California enacts statewide law to keep food scraps out of landfills
Beginning this year, California has enacted a statewide law to keep food scraps out of landfills.
Mill Valley family takes COVID testing to new level ahead of New Year's Eve party
A family from Mill Valley is requiring guests for their New Year's Eve house party be vaccinated, boosted and sign up for a PCR test at their house hours before the event to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
SoCal man sentenced for killing woman during political argument over 2016 election
A Southern California man who shot and killed a woman holding her 2-year-old son during an argument over the 2016 presidential election was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison.
El Cajon airplane crash: No survivors after small jet crashes near San Diego
A small plane crashed near El Cajon, California, leaving no survivors, authorities said.
Sheriff: Southern California man tortures, kills his 24-year-old girlfriend on Christmas Eve
Saul Nava was arrested on suspicion of murder, mayhem and torture in the death of his 24-year-old girlfriend in Southern California on Christmas Eve.
15-year-old graduates from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as one of the youngest
Jack Rico of Huntington Beach, California, earned his college degree at 15 years old.
Shark attack leaves California surfer dead on Christmas Eve
A shark attack off State Parks Beach in Morro Bay on Christmas Eve left a surfer dead, authorities said Friday.
Arnold Schwarzenegger donates $250K for tiny homes for homeless veterans in LA ahead of Christmas
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger donated $250,000 of his own money to create new tiny homes for homeless veterans in West Los Angeles ahead of Christmas.
Burlington incident: 14-year-old girl fatally hit by stray bullet from police identified
14-year-old Valentina Orellana Peralta was trying on clothes with her mother at the Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood on Thursday afternoon when she was struck and killed by a stray bullet shot by police at an assault suspect.
Elizabeth Holmes jury won't reach a verdict before Christmas
The jury in the Elizabeth Holmes case ended deliberations late Thursday afternoon and is expected to return Monday morning.
Arizona woman reunited with dog that was found in California desert after 2 years
A Scottsdale woman experienced a Christmas miracle of sorts after she was reunited with her dog, which she last saw two years ago.
Father of 3 shot and killed by suspected burglar just days before Christmas
A father is dead after he and a group of neighbors confronted a man who they witnessed stealing from cars in their neighborhood.
Actor James Franco speaks out on misconduct claims, admits to having sex with students
Six months after settling a lawsuit accusing him and two other men of running an acting school that sexually exploited female students, actor James Franco admitted in a podcast that he had sex with some students, but said they were consensual encounters.
Last surviving dog rescued from ex-NFL Michael Vick's dog fighting ring dies in Oakland
The last surviving dog from ex-NFL player Michael Vick’s dog fighting ring died over the weekend in Oakland, local Pit Bull advocacy group BAD RAP announced, saying "The incredible 'Vick dog' era is over."
Judge rules against California school district in COVID vaccine suit
San Diego Unified is one of several large school districts in California to announce such mandates. Other districts with similar mandates include Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento and West Contra Costa Unified school districts.
San Jose mayor pushes for mandatory booster; could be 1st in California
In what could be an unprecedented move in California, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said he wants to make all city employees and visitors who enter city-owned facilities, to have a booster shot or third round of vaccinations. There will surely be pushback to the plan.
California man gets prison for threats over 2020 election
Robert Lemke, a resident of Bay Point in the San Francisco Bay Area, pleaded guilty in October to one count of making threatening interstate communications.
6.2-magnitude earthquake recorded off California's North Coast
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of northern California just after noon Monday .
Elizabeth Holmes case: First full day of deliberations as jury weighs fate of Theranos CEO
The jury began its first full day of deliberations Monday in the federal fraud trial against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Drakeo the Ruler dead after stabbing at music festival in Los Angeles
Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed Saturday night at the Once Upon a Time in LA concert.