California middle school named for nation's oldest living park ranger

Congratulations Betty Reid Soskin. A middle school in El Sobrante was named Wednesday for the nation's oldest living National Park Service ranger, who also happened to be celebrating her 100th birthday during the ribbon cutting.

Body of retired LASD detective found in freezer in garage of Riverside home

The body of retired Detective Sergeant Miriam E. Travis, 87, was discovered on Sunday in a freezer in the garage of a Riverside home after concerned family members called the police after not hearing from her for some time.

Suspects to stand trial in 1996 Kristin Smart disappearance

The man last seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus 25 years ago on the Central California coast will stand trial on a murder charge in her suspected death and his father will face a charge as an accomplice for allegedly helping bury her body, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Victim of East Oakland homicide killed while feeding the homeless

Lisa Chavez says Robert Herron found a way to help others despite his own struggles. In her words, he was a success story with a sad ending. He was one of 100 people killed in Oakland this year.

Procession held for Rancho Cucamonga Marine killed in Kabul airport attacks

The body of Marine Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, who was among 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, was returned to Southern California Tuesday and carried in a procession to Forest Lawn Covina Hills.

SFO first U.S. airport to mandate vaccinations for all employees

All workers at San Francisco International Airport must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective immediately, airport officials and San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday.

George Holliday, man who filmed Rodney King beating by LAPD officers, dies at 61

George Holliday, a plumber who gained local and national fame 30 years ago when he used his video camera to tape the infamous Los Angeles police beating of motorist Rodney King in Lake View Terrace, has died, it was reported Monday.

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sex charges in new indictment

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Monday in downtown Los Angeles to sex-related criminal counts involving five women, including a restored charge that had been dismissed by a judge.

California court overturns murder convictions, cites racism

The prosecutor in the Contra Costa County case inappropriately questioned the 25-year-old woman’s support of the Black Lives Matter movement and dismissed her for reasons that “were plainly tied to race,” said a unanimous ruling by a division of the First Appellate District of California.

Vietnam War veteran needs help starting barber shop back up

It was at the age of 13, Robert Guidry fell in love with cutting hair, first his brother and then others. It wasn’t until he served in the Marines during the Vietnam War did he realize even more the importance of a good cut.

Man suspected of killing girl, 10, in car-to-car shooting in Southern California

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 10-year-old girl in a car-to-car shooting that left her father and brother wounded earlier this summer in Southern California, authorities said.

California has lowest COVID case rate in the nation

The CDC credits that success on California's high vaccination rate, and the willingness of people across the state to wear masks in public.

Two of Newsom's children test positive for COVID, governor negative

Spokesperson Erin Mellon said two of Newsom's children tested positive for COVID on Thursday, though the governor, his wife, and their two other children tested negative.

Robert Durst found guilty of first-degree murder in death of Susan Berman

Jurors found New York real estate scion Robert Durst guilty of first-degree murder in the December 2000 killing of his friend, Susan Berman, at her home in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles. 

Mayor Breed defiant about ditching mask in San Francisco nightclub

San Francisco Mayor London Breed was caught without her mask at a jazz club, despite the city's ordinance requiring face coverings in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.

Funeral services planned for fallen Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui

US Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui, who was killed in the line of duty in Kabul, Afghanistan will be laid to rest in a special ceremony in Riverside.