Video: Stolen yacht suspect crashes into boats in Newport Beach
One person is in custody Thursday after Newport Beach Police said they stole a boat, then crashed it into a marina soon after.
U.S. border authorities find 52 reptiles hidden in man's clothing
Authorities say a man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing.
California mom pleads guilty to stimulus check scam with Death Row son
A Modesto mother faces close to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiring with her son, who is on Death Row at San Quentin, to file fraudulent stimulus checks.
Sherri Papini accused of faking 2016 kidnapping, lying to FBI
Sherri Papini, a Northern California woman whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance set off a frantic three-week search more than five years ago was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped.
Adoptive parents plead not guilty to slaying missing California boys, ages 3 and 4
Trezell West and Jacqueline West pleaded not guilty to charges that they killed their adoptive children Orrin West, 4, and Orson West, 3, who were reported missing from their family’s backyard in 2020.
19 children hurt as SUV smashes into California preschool
A Suzuki sport utility vehicle plowed through the wall of Great Adventures Christian Preschool injuring 19 children.
#FreeCain: Outpouring of support for ex-UFC champ charged with attempted murder
The hashtag #FreeCain sprung up almost immediately after it was revealed that Cain Velasquez was charged with attempted murder – but that his intended target was a 43-year-old man accused of inappropriately touching a 4-year-old child who is related to Velasquez.
Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez arrested for attempted murder in California
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez was arrested Monday in northern California for attempted murder.
Fire in the sky: Yosemite’s 'Firefall' draws thousands to witness nature’s magnificent spectacle
At the end of February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall at an angle that illuminates the top of the waterfall, making the flowing water look molten.
'Hank the Tank,' Lake Tahoe bear, gets exonerated for many home break-ins
A large black bear that was set to be captured and euthanized for allegedly breaking into dozens of Lake Tahoe homes will be spared, state wildlife officials announced.
California widow wins $3M after tennis star husband dies of sepsis
Widow Christina Flach recently won a $3 million settlement from Kaiser Permanente after her husband, Ken Flach, a tennis pro, died of sepsis in 2018.
Video: Brentwood police dog rips off young woman's scalp
A woman who had shoplifted from a mall had her scalp torn off by a Brentwood police dog. This story has many disturbing visual elements.
Missing 'Family Reunion' actress Jaida Benjamin found safe
After she was reported missing in Los Angeles over the weekend, police say "Family Reunion" actress Jaida Benjamin was found safe and is back home with her family.
Medina Spirit stripped of Kentucky Derby victory
The decision is just the third disqualification in Kentucky Derby history and just the second disqualification for a banned substance.
'Hank the Tank’: 500-pound black bear ransacks Lake Tahoe homes, evades authorities
A massive black bear is becoming a nuisance to California residents as they hope he will be captured and sent to a sanctuary.
Missing dog, owner reunited after 12 years apart
A California woman was reunited with her dog after she went missing in 2010.
'Can you help us?' Family that died in California mountains made desperate pleas
John Gerrish and Ellen Chung tried desperate to text for help. But the area had bad cellphone service and the messages never went through. Neither did five phone calls to various people, investigators said.
Use of rape-kit DNA in San Francisco to probe other crimes shocks prosecutors
There are strict government regulations surrounding DNA collection and analysis on the state and federal level, yet dozens of local police departments around the U.S. have amassed their own DNA databases to track criminals.
'Storyliving': Disney to develop US residential communities, starting in California
Disney plans to develop “Storyliving” residential communities across the U.S., including the first in Rancho Mirage, California, called “Cotino.”
'One last hurrah:' The nation says goodbye to NFL great John Madden in Oakland
Tickets to John Madden's celebration of life cost $32.14 which was the winning score when Madden led the Raiders to their 1977 Super Bowl victory. All of the proceeds will support educational opportunities to Bay Area youth.