Kobe Bryant's widow awarded $16M in trial over crash photos
A federal jury found Wednesday that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant’s widow $16 million for emotional distress caused by deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the bodies of the NBA star and his daughter taken at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed them.
Petaluma daughter lives with mother's corpse for more than a year: police
A welfare check at a home in Petaluma on Tuesday revealed a woman who had been dead in her home for over a year, with her daughter cohabitating with the corpse the entire time, police said.
Sex offender breaks into Riverside elementary school campus, tries to assault girl in bathroom: PD
Logan Nighswonger, a registered sex offender, was arrested after he allegedly jumped a 6-foot fence, broke into the girls' bathroom at McAuliffe Elementary School in Riverside, and attempted to sexually assault a young girl.
Rock climber from New Zealand slapped with $600K hospital bill after Yosemite fall
Anna Parsons, 21, fell nearly 80 feet from Yosemite National Park’s “Snake Dike” route on Half Dome peak, breaking nearly every bone in her body.
Autopsy confirms Kiely Rodni's body was found in Truckee reservoir
Authorities say an autopsy has confirmed that a body found in a submerged car in a Northern California reservoir is that of missing Truckee teen Kiely Rodni.
Castro Valley man sentenced in extremist killing of Oakland federal officer
Robert Blancas and three other people acknowledged destroying evidence after a federal security officer was killed and another wounded while guarding the Oakland federal building during a racial justice protest in May 2020.
Kiely Rodni search: Dive team who found body has helped solve 22 cases
Adventures with Purpose, a volunteer dive team, found a body in a California reservoir. It’s believed to be that of 16-year-old Kiely Rodni.
Missing teen Kiely Rodni's body allegedly found by volunteers
A dive team announced they found the body of Kiely Rodni Sunday afternoon. Adventures with Purpose dive team said her body was found in a car that was upside down, 14 feet under the water.
Man charged with killing father and stepmother in San Francisco home speaks from jail
A 23-year-old man charged with killing his father and stepmother over the weekend as they slept in their San Francisco Bayview home, tells KTVU in an exclusive interview what led up to the deadly shootings and why he did it.
Kiely Rodni investigation leads authorities to conduct sex offender sweep
The unsolved disappearance of Kiely Rodni prompted several Northern California law enforcement agencies to conduct sex offender compliance sweeps as the investigation into the missing person's case nears week two.
2 new scorpion species discovered in dry California lake-beds
The scorpions live in the deserts of Central and Southern California.
'Sexually motivated serial killer' convicted of killing two SoCal women in 1980s
The case marked the first criminal prosecution in Los Angeles County involving investigative genetic genealogy.
Planes crash midair at Watsonville airport, at least 2 dead
Multiple agencies responded to Watsonville Municipal Airport Thursday after two planes attempting to land collided.
San Jose fire captain loses all three of his children in crash
A San Jose fire captain is grappling with an unthinkable tragedy after all three of his children were killed in a car crash on Sunday evening.
VIDEO: Flash mob vandalizes, loots 7-Eleven store following street takeover in Harbor Gateway
The Los Angeles Police Department released new video and sought the public's help with identifying the people seen on video looting and vandalizing a 7-Eleven store following a street takeover in the Harbor Gateway area.
Anne Heche's cause of death revealed
Anne Heche was taken off life support on Aug. 14. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner she died from smoke inhalation and "thermal injuries."
Missing: Two other people vanished nearby and on same day as Kiely Rodni
A California woman and her ex-boyfriend failed to return from a road trip to Reno, about 35 miles away from a massive search effort for a missing girl who vanished a day earlier.
Deputies: 12-year-old boy steals family van, leads officers on wild, high-speed chase
Deputies said the boy was able to top 70 mph and that he ran into stop signs and drove the wrong way on the road.
4 young people, including 11-year-old, accused of vicious attack on elderly woman
Four young people ranging from 11 to 18 years old were arrested for a violent robbery of an elderly Asian woman in San Francisco, police announced Monday.
California retirement community hikes elderly couple's rent by $1,000/month: 'That has to be a mistake'
Residents at a Southern California retirement home are seeing their monthly payments go up by more than $1,000 a month, leading some to question whether they'll still be able to afford to live there.