4.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Malibu area, followed by multiple aftershocks

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in the Malibu area early Wednesday morning, followed by 3.5, 2.8, and 2.6-magnitude aftershock quakes.

Female giraffe calf born at Sacramento Zoo

Zookeepers said the calf is healthy and nursing well from her mom. The pair will spend the next several weeks bonding, and are enjoying time together inside the giraffe barn where they are "happy and warm."

'It's insane': California copes with 3rd massacre in 8 days

California is reeling from three major mass shootings in just over a week. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is fatigued and frustrated by the senseless violence.

Lunar New Year shooting: Gunman had criminal history, hundreds of rounds of ammo

Investigators searching for a motive in the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County history say a search of the gunman’s home discovered a rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and evidence he was manufacturing gun silencers.

Tulare massacre: Mother, infant among 6 killed execution-style were trying to escape

Rosa Parraz, Eladio Parraz Jr., Jennifer Analla, Marcos Parraz, Elyssa Parraz and Nycholas Parraz were killed execution-style in Goshen and investigators statewide are looking into whether the shooting deaths were gang or cartel-related.

‘Scared for their lives’: 3 rescued from car teetering precariously over cliff's edge in California

Three people escaped a potentially deadly situation on Friday when they were rescued from a car that was teetering precariously over the edge of a cliff in Santa Cruz County, California.

Yosemite National Park reinstates indoor mask mandate

The national park is contained within multiple counties. However, Mariposa County, California, has a high transmission of the virus.

Firefighters rescue mother giving birth in the middle of flooded California riverbed

The storm that began Monday dumped more than a foot (30 centimeters) of rain at higher elevations in central and Southern California and buried Sierra Nevada ski resorts in more than 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow.

Watch: California golfers flee '45-foot' waves crashing onto Pebble Beach course

Golfers were sent scrambling for safety as massive waves overtook an ocean-front golf course during one of a series of atmospheric rivers to slam into California in recent weeks. 

Loved ones grieve 2-year-old killed by fallen redwood tree in North Bay storm

The family of a two-year-old boy from Sonoma County was overwhelmed with grief after a redwood tree collapsed on their home during Wednesday's storm, killing the boy.

Rapper Theophilus London found safe after LA disappearance

Theophilus London, a rapper from Trinidad and Tobago who has collaborated with artists including Travis Scott and Ellie Goulding, has been found safe after disappearing months ago in Los Angeles.

California looking for sterilization victims owed $15K in state government reparations

The eugenics movement sought to prevent some people with mental illness or physical disabilities from being able to have children. California had the nation’s largest forced sterilization program, sterilizing about 20,000 people beginning in 1909. But as recently as 2013, California sterilized over 140 women in its prison system.

Tesla driver intentionally drove over cliff with family in car, investigators say

A 41-year-old man was charged with attempted murder and child abuse after investigators found he intentionally drove his Tesla over a cliff near Devil's Slide with his wife and two children inside.