Marine experts searching for entangled baby whale spotted on drone video

Marine mammal experts are attempting to relocate a baby whale that was seen off the Southern California coast entangled in what appears to be commercial fishing gear.

Lady Gaga dognapping: 5 suspects arrested for robbery, attempted murder of dog walker

Multiple people involved in the violent dognapping of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs and the shooting of her dogwalker have been arrested, officials said Thursday.

Southern California man accused of kidnapping wife, causing her death

Eddy Reyes was indicted on federal charges that he allegedly kidnapped his wife, Claudia, five years ago in an incident that resulted in her death.

Experts on deadly Alameda struggle: Officers trained not to keep hand-cuffed people face down

“Officers have been instructed to not keep handcuffed subjects prone (face-down) and to instead roll them onto their sides for going on 30 years,” said Seth Stoughton, who teaches criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina.

Off-duty LAPD officer shot after suspect breaks into his private vehicle

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was shot multiple times by a suspect who broke into this private vehicle at his apartment in Sherman Oaks.

San Diego transit settles death lawsuit after guard presses knee on man's neck

San Diego County's transportation agency has apologized and agreed to pay $5.5 million to the mother of a mentally ill man who died after a security officer kept a knee on his neck for several minutes.

Body cam video shows Alameda officer kneeling on Mario Gonzalez before death

Body camera video released on Tuesday by Alameda police shows several officers kneeling on top of a man prone on the ground struggling to breathe before he died -- a contradiction of the original narrative of a "medical emergency" first put forth by the department. 

U.S. court in San Francisco says 'ghost gun' plans can be posted online

Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns” can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco.

29-year-old woman killed after man who jumped off building landed on top of her

A 29-year-old woman was killed just weeks before her birthday in a freak accident when a man who appeared to have jumped off of a building landed on top of her as she was walking below.

DA charges Union City boyfriend with death of 24-year-old transgender woman

The Santa Clara County District Attorney on Tuesday announced that prosecutors had charged a Union City man with murder, following the death of a 24-year-old transgender woman in Milpitas.

Convicted killer Scott Peterson inches toward retrial on death penalty

Condemned killer Scott Peterson appeared briefly from San Quentin State Prison via Zoom in a San Mateo Court Superior Courtroom on Tuesday.

LAPD officer asking LeBron James for a sit down after 'accountability' tweet

A Black LAPD police officer who has worked in the city's Skid Row area for two decades invited LeBron James to have a discussion about policing.

Recall election for Governor Gavin Newsom qualifies for California ballot

California Governor Gavin Newsom will face a recall election after the Republican-led effort to remove him from office reached its signature goal to qualify for the ballot on Monday, state officials reported.

Ex-Uber driver sentenced for raping passengers in California

Alarcon Nunez, 40, of Santa Maria was accused of sexually assaulting or stealing from intoxicated women who had ordered rides or whom he had picked up in 2017 and 2018 in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

'Golden State Killer DA' seeks to unseat California Attorney General

Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert will challenge new Attorney General Rob Bonta in next year’s campaign, joining a field that also includes a former assistant U.S. attorney general.