KFC surprises single mom who walked 3 miles to work daily with a brand new car

Every day, Crystal Lachance would make her way to work on foot at a local KFC in Oregon to support her 8-year-old son, walking three miles for over a year.

Third man charged with drug counts in connection with Mac Miller’s death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A third man has been arrested and charged with drug offenses in connection with rapper Mac Miller’s overdose death last year.

Chick-fil-A employee hailed a hero for saving a man's life: 'God placed me' there

A Chick-fil-A employee working the drive-thru in Chula Vista, Calif., is being celebrated for springing into action and saving a man's life, an act he credits to his faith in God.

Mountain lion goes inside California house, lies down in bathroom

Officials say a mountain lion wandered inside a California house and was captured in a photo lying on a bathroom floor.

Felons could soon start serving on juries in California for the first time

The California Legislature approved "The Right to a Jury of Your Peers," allowing people with a prior felony conviction to serve on juries in California for the first time.

Suspects work together to steal wallet from elderly woman at store

Police in Walnut Creek are searching for two suspects who worked in tandem to steal a wallet from an elderly woman's purse at a grocery store. 

Probe: Palmdale teachers in noose photo were unaware of racial implications

A Southern California school district investigation says four first-grade teachers photographed with a noose said they used it to make end-of-year jokes and were unaware of its association with racial hatred toward African Americans.

California becomes first state to ban fur trapping after Gov. Newsom signs law

California on Wednesday became the first state to ban commercial fur trapping, ending the practice nearly 200 years after animals like beavers and otters introduced the American West to international trade.

7-year-old twin killed after van strikes stalled car on 241 Toll Road in Orange County

A 7-year-old boy was killed and three of his family members were injured after a vehicle struck the Fontana family's stalled car on the 241 Toll Road in unincorporated Orange County. 

US Coast Guard crew returns to San Pedro after seizing estimated $38.5M worth cocaine

The US Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward returned to San Pedro on Thursday morning after seizing nearly $40 million worth cocaine in a drug bust conducted on international waters, Coast Guard officials said. 

Family claims Alaska Airlines ‘lost’ unaccompanied daughter, 13, during layover

Two furious parents claim that Alaska Airlines recently “lost” track of their 13-year-old daughter during a layover in San Francisco, though they had paid an unaccompanied-minor fee for the teen’s trip.

L.A. entry-level teachers must spend more than 85% of income on rent, according to Zillow

Zillow, the Seattle-based online real estate database company, reported Tuesday that entry-level teachers must spend more than 85 percent of their income on a median rate rent in the Los Angeles region.

Man arrested while trying to repair flat tires using gauze, Band-Aids in Orange County

Law enforcement in Orange County responded to a report of a suspicious man next to a parked vehicle on Tuesday morning and arrived to find him attempting to repair a flat tire using gauze and Band-Aids.

$3.4 million worth of counterfeit products seized at LAX

Over 5,300 counterfeit products were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Los Angeles International Airport.