United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at LAX

A United Airlines flight was diverted to LAX after the aircraft lost a tire during takeoff from San Francisco.

Chinese citizen, Google employee arrested for stealing trade secrets

A Chinese citizen living in Newark was arrested and charged on Wednesday morning with stealing confidential artificial intelligence (AI) files from Google while he was employed as a software engineer. 

Historic kosher bakery in Oakland sold for $1

An Oakland man is now the new owner of what’s believed to be the Bay Area's oldest and possibly the last kosher bakery, acquiring the business for $1.

US Border Patrol shoots, kills bandit robbing migrants in California

Bandits have been entering the U.S. and robbing migrants turning themselves in for processing, before fleeing back into Mexico.

Miracle Hot Springs shuts down 'indefinitely' following 2 deaths

Sequoia National Forest's Miracle Hot Springs closed indefinitely Monday after the second death in two years, according to U.S. Forest Service officials.

Driver survives being ejected through rooftop, falling over Big Sur cliff

A driver was rescued after he told authorities that he swerved to miss deer in Monterey County, veered off the roadway, was ejected from his sunroof and rolled down a Big Sur cliff and was stranded for about two days. 

California seizes record 62,000 pounds of fentanyl

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that operations supported by the California National Guard have resulted in the record seizure of 62,224 pounds of fentanyl in 2023, valued at about $649 million. 

Squatters take over Hollywood home; start renting rooms to OnlyFans models

A luxurious 7-bedroom dream house in the Hollywood Hills was taken over by squatters who set up a business on the property. The ringleader allegedly wrote a fake lease allowing OnlyFans models to create their content in the house and rented rooms to them.

Rebecca Grossman found guilty of murder in deadly crash that killed 2 young brothers

Grossman was found guilty on all six counts, including two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and two counts of hit-and-run resulting in death.

Biden meets with Alexei Navalny's family in San Francisco

During his California visit, President Joe Biden on Thursday met in San Francisco with Alexei Navalny's widow and daughter to express his condolences to them, less than a week after the Russian opposition leader was found dead in prison. 

Biden tells California supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in reelection battle

The president will also make campaign stops in San Francisco and Los Altos Hills this week and will deliver a policy speech near Los Angeles on Wednesday, in an effort to collect as much cash as he can for his reelection bid.

Compton pit bull breeder mauled to death by his own dogs identified

Dominic Cooper, 35, who may have been breeding pit bulls, was found mauled to death Friday morning in the backyard of his Compton home.

Former YouTube CEO's son dies in UC Berkeley dorm

The 19-year-old son of YouTube's former CEO Susan Wojcicki was found dead in a dorm room at UC Berkeley this week, his grandmother said.