TikTok user helping to raise money for LA street vendors
Jesus Morales has been handing out cash to hard working street vendors in the Los Angeles area.
Student confidence soars through free San Francisco surf program
City Surf Project started seven years ago when high school teacher Johnny Irwin took his class on a surfing field trip to Ocean Beach and discovered his students were more engaged and their confidence soared all thanks to a day on a surfboard.
Northern California tree trimmer charged in deadly throat slashings
A tree trimmer in rural Northern California has been charged in throat-slashing serial killings that left three people dead, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps on the rise
Fires linked to homeless tents and camps are raising concerns in Los Angeles, where flames claimed seven lives last year and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to nearby businesses.
200-pound black bear spotted in a California backyard, triggering shelter-in-place
A black bear weighing about 200 pounds was spotted in a backyard, triggering a local shelter-in-place precaution.
Kidnapping suspect in custody after leading deputies on chase, hours-long standoff in Palmdale
A kidnapping suspect is finally in custody after leading deputies on a chase through parts of the Antelope Valley and then a standoff that lasted several hours in Palmdale.
Sheriff's sergeant used unjustified force pulling over Napa man for no headlights, shooting him 6 times: suit
Attorneys for a man who was killed after he was pulled over for driving without his headlights on have filed a wrongful death suit against Napa County and the sheriff, alleging Juan Garcia's shooting death was unprovoked and unconstitutional.
Caught on camera: Lyft driver robbed at gunpoint in South El Monte
According to the victim’s daughter-in-law, the 67-year-old man was refueling and washing his car when a man entered through the back seat and pointed a gun at him demanding him to hand over his wallet.
Firefighters could be fired for Kobe Bryant helicopter crash photos, documents show
Two Los Angeles County firefighters could be fired and a third suspended after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, court documents say.
Woman arrested for stabbing mother in front of her two young children at park
A mother was stabbed at a park in Azusa in front of her two young children after she was approached by a homeless woman who demanded that she "give me my daughter back," police said.
Man arrested for riding in back of driverless Tesla on autopilot gets out of jail
Sharma remained unflinching in his attitude about sitting in the backseat while his Tesla drives itself on autopilot.
'I'm very rich': Back seat Tesla rider pulls same stunt, but in new car after jail release
Param Sharma met KTVU's Jesse Gary in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, not far from his mother’s high-rise apartment. After getting out of jail on two counts of reckless driving, he pulled up sitting in the back seat of a Tesla with no one in the driver's seat.
Safety regulators announce special investigation into Tesla Autopilot system
Federal safety regulators are sending a team to California to investigate a fatal freeway crash involving a Tesla, just after authorities near Oakland arrested a man in another Tesla rolling down a freeway with no one behind the steering wheel.
Alameda officers kneeling on Mario Gonzalez's back highlights dangers of restraint death
Cases like the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Mario Gonzalez in Alameda have brought more attention to police tactics that may cause people to asphyxiate while being restrained.
California set to expand Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15
The move comes as the state encourages schools to resume in-person teaching and remains on track to lift many virus-related restrictions by mid-June.
Rare fish that lives thousands of feet under the ocean washes ashore in California state park
The angler fish usually lives 3,000 feet under the ocean, and it's rare for humans to see one fully intact. But this deep sea fish with teeth "like pointed shards of glass" recently washed ashore at a California state park.
LASD arrests man suspected of physically, sexually assaulting 79-year-old woman in Hacienda Heights
A man suspected of breaking into a 79-year-old woman's Hacienda Heights home and proceeded to brutally beat and sexually assault her before burglarizing her home is now in custody after leading deputies on a manhunt that lasted more than a week.
MLB tells Oakland A's to start exploring other cities
The league said the A's have run into several obstacles over the past four years as it worked to meet the city's demands for a proposed ballpark at Oakland's Howard Terminal.
Two people killed, two others hurt after shooting in Compton
Deputies are investigating a quadruple shooting that took place in Compton over the weekend.
Stockton police officer fatally shot while responding to domestic violence incident
Stockton, police dispatchers received a call around 9:45 a.m. reporting a domestic disturbance. The caller reported hearing screaming and seeing a woman wearing a ripped shirt and bleeding. She appeared to have been assaulted.