Fifth-grade boy says he was racially profiled at San Francisco Safeway store

Students in San Francisco marched Wednesday in support of their fellow classmate, a fifth-grader, who was accused of stealing a sandwich from a Safeway store.

Police say knife attack on 2 Asian women in San Francisco was unprovoked

Police believe the suspect in the case, 54-year-old Patrick Thompson of San Francisco, randomly attacked the two women, who are 64 and 85 years-old.

Dozens of migrant children at Long Beach, Pomona centers treated for COVID-19

About four dozen migrant children being housed at an intake center at the Long Beach Convention Center have tested positive for COVID-19, along with 14 more at the Pomona Fairplex.

2 Asian women stabbed in San Francisco, suspect in custody

Witnesses say the two women were waiting at a bus stop when a man carrying a knife attacked them at 4th and Market streets in the downtown area.

Two siblings killed in San Jose crash remembered as hard-working, helpers

Two young siblings will be laid to rest on Thursday after they were killed in a car crash last week in San Jose. Police said the driver who hit them ran a red light trying to evade an officer.

Man known as 'Joker' charged for allegedly setting fire at historic San Gabriel Mission

A 57-year-old man who was prosecuted in a separate arson case was charged today with setting a four-alarm that caused extensive damage to the historic San Gabriel Mission last July 11.

Woman's hair set ablaze on San Francisco Muni

The bus driver told them a female passenger's hair had been set on fire by a male teen who was last seen wearing a red long sleeve top with colored log on the front, matching red pants and a black backpack.

Los Angeles County moves into California's least restrictive yellow tier

On Tuesday, Los Angeles County became eligible to move into the yellow tier, California’s least restrictive on the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, which eases more rules for businesses amid the ongoing pandemic. 

Westminster teen accepted to 16 universities, including Ivy League schools

Sweet 16! A high school student in Westminster got accepted to more than a dozen universities -- including her dream school, Harvard University!

Who was Mario Gonzalez? Man who died in police custody had lost job during pandemic

Mario Gonzalez lost his job just before the coronavirus pandemic took hold more than a year ago, and like countless others in the country, hadn't been able to find work. His mother recounts what a sweet, gentle man he was before he died in police custody last month.

Learn about the program making 'pawsitive' changes for California inmates

Even as the conversation continues about reforming the criminal justice system in our country, funding for many programs that aim to reduce the number of repeat offenders has been cut, including the Pawsitive Change program. 

Death of Mario Gonzalez draws attention to police putting suspects face down

It’s common practice for police to place combative suspects face down and press down on their backs to gain control. They aren’t supposed to do it for an “extended period” because that can lead to injuries or death. What length of time is OK?

Sonoma County neighborhoods are buzzing with bears

Sebastopol police are notifying residents of a beary-unusual sight. Cameras outside a resident's home captured images of a bear roaming in the areas of Pleasant Hill, Lynch, and Robinson roads.

Store surveillance video shows machete attack inside Fremont liquor store

KTVU has obtained surveillance video of a brawl inside a liquor store where at least one of the suspects had a machete and the others had knives. It happened Sunday night at CJ’s Liquor and Wine in Fremont.

LA County says Vanessa Bryant lacks basis to sue deputies over deadly helicopter crash photos

Los Angeles County attorneys say Vanessa Bryant has no legal basis to sue four sheriff's deputies who allegedly shared unauthorized photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, according to court papers obtained Monday.

Man suspected in deadly Silver Lake Trader Joe's shooting ruled competent to stand trial

A man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of an assistant manager at a Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake in 2018 was found competent Monday to stand trial.