DC woman targeted in $640K gold fraud scam; 2 arrested and face charges

D.C. police have arrested two California residents accused of scamming a local woman out of more than $640,000 through a scheme involving wire transfers and purchases of gold bars and coins.

Kamala Harris finally answers whether she's running for California governor

Harris, the former vice president who lost to President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, said after deep reflection she has decided not to enter the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Young worker dies falling into meat grinder at frozen burrito factory

A workplace mishap over the weekend left a 19-year-old man dead after he fell into a meat grinder at a food processing facility in California.

Ex-MLB pitcher convicted in Lake Tahoe ambush attack

Former Major League Baseball player Daniel Serafini, who grew up in the Bay Area, was convicted of murdering his father-in-law and attempting to kill his mother-in-law in a 2021 ambush attack in Lake Tahoe.

Massive fireworks explosion leaves 1 dead, 4 homes destroyed

Harrowing video shows a major fireworks explosion in a north Los Angeles neighborhood that killed one person and injured five others and a dog.

California firefighters rescue 8 puppies from blaze

Firefighters found "eight little pups" hiding in a den as they extinguished a brush fire in Southern California this week.

WA man charged with supplying chemicals in CA bombing dies in jail

A Kent man charged with aiding the bomber of a fertility clinic in California has died after he was found unresponsive in federal custody, officials said on Tuesday.

Lake Tahoe boat accident: 6 dead, 2 others missing

Six people died and two others are still missing after al boat capsized during bad weather on Lake Tahoe.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hears Trump v. Newsom over use of National Guard

A panel of three appellate judges in San Francisco heard arguments by attorneys for President Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, over whether the president has the authority to send in the National Guard to Los Angeles without the governor's consent. 

Appeals court lets Trump keep troops in LA, turning tables on ruling favoring Newsom

Hours after a federal judge sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom over Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, an appeals court has blocked the ruling.

WATCH: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla shoved, handcuffed at DHS Kristi Noem's news conference

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) was physically shoved out of the room Thursday during a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, where he was also briefly put into handcuffs by the FBI. 

Pentagon deploys 700 Marines, more National Guard to LA amid ICE protests

The move comes after President Donald Trump over the weekend sent the federal National Guard to LA to deter anti-ICE protests in Southern California.

All 6 killed after plane crashes into ocean near San Diego

Six people were killed when a twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed into the ocean about five miles off the coast of San Diego on Sunday afternoon.

California track star, disqualified for fire extinguisher celebration, hoping to compete at nationals

Clara Adams, the 16-year-old Salinas high school track star disqualified for spraying a fire extinguisher on her shoes after her state championship win, is hoping to compete again this month at a national championship event.