At least 2 people dead in Hemet fire

At least two people are dead after a brush fire started spreading into the residential areas of Hemet.

The Weeknd abruptly ended sold-out concert after just 3 songs

The four-time Grammy winner was performing his third song “Can’t Feel My Face” before he abruptly stopped his show Saturday in Southern California.

San Jose seafood restaurant owner charged with bilking $3.5M from COVID relief funds

A federal grand jury has indicted a San Jose restaurant owner with bilking $3.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds and spending it to refinance his home, buy a Lexus and use at a casino, charging documents indicate.

'This is rape:' Judge sentences Dublin prison chaplain to 7 years for sex abuses

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Dublin prison chaplain to seven years behind bars, calling his crimes "unspeakable" and dismissing his defense team's pleas to be lenient because he suffered PTSD as an Army veteran who suffered from "impulse control."

VISION Act fails: California won’t bar parolee transfers to immigration agents

State corrections officials estimated that if the bill becomes law it could cost the state an additional $22 million a year to supervise more than 2,500 parolees who otherwise would have been deported.

California issue flex alert amid 'excessive heat'

California residents are urged to cut their electricity use as soaring temperatures led power regulators to issue a flex alert.

Robbery of 84-year-old woman in Glendale by 'family of thieves' caught on camera

What looks like an innocent encounter between an elderly woman and another person actually turned out to be a robbery in broad daylight caught on camera.

Dublin prison chaplain used faith and fear to abuse inmates

Highhouse, an Army veteran, pressured one inmate into having intercourse with him on Veterans Day by telling her she needed to serve her country and on Thanksgiving by telling her she needed to show her gratitude for him, prosecutors said.

Professional rock climber charged with sex assaults at Yosemite National Park

A grand jury indicted Charles Barrett who they allege engaged in sexual contact with someone identified as K.G. without her permission over two consecutive days in August 2016.

Woman calls teen 'terrorist,' tears off her hijab in Mountain View: DA

The Santa Clara County District Attorney has charged a woman with a hate crime and battery after prosecutors said she called an 18-year-old a "terrorist" and tore off her hijab.

1 dead, 2 hospitalized after dishwashing liquid served at San Mateo senior home

A 93-year-old woman is dead and two other residents were hospitalized after being poisoned in a San Mateo senior home. Investigators said they were called to the Atria Park Senior Living Facility Sunday night and discovered they had been served dishwashing liquid instead of drinking juice.

Man steals San Francisco ambulance, attempts to mow down paramedics

Two San Francisco paramedics were left shaken up Monday morning after a man stole their ambulance and tried to run them over, authorities said.

Oakland middle school open following shooting of 13-year-old

Despite a "devastating" school shooting in Oakland where a 12-year-old is accused of shooting a boy one year older than himself, Madison Park Academy is open on Tuesday, the district said in a statement. 

Desert flooding damages Interstate 10 between Los Angeles and Phoenix

Traffic in both directions was halted initially, but westbound lanes for motorists heading from Arizona to California reopened later.