CHP rescues hiker trapped by falling boulder

The California Highway Patrol rescued a hiker who had been pinned by a boulder in rugged terrain.

California can't ban vanity license plates it considers 'offensive,' judge rules

Plaintiffs included a gay man in Oakland who owns Queer Folks Records and wanted to use the word “QUEER” but was refused because the DMV said that might be considered insulting.

Judge awards more than $200K in damages against comedian Katt Williams

A former personal assistant to comedian Katt Williams was awarded more than $200,000 in damages for his alleged unprovoked attack on her nearly four years ago at a Studio City hotel, court papers show.

In a 1st for office, San Francisco DA charges former rookie officer with manslaughter

DA Chesa Boudin said he is charging the former officer, Chris Samayoa, with manslaughter, assault and negligence of discharging a firearm, stemming from the 2017 death of Keita O'Neil, who was unarmed at the time.

Apple security official indicted in gun-permit scheme: Santa Clara County DA

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said undersheriff Rick Sung and sheriff's Capt. James Jensen withheld four gun permits for Apple employees until security official Thomas Moyer promised to donate 200 iPads worth $70,000.

One arrested after stabbing at San Jose church leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

The violence did not occur during a religious ceremony, the police said. Instead, the attack apparently involved people who were receiving shelter in the church.

Shipping containers in South Los Angeles becoming homes for the homeless

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has led to an increasingly desperate situation for thousands of homeless people living on the streets. One organization believes it can be part of the solution — by turning shipping containers into homes.

California NAACP leader resigns amid conflict-of-interest backlash

She was especially prominent in commercials against Proposition 15, which sought to raise commercial property taxes to increase funding for schools, and against Proposition 25, which would have eliminated the use of cash bail.

Gavin Newsom and family in quarantine after COVID exposure

Gov. Newsom, his wife and children are in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 through a California Highway Patrol officer.

Hundreds gather in Huntington Beach to protest state curfew

A crowd estimated at 400 people gathered in front of the Huntington Beach pier to protest the first night of a statewide curfew aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.

Hollywood man arrested after drone, LAPD helicopter collide

Special agents with the FBI arrested a 22-year-old Hollywood man Thursday on a federal charge alleging he recklessly operated a drone that crashed into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter.

Students behind deadly on-campus attack of Moreno Valley 13-year-old admit their guilt

The two 14-year-old boys accused in the 2019 fatal assault of Moreno Valley middle school student Diego Stolz, have acknowledged their guilt, resulting in a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.

FOX 11 obtains exclusive photos of Gov. Newsom at French restaurant allegedly not following COVID-19 protocols

FOX 11 obtained exclusive photos on Tuesday night of Governor Gavin Newsom allegedly eating at the French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, California at a dinner party he attended on November 6 not following his own COVID-19 protocols he set forth for the state.

8,000 fraudulent voter registration applications submitted on behalf of homeless people in LA

Two men have been charged in a 41-count criminal complaint for allegedly submitting more than 8,000 fraudulent voter registration applications on behalf of homeless people in Los Angeles County, the District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. 

Video: CHP camera catches the moment a car veers off road, goes airborne

A Highway Patrol camera caught pretty dramatic footage of the moment a car veered off a road in Modesto, launched to get some serious air, before it came crashing down with a trail of smoke and dust behind it. 

FBI releases 2015 attack plan of radicalized California university student who stabbed 4 on campus

A troubled California university freshman who burst into a classroom in 2015, stabbing four people before police shot him dead, planned to praise Allah while slitting the throats of classmates and use a gun taken from an ambushed officer to kill more, according to records released by the FBI.

Rapid rise in cases: Most of California now pushed back to purple tier

Last week, 13 counties were in the purple tier. And on Monday, Newsom said 41 counties, or 94 percent of the state, is now in this tier. 

Majority of California counties revert back to state's most restrictive tier

Due to a continued surge in new COVID-19 cases in the Golden State, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday afternoon the majority of the state’s 58 counties, including all of Southern California, reverted back to the state’s most restrictive tier status.