California to pay victims of forced, coerced sterilizations
California is poised to approve reparations up to $25,000 to victims who were among the thousands of people — some as young as 13 — who decades ago were sterilized because state officials deemed them unfit to have children.
Amber Alert: Missing toddler found safe, dad suspected of killing toddler's mom in custody
A 2-year-old boy at the center of an Amber Alert has been found safe Tuesday evening, about two days after his disappearance.
VIDEO: Bear attacks group of men on the 4th of July on Mount Wilson
A bear attacked a group of men who were waiting to watch fireworks on the 4th of July on Mount Wilson and the incident was captured on video.
Surveillance video shows California inmate stealing firetruck; taking wild ride in escape attempt
The 31-year-old was part of an inmate crew fighting a vegetation fire caused by illegal fireworks late Sunday in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Shingle Springs east of Sacramento, said California’s corrections and firefighting agencies, which jointly oversee the inmate firefighters.
Pair of pals set off to break 50-year-old teeter-totter record in California
In case you're wondering, the only time they get off the teeter-totter is to go to the bathroom.
San Francisco DA mandates use of preferred pronouns to show dignity and respect
The San Francisco policy also requires prosecutors to ask the defense which pronouns should be used for anyone accused of a crime.
San Francisco to pay $3.25M to family of man shot by police in 2017
San Francisco supervisors voted to pay a proposed $3.25 million to the family Sean Moore, who was shot by an officer in 2017 and who died three years later from causes the coroner found were partly caused by a gunshot wound created by police.
Owner of 'Flintstone House' settles lawsuit with California town
The California town called the towering dinosaurs and life-size sculptures “a highly visible eyesore” and sued the owner, alleging she violated local codes when she put dinosaur sculptures in the backyard and made other landscaping changes.
3-year-old California boy killed when gun went off inside his home
Bryson Vang's parents and his siblings were inside the home when the gun went off around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and the boy’s father found him in a bedroom with the gun.
Home builders fined $18K for destroying dozens of Joshua trees
The home builders dug up and destroyed 32 Joshua trees on the property that they own in San Bernardino County to make room for a house they want to build there.
San Francisco will require all city employees to be vaccinated or they could get fired
The new policy makes San Francisco the first city or county in California — and probably the U.S. — to mandate COVID vaccinations for all government employees.
‘I am traumatized’: Britney Spears asks to end ‘abusive’ conservatorship
“I’m not here to be anyone’s slave.” Britney Spears gave rare remarks Wednesday to the Los Angeles judge overseeing the ongoing battle in her conservatorship, telling him that she is “traumatized.”
Photographer captures touching marriage proposal in San Francisco, asks Twitter to help find the couple
Editor's note: A second photographer has come forward with claims that he was hired to capture the marriage proposal at Sutro Baths.
Soon, there will be only one Kmart left in California
The Kmart in South Lake Tahoe will close, as will the one in Watsonville.
Lakers' Alex Caruso arrested in Texas for possession of marijuana, jail records show
Alex Caruso, who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers, was briefly behind bars in Texas after he was suspected of possessing marijuana.
Singer Chris Brown named a suspect in battery investigation: TMZ
Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown has been named as a suspect in a battery investigation, law enforcement sources told TMZ.
Man accused of stealing lemur from San Francisco Zoo faces federal charges
Maki the lemur is now back at the zoo's Lipman Family Lemur Forest -- the largest outdoor lemur habitat in North America -- and in good condition, according to zoo officials.
Kendrick Lamar’s Riverside County home listed at $800k, TMZ reports
Grammy award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar's Riverside County home has been listed at $800,000, TMZ reports.
2 San Francisco brothers set record crossing large gap on a highline in Yosemite
Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California.
42,000 pounds of missing pistachios leads to possible illegal pistachio operation
BUSTED: When a pistachio company noticed that thousands of pounds of its main product had gone missing, it opened an investigation. It appears that a truck driver may have been running an illegal pistachio operation out of the trucking yard.