Ex-Uber driver sentenced for raping passengers in California

Alarcon Nunez, 40, of Santa Maria was accused of sexually assaulting or stealing from intoxicated women who had ordered rides or whom he had picked up in 2017 and 2018 in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

California man imprisoned for 15 years set free after new research on shaken-baby syndrome

Clifton Jones’ defense had argued the child died after an accidental trip-and-fall in their Sacramento home. Jones tripped over a shoe, and unable to break his stumble, he and his son fell into a wall, causing the baby to hit the back of his head, ultimately leading to his death, they had argued.

Shock G, member of Oakland hip-hop group Digital Underground, has died

Gregory Jacobs, better known under the rap moniker Shock G and frontman of the group Digital Underground, has died, according to his bandmate. He was 57.

Bail reduced for father of suspect in Kristin Smart's killing

Bail has been reduced for a man suspected of helping his son hide the body of California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing 25 years ago.

Documents: Kristin Smart's body once buried in California suspect's backyard

The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday.

Woman killed in California parachute fail had made more than 2,000 jumps

Sabrina Call had made more than 2,000 skydives but had “been out of the sport for many years and got back to it a couple of years ago,” he said. Call was the 22nd person to die at the center since 1981.

Woman in California dies after her parachute failed to fully open

A woman in California has died after her parachute failed to fully open as she was falling to the ground and it became tangled around her, police said.

Pig’s head left at former California home of Chauvin defense witness

Vandals left a pig’s head and smeared blood across the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said.

Kristin Smart case: Paul Flores, Smart's former classmate, charged with murder

Nearly twenty-five years after Kristin Smart disappeared after a college party near California Polytechnic State University's campus, authorities Tuesday arrested her former classmate, Paul Flores, on suspicion of murder. Flores was the last person to see her alive in 1996 before she vanished.

Harvey Weinstein secretly indicted on rape charges by grand jury in Los Angeles

Harvey Weinstein was secretly indicted on rape charges by a grand jury in Los Angeles a couple weeks ago, Fox News has learned. The move by LA District Attorney George Gascón should facilitate the extradition of the Hollywood producer from New York so that he can be tried.  

Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors amid ongoing pandemic

Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit the number of visitors and allow social distancing amid the pandemic.

Gabriel Fernandez: Mom convicted of murder, torture petitions for new sentencing, vacated murder conviction

Pearl Fernandez, the Palmdale mother who was convicted of torturing and murdering her 8-year-old son, Gabriel Fernandez, has filed a petition to have her murder conviction vacated and be resentenced. The case was featured in the Netflix documentary "The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez."