San Jose VTA shooting kills 10, including employee who opened fire

A mass shooting at a Valley Transportation Authority rail yard killed nine people, including the VTA employee who opened fire, according to authorities.

Man accused of strangling 'I-5 Strangler' won't face death

The man accused of strangling the California serial killer known as the “I-5 Strangler” won't face the death penalty, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

LAPD video shows Black man arrested by officers in search for white suspect

As part of an ongoing lawsuit accusing the LAPD of racial profiling, a judge ordered the release of police body camere video that shows two LAPD officers arresting a Black man near his home in Hollywood even though they were looking for a white domestic violence suspect.

Surveillance video captured Orange mass shooting suspect inside Unified Homes office building

Three adults and a 9-year-old boy are dead after a gunman opened fire at the Unified Homes office building in the city of Orange. The shooting suspect was identified Thursday as Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, 44, of Fullerton.

Detectives find cause of Tiger Woods crash but won’t reveal

The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details Wednesday, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star.

California parents of 5 killed when 175-foot redwood tree crashes on car

Jessica and Jake Woodruff, of Yreka, were traveling up the coast during an annual trip to celebrate her 45th birthday when the massive tree fell directly on their 2016 Honda, a fundraiser for the family stated.

San Francisco to pay 'essential' artists $1,000 per month basic income in pilot program amid pandemic

Applicants are required to be someone who "actively engages with the community through music, dance, creative writing, visual art, performance art, installation, photography, theater, or film."

California lawmaker wants to decriminalize jaywalking

Assemblyman Phil Ting planned to unveil Assembly Bill 1238, or “The Freedom to Walk Act,” which would decriminalize jaywalking across the state, which many say more negatively affects low-income people who can't pay the fines and people of color who often become targets of the police. 

Santa Clara County takes stand for menstrual equity, makes feminine products free

The plan covers public access and employee bathrooms of all genders at county facilities, "just as there are free paper towels and toilet paper," the office of Supervisor Cindy Chavez said.

Police investigate hate crime after Asian American woman in Seal Beach receives threatening letter

Authorities in Seal Beach were investigating a hate crime after a threatening letter was mailed to an elderly Asian American woman residing in an adult community on the day of her husband's funeral.

Elderly siblings found dead in Altadena after kidnapping witnessed during Zoom call

The person who called 911 had just witnessed someone kidnap a woman during a Zoom call. By the time deputies arrived, a man was found dead in a driveway and the woman was found dead inside the home.

Couple buys Riverside dream home, but seller refuses to move out in eviction moratorium loophole

When Tracie and Myles Albert purchased a beautiful four-bedroom house in Riverside, California they never realized that at the end of escrow the seller would suddenly refuse to give up the keys and leave.  

Man trying to steal catalytic converter crushed to death by car

A man was crushed to death by a vehicle while allegedly trying to steal its catalytic converter, Anaheim Police said Wednesday.