Learn about the program making 'pawsitive' changes for California inmates

Even as the conversation continues about reforming the criminal justice system in our country, funding for many programs that aim to reduce the number of repeat offenders has been cut, including the Pawsitive Change program. 

Death of Mario Gonzalez draws attention to police putting suspects face down

It’s common practice for police to place combative suspects face down and press down on their backs to gain control. They aren’t supposed to do it for an “extended period” because that can lead to injuries or death. What length of time is OK?

Sonoma County neighborhoods are buzzing with bears

Sebastopol police are notifying residents of a beary-unusual sight. Cameras outside a resident's home captured images of a bear roaming in the areas of Pleasant Hill, Lynch, and Robinson roads.

Lady Gaga's dog walker was tailed by suspects, prosecutors say

The motive for the violent attack was the value of the French bulldogs, authorities say, and do not believe the thieves knew the dogs belonged to Lady Gaga.

Store surveillance video shows machete attack inside Fremont liquor store

KTVU has obtained surveillance video of a brawl inside a liquor store where at least one of the suspects had a machete and the others had knives. It happened Sunday night at CJ’s Liquor and Wine in Fremont.

LA County says Vanessa Bryant lacks basis to sue deputies over deadly helicopter crash photos

Los Angeles County attorneys say Vanessa Bryant has no legal basis to sue four sheriff's deputies who allegedly shared unauthorized photos taken at the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, according to court papers obtained Monday.

Man suspected in deadly Silver Lake Trader Joe's shooting ruled competent to stand trial

A man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of an assistant manager at a Trader Joe's store in Silver Lake in 2018 was found competent Monday to stand trial.

Suspect leads CHP on pursuit on 405 Freeway across Los Angeles, Orange counties

A woman was in custody after leading California Highway Patrol on a high-speed pursuit on the southbound 405 Freeway through Los Angeles and Orange counties on Monday morning. 

Jenner says transgender girls in women’s sports is ‘unfair’

Jenner, a 1976 decathlon Olympic gold medalist who came out as a transgender woman in 2015, told a TMZ reporter on Saturday that it’s “a question of fairness.”

Philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad dies at age 87

Businessman, philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad, who left an indelible imprint on Los Angeles' cultural scene, died Friday. He was 87.

San Francisco kosher baker hires formerly incarcerated employees to give second chances

An Israeli businessman who operates San Francisco's only kosher bakery has earned another moniker for his shop because of the formerly incarcerated people he now employs: the "Lifer Bakery."

Man charged with murder of woman found raped, dead in Anaheim apartment 41 years ago

Andre William Lepere, 64, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was charged with the 1980 murder of 71-year-old Viola Hagenkord, who was found raped and dead in her apartment 41 years ago.

Wildlife officials investigate possible drone crash into bald eagle nest in Fremont

Federal wildlife officials are examining evidence of a possible drone crash that might have hit a nest of two bald eagles in Fremont, possibly injuring the offspring.

The Magic Returns: Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure Park reopen to guests

Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park reopened to visitors on Friday after an unprecedented 13-month closure in what tourism officials hope is a sign of the state’s rebound from the pandemic.