more »

• Rodney King death ruled accidental

  August 23, 2012 1:19 PM

  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Southern California police say Rodney King's death has been ruled an accidental drowning. Rialto police tell the San Bernardino Sun that the county medical examiner's report shows King had numerous drugs such as PCP, cocaine and marijuana in his system when he died in June. The... more »

• Like NASA rover, family switches over to Mars time

  August 20, 2012 12:31 PM

  LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. - One California family of five is learning what it's like to live on "Mars time" this summer. NASA flight engineer David Oh had to switch to Martian time after the rover Curiosity landed on Mars earlier this month. His wife and three children decided to... more »

• Romney jokingly compares California to Greece

  August 8, 2012 2:24 PM

  DES MOINES, Iowa - Mitt Romney jokingly said the United States needs to do a better job managing debt or it could end up like Greece, or closer to home, California. The Republican presidential hopeful told an audience in Iowa that he worries the U.S. is on a pathway to... more »

• Father accused of shooting adult son over karaoke

  July 20, 2012 12:27 PM

  SHINGLETOWN, Calif. - A Northern California man is accused of shooting his 50-year-old son because he didn't like his country karaoke singing. A Shasta County judge on Tuesday ordered 70-year-old William Henry Oller Sr. to stand trial on attempted murder and assault charges in the January shooting, The Record Searchlight... more »

• Singing leads to shooting

  July 18, 2012 7:51 PM

  A man in California was arrested for shooting his 50-year-old son because he didn't like his country karaoke singing. William Oller is 70 and a judge ordered him to stand trial for attempted murder and assault. His son, William Oller, Jr. was shot in the arm and had other injuries.... more »

• Stowaway kitten

  July 12, 2012 7:44 PM

  A kitten survived a trip in a cargo container on a ship for the passage from Shanghai to Los Angeles. That's about 6,500 miles without food or water. The kitten was retrieved from the container at a business it was delivered to in the Los Angeles area. The kitten is... more »

• Jindal's former revenue secretary headed to California

  June 28, 2012 2:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Gov. Bobby Jindal's former revenue secretary, who abruptly resigned after a dispute over a tax break interpretation, has a new job in California. Cynthia Bridges has been named the executive director of the California State Board of Equalization, an elected body that administers sales and use taxes... more »

• Death of a hero, school bus driver

  May 18, 2012 11:43 AM

  CHOWCHILLA - A California school bus driver who was hailed as a hero for helping 26 students escape after three kidnappers buried them underground in 1976 has died. Frank Edward "Ed" Ray was 91. A family member says Ray died Thursday from complications of cirrhosis of the liver. Ray... more »

• California family wakes to find Lexus in their pool

  May 15, 2012 12:28 PM

  LA PUENTE, Calif. - The Diaz family awoke to find a Lexus at the bottom of their swimming pool. The Southern California family tells the San Gabriel Valley Tribune that drivers navigating the tricky intersection next to their house in La Puente have hit their cinderblock wall before, but early... more »

• Earthquake rocks Mexico City

  May 1, 2012 12:30 PM

  MEXICO CITY - A moderate earthquake off the coast of Baja California swayed buildings in Mexico City Tuesday. Mexico City's mayor says there were no immediate reports of damage in the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 5.0 quake was centered 114 miles off the coast of Cabo... more »

• Fireball remnants likely in California

  April 25, 2012 2:57 PM

  RENO, Nev. - A meteor expert at UCLA says tiny meteorites found in Northern California likely were part of the giant fireball that exploded in daylight over the weekend. John T. Wasson, a longtime professor at UCLA's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, tells The Associated Press at least two... more »

• New case of mad cow disease in California

  April 24, 2012 4:53 PM

  WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department says there's "no cause for alarm" in connection with the case of mad cow disease that has surfaced in a dairy cow in California. Officials say the cow was not headed for the nation's food supply, and posed no danger. The department's chief veterinary officer,... more »

• Weightlifter shot, says dumbbell fell on bullet

  April 13, 2012 12:51 PM

  MODESTO, Calif. - A California weightlifter says he accidentally shot himself by dropping a dumbbell on a bullet. The man was wounded in the shoulder. He told Modesto police officers he was lifting dumbbells in his home Wednesday night when he dropped one on a .22 caliber bullet. The man's... more »

• Happy Meal lawsuit dismissed

  April 5, 2012 1:23 PM

  NEW YORK - Children in California will still be able to get toys with their Happy Meals. A San Francisco judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit that sought to stop McDonald's from using toys to market its meals to children in the Golden State. The suit had been filed... more »

• Judge: U.S. House candidate can say he was an astronaut

  March 30, 2012 12:38 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A congressional candidate in California's Central Valley can note on ballots that he used to be an astronaut. A Sacramento County judge ruled Thursday that Democrat Jose Hernandez can use the ballot designation "astronaut." Hernandez is challenging freshman Rep. Jeff Denham, a Republican from Turlock, for California's... more »

• Tiny dog in California could be world's smallest

  March 27, 2012 12:46 PM

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A puppy named after one of the world's biggest pop stars could set the world's record for tiniest dog. Animal rescuers in Northern California say the female Dachshund mix, named Beyonce, was so small at birth that she could fit into a spoon. At two weeks, she's... more »

• Dog named after Beyonce could set World Record

  March 26, 2012 7:31 PM

  A dog that shares the namesake of one of the biggest pop stars in the world could have her own claim to fame. Animal rescuers in California say the female Dachshund mix was so small at birth that she could fit into a spoon. Beyonce is two weeks and the... more »

• BR murder suspect in custody in California

  March 24, 2012 10:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man wanted for a local slaying is in custody in Sacramento, California after a Jan. 14 drug deal-turned-armed robbery that left one of his relatives dead. Baton Rouge police spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely says the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, acting Friday on a tip,... more »

• Clerk's wallet stops bullet during robber struggle

  March 23, 2012 8:45 AM

  MODESTO, Calif. - A California convenience store clerk's wallet has stopped a bullet during a struggle with an armed robber. The Modesto Standiford Minit Mart employee was only bruised by the gunfire. Three men, one of them armed, entered the convenience store on Wednesday night and demanded money. Officer Scott... more »

• Reigning 'world's ugliest dog' dies in California

  March 15, 2012 12:35 PM

  HANFORD, Calif. - When a beloved pet dies, good manners usually dictate saying something nice about the departed companion. And for a recently deceased dog named Yoda, it was a compliment to say she sure was ugly. Yoda won the 2011 World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma Marin Fair... more »

• Apple's app store downloads

  March 5, 2012 11:24 AM

  CUPERTINO, CA. - more than 25 billion apps have been downloaded from Apple's app store. The downloads according to an Apple news release come from more than 315 million iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches. The app store has more than 550,000 apps, some of which are free. ... more »

• Sharks blamed for increase in California otter deaths

  February 27, 2012 12:29 PM

  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Officials say sharks are killing and injuring California's endangered sea otters in record numbers. U.S. Geological Survey wildlife biologist Tim Tinker told the Los Angeles Times in a story Sunday that shark bites accounted for 15 percent of the sea otter deaths in the late 1990s.... more »

• Surrogacy Scandal

  February 24, 2012 7:39 PM

  A lawyer in California, who was a respected reproductive law specialist, got five months in prison for a baby-selling scheme. Theresa Erickson also faces nine-months home confinement when she gets out and a $70,000 fine. Prosecutors say Erickson worked with two other women to line up parents for babies that... more »

• Necklace Flushed Returned

  February 9, 2012 7:37 PM

  A woman in California has her gold necklace back months after accidentally flushing it down the toilet. Sanitation employees in San Rafael doing cleaning work on a pipeline came across Ann Aulakh's jewelry. She had reported it missing after the accidental flush. The workers remembered the message and used it... more »

• Meth Breast Milk Death

  February 7, 2012 7:27 PM

  A woman in California accused of killing her baby with breast milk laced with meth she ingested pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Maggie Wortman made a plea deal with prosecutors in Eureka who wanted to charge her with murder. An autopsy found 6-week-old Michael Acosta III died of methamphetamine toxicity... more »

• Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional

  February 7, 2012 12:36 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court... more »

• Williams-Sonoma wants to go Home

  January 17, 2012 8:00 PM

  There's opposition to cookware giant Williams-Sonoma from opening a store in the town where it all began. The first store was opened on Broadway in Sonoma, California in 1956. The plan for a store on the original location comes as the Sonoma City Council decides new regulations for chain stores.... more »

• AP NewsBreak: Dad of CA killings suspect homeless

  January 15, 2012 5:20 PM

  YORBA LINDA, Calif. - The father of the man suspected of killing homeless men in Southern California is himself homeless and says his son last week showed him a picture of one victim as a warning of the danger of being on the streets. Forty-nine-year-old Refugio Ocampo also told The... more »

• Boiling Water Attack

  January 10, 2012 7:48 PM

  A woman accused of throwing boiling water on her sleeping ex-husband and beating him with a baseball bat faces a murder charge with a special allegation of torture in California. Prosecutors added the torture allegation against Jesusa Ursonal Tatad on Monday. The couple was divoced but still living together. They... more »

• Mother-Daughter Reunion

  January 2, 2012 7:38 PM

  A 100 year old woman in California finally found the daughter she had given up for adoption after she was raped as a teen. It was a baby girl who is now 77. Minka Disbrow was tracked down by her daughter, Ruth Lee, when Lee needed to learn more about... more »

• Suspect in Calif. soldier shooting arrested

  December 27, 2011 4:14 AM

  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - Police have arrested the suspect in a shooting that critically wounded a soldier at his Southern California homecoming party after he survived a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan. San Bernardino police say 19-year-old Ruben Ray Jurado turned himself in to authorities in Chino Hills on... more »

• Deputies looking for stolen debit card user

  November 28, 2011 5:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies released surveillance photos today of a man that racked up more than $1,000 using a stolen credit card number. According to Casey Hicks, a spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, a California woman reported someone had used her debit card number at... more »

• Scattered outbreaks of violence mar early shopping

  November 25, 2011 1:23 PM

  UNDATED - Authorities say there's more than pushing and shoving going on as the holiday shopping gets under way. Los Angeles police are looking for a woman who used pepper spray to keep rival shoppers away from merchandise she wanted last night. Twenty people suffered minor injuries after being... more »

• Teacher accuused of using School Laptop for Porn Site

  November 17, 2011 7:34 PM

  A teacher in Stockton, California was put on leave while she's investigated for maintaining a porn website from her school-issued laptop. Heidi Kaeslin of Lincoln High School will be paid as the district investigates if she violated its code of ethics. The system hired a computer expert to study the... more »

• Buyer of minivan finds hidden $500K in cocaine

  November 14, 2011 12:31 PM

  SAN JOSE, Calif. - A California man was stunned to see what a previous owner of his minivan apparently left behind: $500,000 worth of cocaine jammed in the door panels. San Jose psychologist Charles Preston says the cellophane-wrapped cocaine was found when he took the van to a mechanic.... more »

• Hot Dogs with a Side of Guns

  October 14, 2011 7:46 PM

  A hot dog vendor in San Jose, California offered undercover federal agents more than a meal. Jose Ortiz was busted on charges of selling guns from his hot dog stand. His partner, Guillermo Castillo, was also arraigned in federal court on weapons charges. Authorities say the agents bought a sawed... more »

• NASA signs Endeavour over to Museum

  October 11, 2011 7:39 PM

  Space Shuttle Endeavour will officially be part of a museum in California. Members of the shuttle's last crew, including mission commander Mark Kelly, were on hand at a ceremony at the California Science Center to announce the transfer. Endeavour is expected to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport next near... more »

• Jobs death caused by respiratory arrest, cancer

  October 10, 2011 5:42 PM

  SAN JOSE, Calif. - A copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate indicates the Apple co-founder died of respiratory arrest that resulted from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs. Jobs died last Wednesday at age 56. Apple Inc. didn't disclose the cause of death, but Jobs had battled... more »

• Rescued after 4 Days Trapped in Her Home

  October 6, 2011 7:27 PM

  An 80-year-old woman in California was rescued after she spent four days trapped between her bed and the wall in her house. She was discovered by sheriff's deputies after they received a call to check on her welfare. The woman had not been seen for days and her pets weren't... more »

• Apple unveils new iPhone, calls it "4S"

  October 4, 2011 4:36 PM

  CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple unveiled their new iPhone today. The iPhone 4S will run faster and has new mobile software that can sync content wirelessly, without having to plug an iPhone to a Mac or Windows machine. Apple Inc. made the announcement at its first major product event in... more »