Gabriel Fernandez: Mom convicted of murder, torture denied bid for re-sentencing

A judge Tuesday rejected a bid for re-sentencing by Pearl Fernandez, who pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of her 8-year-old son, Gabriel, who was routinely beaten, starved, forced to sleep in a closet and tortured until his death eight years ago.

3.0-magnitude quake strikes off Malibu coast

A preliminary 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Monday morning off the Malibu coast, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Café charges patrons $5 if they wear a mask or for 'bragging' about COVID vaccine

"$5 FEE ADDED TO ORDERS PLACED WHILE WEARING A FACE MASK," a sign posted in the window of the café reads. In the fine print below the sign says that any customer "caught bragging" will also have to pay the penalty.

California school locked down when stapler mistaken for gun

Officers responding to a report of a possibly armed person at a suburban Sacramento high school discovered it was a student with a stapler.

Disneyland to introduce $100 sandwich

To be fair, the sandwich is meant to be eaten by more than one person.

Woman punches teacher and 2 students, vandalizes Santa Rosa school: police

When the woman entered the classroom she punched a teacher and two students, ages 15 and 16. She also she vandalized desks and electronic equipment causing damage estimated at $1,000, police said.

Deputy saves life of unresponsive 10-day-old baby in San Bernardino County

Despite feeling the baby go limp in his arms, deputy Joshua Kelly refused to give up on the unresponsive 10-day-old girl. The family of the baby calls Kelly their "angel."

Historic Queen Mary in danger of capsizing, new report reveals

A new report reveals Queen Mary is in such bad shape, the historic Long Beach hotel and landmark is in immediate need of repairs or it is in danger of sinking.

Video shows spherical UFO off California disappearing into ocean

U.S. Navy footage released by filmmaker Jeremy Corbell and confirmed as authentic by the Pentagon shows a spherical UFO flying off the coast of San Diego before mysteriously disappearing into the ocean.

23 rescued from suspected human smuggling boat off California

Twenty-three people were rescued Monday from a suspected smuggling boat off the San Diego coast not far from where another vessel broke up a few weeks ago, killing three people, authorities said.

California DMV places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review

California’s DMV is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving. The probe comes amid several high-profile crashes nationwide — including a fatal wreck in California — involving Autopilot in recent weeks.

Robert Durst trial resumes after long delay

Robert Durst has pleaded not guilty to murdering his friend Susan Berman, who was shot in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home in December 2000. Prosecutors say he silenced Berman before she could tell police she helped him cover up the killing of his wife, Kathie, in New York in 1982.

Northern California tree trimmer charged in deadly throat slashings

A tree trimmer in rural Northern California has been charged in throat-slashing serial killings that left three people dead, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Sheriff's sergeant used unjustified force pulling over Napa man for no headlights, shooting him 6 times: suit

Attorneys for a man who was killed after he was pulled over for driving without his headlights on have filed a wrongful death suit against Napa County and the sheriff, alleging Juan Garcia's shooting death was unprovoked and unconstitutional.

Alameda officers kneeling on Mario Gonzalez's back highlights dangers of restraint death

Cases like the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Mario Gonzalez in Alameda have brought more attention to police tactics that may cause people to asphyxiate while being restrained.