Music stars pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys award show

Host Alicia Keys said she was feeling “crazy sad” about Bryant. She was joined on stage with Boyz II Men, who collectively sang “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”

Former University of Houston baseball captain 1 of 9 on chopper with Kobe Bryant

Altobelli and members of his family were passengers in the helicopter accident that also claimed the lives of the other victims, including Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, on Sunday morning in Calabasas, California.

'Hundreds and hundreds' of military explosives found in California home: police

Inside the residential home, police spokesman Officer Joe Silva told the Stockton Record that possibly “hundreds and hundreds” of military explosives and weapons were found inside. Twenty homes had to be evacuated.

California man charged with murder after deadly ding-dong ditch prank

Anurag Chandra, of Corona, faces three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, said John Hall, a spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.

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.

Elementary school student injured by stray bullet from shooting near campus in Oxnard

A 10-year-old student was injured by a stray bullet from a car-to-car shooting that occurred Thursday morning near McAuliffe Elementary School in Oxnard, authorities said.

LAX passenger quarantined after showing potential coronavirus symptoms

A passenger arriving on an American Airlines flight to Los Angeles International Airport from Mexico City was hospitalized and quarantined after showing what health officials called “disturbing" symptoms, that indicate the patient may have been exposed to the deadly coronavirus,  it was announced Thursday.  

2nd California child molester dies after inmate’s cane attack, authorities say

A second convicted child molester has died following a fellow inmate’s attack with a walking cane at a central California prison, authorities said Wednesday.

Suspect in deadly Atlanta shooting arrested in California

The suspect believed to be involved in a murder in broad daylight in Atlanta has been arrested in California.

Garden Grove couple reported missing in Mexico found dead; son-in-law arrested

A Garden Grove couple who went missing while visiting Mexico last week has been found dead, according to the Attorney General of Baja California. 

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.

California considers declaring acetaminophen a carcinogen

State regulators have reviewed 133 studies about acetaminophen, all of which were published in peer-reviewed journals. Some studies reported an increased risk of some types of cancers, while others did not

Nearly 100 beehives stolen from northern California orchard

Mike Potts estimated that the theft of the 92 hives, about a third of his operation, would cost him about $44,000 in revenue.

Oakland Tech students, 'The Apollos,' behind MLK Day as state holiday

This little-known story was highlighted in a school play written and directed by current members of the Oakland Tech class of 2020, who interviewed some of the original Apollos and created an original script.

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.

Two additional bodies found on Tijuana property where Garden Grove couple was buried

Mexican authorities say they have discovered two more bodies at a house in Tijuana where a Garden Grove couple was found buried, allegedly by their son-in-law.