Police chase: Motorcyclist driving over 150mph leads CHP on pursuit across LA, Orange Counties
A motorcyclist who led authorities on a police chase Friday morning across LA and Orange County Freeways reached speeds upwards of 150 mph. But the driver made one critical mistake that allowed CHP to take him into custody.
Man guilty of setting Big Sur fire that killed 12 California condors
Ivan Gomez, 31, was convicted by a Monterey County judge of setting the Big Sur Dolan fire while illegally growing marijuana in the Los Padres National Forest.
Sacramento mass shooting suspect served less time with California's Prop 57
Smiley Martin, arrested in connection with last weekend’s mass shooting outside bars in Sacramento, served less than half his 10-year sentence because of voter-approved changes to state law that lessened the punishment for his felony convictions and provided a chance for earlier release.
Football 'hero' sues San Jose after police shoot him at taqueria
K'aun Green, who said he grabbed a gun from drunk customers at a popular downtown taqueria and then was shot at by police, filed a federal lawsuit against San Jose.
Suspect arrested in connection with Sacramento mass shooting, police say
Authorities said Monday that 26-year-old Dandre Martin is connected to a deadly mass shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead over the weekend.
Sacramento mass shooting: Man arrested on gun, assault charges, police say
Police in Sacramento said over 100 rounds were fired in a mass shooting over the weekend that left six dead and 12 wounded.
Sacramento mass shooting victims identified
The mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday killed three men and three women while also injuring 12 others.
6 dead, 12 hurt in Sacramento shooting, police say
Investigators said they were reviewing video footage posted to social media that showed what appeared to be an altercation before the gunfire erupted.
California won’t require parents with guns to tell schools
Even in California, home to some of the nation’s strictest firearms laws, a bill requiring parents to tell school officials if they keep guns in the house went too far to move ahead in the Legislature.
California man who kidnapped 26 children, buried them alive is recommended for parole
Frederick Woods was one of three gunmen who hijacked a school bus with 26 kids and their bus driver in Chowchilla, California, in 1976. The men transferred the driver and children to vans before they were buried alive in a trailer.
California family experienced similar amusement ride tragedy in 1999
Joshua Smurphat slipped out of his seat on a drop ride and fell to his death.
Princess Cruises ship docks in San Francisco with multiple COVID cases
A cruise ship that went to the Panama Canal has docked in San Francisco with multiple COVID cases onboard.
Anaheim library employee sucker punched in random attack
Police in Anaheim are looking for a man seen on surveillance video attacking a library employee. Police say the attack was unprovoked.
Mother of 8-year-old Hayward girl found dead charged with murder, abuse
Samantha Johnson told a Merced police detective that her boyfriend had kept Sophia Mason, 8, in a shed outside the Merced house and that the child was subjected to physical and sexual abuse.
California governor signs law that makes abortions cheaper
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Tuesday to make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans, the first of more than a dozen bills the state’s Democratic leaders plan to pass this year to prepare for a potential U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade.
Gray whales give tour group 'most epic' encounter off Southern California coast
Two giant gray whales stopped to explore a tour boat off the coast of Newport Beach, California, giving the whale watching group an unforgettable experience.
4 arrested after pushing Hemet teenager in front of moving vehicle, critically injuring him
Four teenagers were arrested nearly a month after they allegedly pushed another teen into traffic, causing him to be struck by a car and critically injured, according to Hemet Police.
COVID exposure cancels Theranos exec Sunny Balwani opening statements
Less than an hour after Theranos executive Sunny Balwani walked into a San Jose federal courthouse on Wednesday, a judge canceled opening statements because someone on the jury was exposed to someone with COVID.
California mom pleads guilty to stimulus check scam with Death Row son
A Modesto mother faces close to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiring with her son, who is on Death Row at San Quentin, to file fraudulent stimulus checks.
Adoptive parents plead not guilty to slaying missing California boys, ages 3 and 4
Trezell West and Jacqueline West pleaded not guilty to charges that they killed their adoptive children Orrin West, 4, and Orson West, 3, who were reported missing from their family’s backyard in 2020.