Construction to begin on bullet train connecting SoCal to Las Vegas

The Rancho Cucamonga station will connect to Metrolink’s regional rail network, which includes stations in Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, San Diego, and Ventura counties with Las Vegas over a 218-mile system.

Watch: Magical 'snow' delights Disneyland guests amid winter storm

That wasn't drifting cotton candy and spilt Dippin' Dots you saw by Space Mountain on Wednesday...it was a snow-like graupel falling at Disneyland.

'Calling 911 on stars': California sheriff asks residents to stop reporting planets in sky

Two shiny dots in the sky Wednesday night apparently startled some residents in California's Central Valley. The Stanislaus County sheriff took to Facebook Thursday to tell people they shouldn't call 911 as NASA confirmed the stars were in fact Jupiter and Venus.

In-N-Out has 2nd-healthiest fast-food cheeseburger in America, study says

California's quintessential burger chain In-N-Out ranked second in the US, and was beat by Texas' beloved Whataburger for the top spot. Fries not included!

16-year-old fatally stabbed during fight at Santa Rosa high school

A 16-year-old student was killed after being stabbed during a fight at a Santa Rosa high school on Wednesday morning and another student -- a 15-year-old boy – was taken into custody in connection with his death, authorities said. 

Maurice Hastings: Man wrongfully convicted gets name cleared

Maurice Hastings spent more than half of his life in prison. But on Wednesday, Hastings' name was officially cleared.

Watch: Los Angeles sees light snow as winter storm pushes through region

The winter storm is the second of three pushing through Southern California this week, bringing more rain and snow to an already soaked region.

Disney family's rental SUV burglarized en route to Bay Area memorial

A Missouri family's rental car was broken into outside an East Oakland fast-food restaurant while they were in the Bay Area for a memorial.

Tory Lanez sentencing postponed in Megan Thee Stallion shooting

A judge set a new sentencing date of April 10 for rapper Tory Lanez, who has switched attorneys since being convicted of assault and two other charges for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion.

Elephants in US zoos face uncertain future without breeding

Some larger zoos have phased out elephant exhibits, but one California zoo is updating its Africa exhibit and working with an organization on breeding.

Manson family member Linda Kasabian dead at 73: report

Linda Kasabian, a member of Charles Manson’s murderous “Family” cult, has died at the age of 73.

Thieves steal cancer patient supplies, wigs from San Mateo bus

A Bay Area non-profit said thieves have stolen a bus that carries supplies to cancer patients. The bus has been recovered. But it's damaged, and almost everything inside was stolen.