Richmond charter school teacher arrested, charged with 29 counts of lewd acts against minors

A Richmond charter school teacher has been arrested and charged with 29 counts of lewd acts with minors, including statutory rape, officials say. Her victims were seven boys, ages 15 to 16, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's office says.

Father breaks record running half marathon pushing quintuplets

Chad Kempel, a father of seven, crossed the finish line in two hours and 19 minutes. And he did it all while pushing his five 4-year-olds.

Suspect in shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker released from jail due to 'clerical error'

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 19-year-old James Jackson was released from the county's custody due to a clerical error. LASD called Jackson's sudden release "inadvertent."

Man guilty of setting Big Sur fire that killed 12 California condors

Ivan Gomez, 31, was convicted by a Monterey County judge of setting the Big Sur Dolan fire while illegally growing marijuana in the Los Padres National Forest.

Sacramento mass shooting suspect served less time with California's Prop 57

Smiley Martin, arrested in connection with last weekend’s mass shooting outside bars in Sacramento, served less than half his 10-year sentence because of voter-approved changes to state law that lessened the punishment for his felony convictions and provided a chance for earlier release.

Sacramento mass shooting: 3rd suspect arrested, police say

A third suspect was arrested in connection with a mass shooting in Sacramento that left six people dead, and 12 others hurt, police said.

California city to give universal income to transgender, nonbinary residents regardless of earnings

Transgender residents in one California city are eligible to receive a universal basic income of up to $900 per month solely for identifying as transgender or nonbinary — no strings attached.

Sacramento mass shooting: 2 brothers arrested after 6 dead, 12 injured

A second suspect has now been arrested in connection with the mass Sacramento shooting that claimed six lives and injured 12 people.

6 dead, 12 hurt in Sacramento shooting, police say

Investigators said they were reviewing video footage posted to social media that showed what appeared to be an altercation before the gunfire erupted.

24-year-old California EDD contract worker helped 10 steal $2.7M: feds

Federal prosecutors have indicted 10 people for allegedly stealing $2.7 million in unemployment funds with the help of California EDD contract worker.

Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, retires at 100 years old

Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday following more than 15 years sharing stories of her life and those of other working women during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond.

California won’t require parents with guns to tell schools

Even in California, home to some of the nation’s strictest firearms laws, a bill requiring parents to tell school officials if they keep guns in the house went too far to move ahead in the Legislature.

Riverside ambulance worker arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting teen

A Southern California man is accused of sexually assaulting a teen during a medical transport on an ambulance, and it is believed there may be additional victims, officials say.