California sisters imprisoned, tortured by parents along with siblings break silence: It was 'hell'

Two California sisters who were among the 13 siblings held hostage by their parents at the Turpin family’s "House of Horrors" are speaking out for the first time, describing how they had been "close to death" many times before officers rescued them in 2018.

CHP pursuit of speeding driver in the San Fernando Valley

California Highway Patrol officers were in pursuit of a vehicle wanted for speeding in the San Fernando Valley on Monday morning. 

Bear in Petaluma tree comes down, wanders off

Authorities gave a large bear time and space to climb down a tree and eventually, after 15 hours, the animal left a Petaluma neighborhood on its own.   

Protesters say Facebook incites violence against Muslims

Demonstrators want Meta, aka Facebook, to remove hateful speech, identify dangerous groups, moderate posts, and invest resources in stopping violence.

Driver fatally strikes girl, 8, who left mother's car after domestic violence, police say

An 8-year-old girl who’d just witnessed a domestic incident in her mother’s SUV got out of the car and was fatally struck by another one on a foggy California road, troopers said.

Suni Lee says she was victim of racist attack in Los Angeles

Acclaimed gymnast Suni Lee says she was the victim of a racist attack while out in Los Angeles, according to a recent interview with a pop culture website.

Neon blue bioluminescent waves light up South Bay coast

It was a stunning sight in Marina del Rey as neon blue bioluminescent waves lit up the South Bay coast. 

Stolen car with baby inside crashes into power pole in Northern California

The car with the 7-month-old inside was stolen in Auburn as the baby’s parents were dropping off another child at a daycare center, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.

SoCal parents booked for murder in Fentanyl overdose death of 15-month-old son

Investigators determined that Adler Metcalf, 22, and Sandy Acuna, 20, were responsible for possessing the Fentanyl that killed their 15-month-old son, who died from an overdose back in September.

WR Odell Beckham Jr. agrees to one-year deal with LA Rams

Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Rams, the team announced Thursday. 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son sentenced for stabbing neighbor in Orange County

Adam Abdul-Jabbar stabbed his 60-year-old neighbor several times on June 9 of last year after the man confronted him about failing to take in trash cans for Abdul-Jabbar’s elderly roommate, prosecutors said.

Resident fatally shoots suspect in California home invasion

A Southern California resident opened fire on a group of suspects in a home invasion robbery, fatally shooting one, police said.

Defiant USC professor refuses to remove Blue Lives Matter flag from office door

A University of Southern California professor is refusing to remove a pro-police Blue Lives Matter flag from outside his office door despite calls from students that it is "inappropriate." 

Former CEO of Benicia solar company gets 30 years for $1B Ponzi scheme

Jeff Carpoff, 50, who started DC Solar in Benicia, received the maximum penalty after pleading guilty in January 2020 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo

Daphna Cardinale said she and her husband, Alexander, had immediate suspicions that the girl she gave birth to in late 2019 wasn’t theirs because the child had a darker complexion than they did.