Snapchat and guns: California man says he used the app to illegally sell 'ghost guns'

A California man is in trouble for reportedly using Snapchat to sell "ghost guns." The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives explains just how he was caught.

Harvey Weinstein Los Angeles trial: Jury selection to begin Monday

Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of former film producer Harvey Weinstein, who was extradited from New York to Los Angeles in connection with sex-related counts involving five women.

Body language analyzed while slain Merced family kidnapped

Surveillance video taken at a vehicle storage business in Merced shows a man in a hoodie and a medical mask walking two brothers out of a portable and then going back inside to get the mother and the baby. The family was found dead two days later.

California family kidnapped at gunpoint in Merced found dead

A California family who disappeared with an alleged kidnapper has been found dead. The deceased persons include 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her parents – Jasleen Kaur and Jasdeep Singh – and her uncle, Amandeep Singh.

'Murdered over a wig:' LA store owner killed trying to stop shoplifters; 2 teens arrested

New details have been released in the stabbing of a Fashion District store owner Tommy Lee in downtown Los Angeles – who possibly may have been murdered over a wig.

Stockton serial killer blamed for 6 deaths, including 1 in Oakland: police

Police investigating a serial killer believed to be behind 5 Stockton murders now believe that an earlier Oakland homicide was also by the same culprit.

Police chase: 4 in custody after dangerous pursuit spanning multiple SoCal freeways

The BMW driver led authorities on a pursuit that varied from the 605 Freeway, the 210 Freeway, the 10 Freeway, the 5 Freeway, the 710 Freeway and the 91 Freeway.

Racism sidelines 2 Northern California high school football teams

Amador High School canceled the rest of its season because of a Snapchat group named “Kill the Blacks” and that River Valley High School in Yuba City forfeited its Friday game after a TikTok video created by players involving a mock slave auction surfaced.

Hackers release LAUSD data after ransom denied

The school district opened a phone line for parents to call regarding the cyberattack.

Stockton police search for apparent serial killer tied to 5 fatal shootings

Rewards totaling $85,000 have been offered for information leading to an arrest in five fatal shootings since July in Stockton, Calif., that investigators believe are related, police said.

Federal prison director conducts 'cultural assessment' of FCI Dublin

The new BOP director promised to make changes at FCI Dublin, where five officers have been charged with sex crimes and incarcerated women and whistleblowers report being retaliated against for reporting any wrongdoing.

Advocates list 100s of allegedly abusive California priests

Advocates for victims of clergy sexual abuse delivered a list of more than 300 publicly accused abusers to the Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco on Thursday as they urged him to release his “secret” files on credibly accused priests.