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Vanessa Bryant recalled her husband Kobe as a loving husband, doting father and a hopeless romantic during a memorial service for Bryant and their daughter Gianna.

Coverage of the Kobe and Gianna Bryant Celebration of Life, held on February 24, 2020 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Students at Loren Miller Elementary School in South Los Angeles paid tribute to fallen NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna on Monday morning, the same day a public memorial is scheduled to be held for the pair at Staples Center.

In California, children under 14 can't be tried as adults, even if they are charged with serious and violent felonies, such as murder.

According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, through the use of DNA and fingerprints, has identified all nine of the victims who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday involving Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, announced on Wednesday evening.

A large bear was spotted early Friday morning in Monrovia, only a day after a bear was reported roaming around the nearby campus of Mayflower Elementary School.

Jonathan Watson, 41, confessed in the letter to the Bay Area News Group in Northern California that he clubbed both men in the head on Jan. 16 at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran.

Crews have found the remains of a second firefighter who was killed while battling a blaze at a public library in central California.

In an effort to widen access for more middle and low-income students, USC will eliminate tuition for families earning $80,000 or less annually and will no longer consider home equity in financial aid calculations, it was reported Thursday.

New York rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed Wednesday morning during a home invasion at a Hollywood Hills home, officials said. 

The mother of a 7-year-old boy is speaking out after her son was falsely accused of felony possession of a weapon at school and later detained and questioned without a parent present. 

Kobe Bryant's Mamba Sports Academy has vowed to carry out the legacy of the late NBA legend and his daughter.

Raj Singh, a California taxi driver, saved a 92-year-old woman from being scammed of $25,000, according to police.

On Thursday, California's Legislature is expected to approve a resolution offering an apology to Ouchida and other internment victims for the state's role in aiding the U.S. government's policy and condemning actions that helped fan anti-Japanese discrimination.

Mama dog, Matilda, gave birth on Valentine’s Day to seven puppies.

Pre-registration is available now for fans who want to purchase tickets to the "Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant." Tickets to the public memorial will be available to purchase through Ticketmaster starting on Wednesday, February 19 at 10 a.m. There is a two-ticket limit per purchaser.

A Hesperia man is accused of sexually assaulting a child and dog, authorities said Tuesday.

Administrators say they're taking action after a photo began circulating on social media that showed students who attend Riverside Unified’s Martin Luther King High School posing with a swastika and Confederate flag.