Video: Kid finds purse on top of car, makes sure it gets back to owner

This is a kid any parent would be proud to have. Home surveillance video shows him riding his bike past a house when he notices a purse on the back of a car in a driveway.

COVID up at California religious school; leader slams masks

Shasta County officials say 274 recent cases in the county were tied to the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.

Ring-tailed lemur presumed stolen from San Francisco Zoo

An endangered male ring-tailed lemur was discovered missing from the San Francisco Zoo Wednesday morning.

Jetpack spotted flying near LAX for second time in weeks

For the second known time this year, a jetpack was seen flying close to commercial airplanes near Los Angeles International Airport.

DEA announces biggest meth bust in U.S. history in Riverside County

Federal agents announced what they called the largest methamphetamine bust in domestic U.S. history Wednesday, displaying a 10- foot high pile of the confiscated drug representing a haul of more than 2,200 pounds seized at stash houses in Riverside County, along with cocaine and heroin.

COVID-19 outbreak reported at Chapman University

Chapman University is working to contain a COVID-19 outbreak among students on and off campus, school officials said.

San Francisco 5th grader wins national poetry slam contest

The 5th grader at E.R. Taylor Elementary School in the Bayview District was one of three finalists out of more than 13,000 students who took part.

LA County agrees to pay $14M after sheriff holds immigrants in jail past release dates

The lawsuit alleged that between 2010 and 2014, the Sheriff’s Department routinely held people in jail for days, weeks or even months beyond the dates of their release and refused to allow them to post bail solely because of immigration detention requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

'Cowardly:' Vallejo police union upset vandals smashed billboard honoring officers

The Vallejo police officers union wrote that  "destroying a memorial that honors the dead is truly despicable and disgusting. It is also hateful, disgraceful and cowardly."

Fiery Halloween decorations at California home trigger 911 calls

Many people arrive each night to admire a Riverside family's spooky, fiery Halloween decor, but the adornments appear so realistic to some that multiple people have made emergency phone calls to firefighters about the home.

Suspect taken into custody after leading officers in pursuit through Ventura County

A man accused of attempted murder was taken into custody after he led officers on a pursuit through Ventura County on Tuesday afternoon. The chase came to a temporary pause when the suspect led officers to the Promenade at Westlake Village before the chase resumed.

California elections officer orders Republicans to remove unofficial drop boxes

Republicans refused, saying they are taking advantage of California’s liberal ballot collection law that allows anyone to collect ballots from voters and deliver them to county election offices.