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Nine Shot, 1 Killed in Shooting at Southern California Party
Southern California police say one person was killed and nine people were wounded following a shooting at a large party at a hookah lounge. San Bernardino police said Saturday that officers dispatched late Friday found the one person who had been killed outside the party at the lounge in a strip mall in the city east of Los Angeles. Nine...
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Driver Must Stand Trial for Deadly California Crash Where Tesla Was on ‘Autopilot'
It is believed to be the first felony prosecution in the U.S. against a driver using a partially automated driving system.
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Man Gets 24 Years in Prison for Fire That Killed 12 Condors
A man who started a 2020 wildfire that killed 12 endangered California condors and seriously injured a firefighter has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. Ivan Gomez was sentenced Wednesday in Monterey County. He was found guilty of 16 felony counts, including arson and animal cruelty. Prosecutors say Gomez told them he set the August 2020 Big Sur Dolan...
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Report: Accused Gunman Sent Diary to Newspaper Before Church Attack
The man accused of opening fire on a Southern California church congregation because of his political hatred of Taiwan dubbed himself a “destroying” angel in a seven-volume diary sent to a newspaper before the attack, the paper said Wednesday.
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Calif. Woman Says Dog and a Passing Driver Aided Her During Mountain Lion Attack
The Northern California resident says her Belgian Malinois named Eva is a hero for grappling with the cougar on Monday near the Trinity River during a walk.
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Several Injured and One Dead in Southern California Church Shooting
At least five people have been hit in a shooting at a church in the Laguna Woods area of Orange County, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department
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California Churchgoers Detained Gunman in Deadly Attack
A man opened fire during a lunch reception at a Southern California church, killing one person and wounding five older people before a pastor hit the gunman on the head with a chair and parishioners hog-tied him with electrical cords.
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Oil Pipeline Owner to Pay $230M in Settlement for 2015 California Spill
Federal inspectors found that Plains had made several preventable errors, failed to quickly detect the pipeline rupture and responded too slowly as oil flowed toward the ocean.
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A ‘Megadrought' Unrivaled in 1,200 Years is Challenging the American West
The last time a drought of this magnitude hit the American west, it was 800 A.D. Charlemagne was reigning as Holy Roman Emperor over in Europe. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain shows you how climate change led to the current “megadrought” and how it is impacting farmers.
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Coastal Fire Destroys Homes in Socal's Laguna Niguel
At least 20 homes were burned in Laguna Niguel after a brush fire spread through the southern California city.
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California Fire Destroys Mansions; New Mexico Blaze Threatens Resort Towns
In Southern California, a wildfire erupted Wednesday in the coastal community of Laguna Niguel and burned more than 20 homes, many of them multimillion-dollar mansions.
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California Lawmaker Mia Bonta Reveals Abortion as More Women Speak Out
She joins a growing number of public officials, celebrities and musicians who have discussed their experiences.
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‘Roe' Under Threat, California Leans in as Abortion Refuge
California Democrats have accelerated their plan to make the nation’s most populous state a sanctuary for women seeking abortions, propelled by the release this week of an early draft of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has ignited a surge of activism among the state’s vast network of providers and advocacy groups.
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Abuse-Clouded Federal Prison in California Gets Attention, But Will Things Change?
A follow-up to an earlier Associated Press investigation finds that the crisis at the federal correctional institution in Dublin, California, is far from over.
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Coyote Attacks, Seriously Injures Child on California's Huntington Beach
A girl suffered serious injuries in an encounter with a coyote Thursday night at a Southern California beach.
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‘Princess Bride' Star Cary Elwes Hospitalized After Rattlesnake Bite
“The Princess Bride” star invoked a reference from perhaps his best-known film after was hospitalized from a rattlesnake bite in California.
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Strange Rumbling Noises in California House Turn Out to Be 5 Bears Hibernating in Crawl Space
Some California residents finally figured out last week the source of strange rumbling and snoring noises in their home — a mother bear and her four cubs had been hibernating beneath the South Lake Tahoe house.
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Woman Survives 6 Days in Snowy California Forest
A woman stranded six days in a broken-down car in a remote Northern California forest survived by rationing yogurt and eating snow, authorities said.
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Calif. Man Arrested and Charged After Making Threats Against Merriam-Webster, Inc. for Use of Gender-Inclusive Definitions
“It would be poetic justice to have someone storm your offices and shoot up the place, leaving none of you commies alive,” Jeremy David Hanson allegedly wrote.
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California Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Role in ‘Evil' Sex Abuse of Kids
The man was part of an exploitation ring in which members filmed themselves sexually abusing more than 20 children and then distributed the footage on the dark web.