Fans in Los Angeles gather to remember NBA legend Kobe Bryant
Thousands of fans gathered outside Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Sunday afternoon to remember Kobe Bryant, killed in a helicopter crash, along with his daughter and 7 others on board. The crash happened Sunday morning in Calabasas.
Gianna 'GiGi' Bryant, 13, among nine victims of Calabasas helicopter crash
Rising 13-year-old basketball star Gianna Bryant and her dad, retired NBA legend Kobe Bryant, were among the nine victims killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas Sunday morning, officials said.
California woman dies after getting caught in raisin-processing machine, police say
A California woman died Friday after her clothing got caught in a raisin processing machine, police said.
Border patrol seizes more than 200 pounds of meth allegedly hidden in car by grandma, granddaughter
A 65-year-old woman and her 19-year-old granddaughter were arrested at the California-Mexico border on suspicion of trying to get a vehicle containing more than 200 pounds of meth through the border.
3 teens killed after game of ding-dong-ditch turns deadly, victim's mother says
A game of ding-dong-ditch turned deadly Sunday night after a group of teens knocked on the wrong door, according to the mother of one of the victims.
Yosemite’s ‘firefall’ returns for two weeks this February
Yosemite's Horsetail Fall will light up with bright orange and red hues that resemble cascading fire for a few days in February.
California inmate kills convicted child molester after beating him over the head with cane
An inmate in a central California prison bashed a convicted child molester over the head with a cane last week, inflicting an injury so severe that it later killed him – cutting the man’s life-sentence short, officials said Monday.
Family rescued after falling through frozen lake in Big Bear
A family of three was pulled to safety after falling through an icy lake in Big Bear.
LAPD supervisor who fatally shot man mistook bicycle part for gun, police say
The Los Angeles Police Department supervisor who fatally shot an unarmed man near the border between Los Angeles and Culver Citymistook a bicycle part in his hand for a gun, police reported.
Girl, 14, uses Snapchat to tell friends she'd been kidnapped at San Jose motel
Her friends then used Snapchat's location service to figure out that she was that she was at the E-Z 8 Motel at 1550 N. First St. in San Jose and called 911.
'Extraordinary': Rare video shows 5 mountain lions together in California
“We shared the videos and photos with several of our wildlife biologists, and none of them could recall ever seeing five mountain lions together," said Peter Tira, spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Mother viciously beaten on way to speak with principal about bullying, reports say
A mother in California says she was viciously beaten by the girl who had been bullying her 16-year-old daughter, according to various local reports.
Ferrari crashes into one of Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood restaurants
A Ferrari crashed into a popular restaurant in West Hollywood Saturday afternoon.
Dash-cam video shows SUV plunging off cliff on Highway 1
A dash-cam video captures the moment an SUV plunged off the cliff from Highway 1 in San Mateo County.
Santa Clarita barn rescues family of pigs who were about to become Christmas dinner
A Santa Clarita rescue group went to great lengths to save a mother and her eight babies…the family of nine is actually a pig and her eight little piglets.
Lee Mendelson, producer who brought “Charlie Brown Christmas” to TV, dies on Christmas Day
Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to television in 1965 and wrote the lyrics to its signature song, “Christmas Time Is Here,” died on Christmas day, his son said.
Twin brothers among 3 teens killed in Christmas crash
The three young men killed, all sixteen years old, were identified by the Alameda County Coroner's office as Javier Ramirez, Mark Anthony Urista and Michael Angelo Urista.
Babe Ruth’s 500th homer bat sells for more than $1 million
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Babe Ruth has hit another one out of the ballpark.
'Feeding addictions': Police department urging residents to say 'no' to panhandlers
Police in Ventura are urging residents to say "no" to panhandlers.
LAPD officer arrested after allegedly fondling dead woman's breasts
A Los Amgeles Police Department officer has been arrested and charged with one felony count of having sexual contact with human remains without authority.