'Superhero' mom helps rescue missing children who had been kidnapped: 'Trust your instinct'
Julia Bonin was walking her son to school when she spotted the 3-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl walking with a man. She realized they looked like the two missing kids who had been kidnapped, so she snapped a photo and called 911. Her tip helped investigators rescue the children and led to the man's arrest.
After Amber Alert, 3-year-old boy from Tennessee reunited with mother in California
“Words cannot describe the feeling of him jumping into my arms and not wanting to let go. I swear we sat and cried on the floor holding each other for 10 minutes.”
Missing 3-year-old Tennessee boy, missing Kentucky teen found safe; suspect in custody
“UPDATE: #NoahClare and #AmberClare have been found safe and sound, just outside of San Clemente, CA!” the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted on Nov. 18.
Couple’s $86M award in Monsanto pesticide case stands
The state Supreme Court’s denial of review upholds an appeals court’s ruling in favor of Alva and Alberta Pilliod of Livermore.
DoorDash driver defecates in customer's residential lobby after dropping off order
A DoorDash driver in Southern California was seen on surveillance video using a customer's residential building lobby as a toilet after dropping off an order.
Ring camera catches jogger rescuing pets from California house fire: 'Special kind of person'
The jogger spotted smoke rising from the home and ran up to alert the family, but no one was home. He told the homeowner over her Ring camera that her house was on fire, and when she heard the smoke alarms going off, she gave him the door code so he could save their four pets: two dachshunds, a cat, and a rabbit.
Bear nearly gets squirted with hand sanitizer at 7-Eleven
A bear opened the door of a 7-Eleven store in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe and seemed to take no notice of a store employee yelling at it to leave immediately.
Amazon settles California case accusing it of concealing COVID cases from workers
Amazon will pay $500,000 as part of a settlement reached with California's attorney general who had accused the retail giant of illegally withholding information about COVID cases from its workers.
California sisters imprisoned, tortured by parents along with siblings break silence: It was 'hell'
Two California sisters who were among the 13 siblings held hostage by their parents at the Turpin family’s "House of Horrors" are speaking out for the first time, describing how they had been "close to death" many times before officers rescued them in 2018.
Britney Spears reacts to end of nearly 14-year conservatorship: ‘I love my fans so much’
“Good God I love my fans so much it’s crazy,” Britney Spears tweeted following the news that her nearly 14-year conservatorship finally came to an end on Friday.
Neon blue bioluminescent waves light up South Bay coast
It was a stunning sight in Marina del Rey as neon blue bioluminescent waves lit up the South Bay coast.
Defiant USC professor refuses to remove Blue Lives Matter flag from office door
A University of Southern California professor is refusing to remove a pro-police Blue Lives Matter flag from outside his office door despite calls from students that it is "inappropriate."
California parents sue fertility clinic after getting another couple's embryo
Two California couples gave birth to each others' babies after a mix-up after a fertility clinic and spent months unknowingly raising children that weren't theirs before DNA tests confirmed the embryos had been swapped.
California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn’t theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they did.
Hundreds of demonstrators gather in downtown LA to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Hundreds of Angelenos against COVID-19 vaccine mandates gathered at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles Monday for the "March for Freedom" rally.
San Francisco police sergeant arrested on suspicion of robbing San Mateo Rite Aid
A San Francisco police sergeant was arrested on suspicion of robbing a San Mateo Rite Aid and is on unpaid leave pending an internal investigation. A source said he was stealing painkillers.
West Hollywood approves highest minimum wage in country at $17.64 an hour
West Hollywood city leaders voted to approve the highest minimum wage in the country late Wednesday night.
Proof of vaccination: Los Angeles County's vaccine mandate at bars, nightclubs, breweries takes effect
All customers and onsite employees at indoor portions of bars, wineries, breweries, nightclubs, and lounges in Los Angeles County must now be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for entry.
After California oil spill, environmentalists plan to sue US
A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates said Tuesday that they plan to sue the federal government over the failure to review and update plans for platforms off the coast.
Pittsburg High protest over student who came to school in KKK costume
“It's not a costume,” Pittsburg High student Dehlia Strassner said of a classmate coming to school in a KKK costume. “It's a hate crime. And it's really not OK.”