Mother of deputy accused in double killing says she warned him against relationship

The mother of an Alameda County sheriff's deputy accused in a shooting that left a married couple dead in Dublin says her son had been in a romantic relationship with one of the victims, the deputy's mother told KTVU Thursday.

Seal and dog play fetch on Santa Cruz beach

A surf photographer captured video of a seal chasing after a ball with his dog on a Santa Cruz beach last weekend. The uncommon playmates are seen bouncing through the ocean together, playing fetch.

At least 2 people dead in Hemet fire

At least two people are dead after a brush fire started spreading into the residential areas of Hemet.

San Jose seafood restaurant owner charged with bilking $3.5M from COVID relief funds

A federal grand jury has indicted a San Jose restaurant owner with bilking $3.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds and spending it to refinance his home, buy a Lexus and use at a casino, charging documents indicate.

'This is rape:' Judge sentences Dublin prison chaplain to 7 years for sex abuses

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a former Dublin prison chaplain to seven years behind bars, calling his crimes "unspeakable" and dismissing his defense team's pleas to be lenient because he suffered PTSD as an Army veteran who suffered from "impulse control."

Dublin prison chaplain used faith and fear to abuse inmates

Highhouse, an Army veteran, pressured one inmate into having intercourse with him on Veterans Day by telling her she needed to serve her country and on Thanksgiving by telling her she needed to show her gratitude for him, prosecutors said.

Professional rock climber charged with sex assaults at Yosemite National Park

A grand jury indicted Charles Barrett who they allege engaged in sexual contact with someone identified as K.G. without her permission over two consecutive days in August 2016.

Desert flooding damages Interstate 10 between Los Angeles and Phoenix

Traffic in both directions was halted initially, but westbound lanes for motorists heading from Arizona to California reopened later.

Dive team who found Kiely Rodni searches for 2 other missing California women

A dive team who found Kiely Rodni in Prosser Lake last week said they will search for two other missing California women. The announcement came during Adventures with Purpose's livestream in which they detailed the discovery of the missing Truckee teen.

6 wounded in Los Angeles bar shooting; 3 shot at Sikh temple

At least nine people were wounded in separate shootings at a bar in Los Angeles and a Sikh Temple in Stockton, authorities said.

VIDEO: Engine fire forces LA-bound plane to divert back to Mexico

The engine of an LA-bound plane shot sparks mid-flight this week, forcing the plane to divert back to its origin airport in Guadalajara.

Uvalde shooting billboard causing controversy in San Francisco

The billboard is being criticized on social media for using the Uvalde tragedy as a political tool, encouraging Californians to stay here instead of moving to Texas.

Gavin Newsom on donating $100K to Ron DeSantis' opponent: 'I like Charlie Crist and I don't like bullies'

The Gubernatorial feud between California's Gavin Newsom and Florida's Ron DeSantis continues. The latest came from Newsom revealing he had donated $100,000 to DeSantis' opponent and former Florida Governor Charlie Crist.