Video shows spherical UFO off California disappearing into ocean

U.S. Navy footage released by filmmaker Jeremy Corbell and confirmed as authentic by the Pentagon shows a spherical UFO flying off the coast of San Diego before mysteriously disappearing into the ocean.

23 rescued from suspected human smuggling boat off California

Twenty-three people were rescued Monday from a suspected smuggling boat off the San Diego coast not far from where another vessel broke up a few weeks ago, killing three people, authorities said.

California DMV places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review

California’s DMV is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving. The probe comes amid several high-profile crashes nationwide — including a fatal wreck in California — involving Autopilot in recent weeks.

Robert Durst trial resumes after long delay

Robert Durst has pleaded not guilty to murdering his friend Susan Berman, who was shot in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home in December 2000. Prosecutors say he silenced Berman before she could tell police she helped him cover up the killing of his wife, Kathie, in New York in 1982.

Born in jail, progressive Antioch mayor now champions police reform

Lamar Thorpe was born in jail. He was the only Black child among other children raised by Mexican foster care parents. He couldn’t properly read and write English in high school. Now, he's mayor of Antioch.

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.

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.

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.

'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.