Woman arrested for impersonating nurse, attempting to steal newborn at Riverside hospital
Deputies say Jesenea Miron entered the hospital posing as a newly hired nurse and gained access to a medical unit where newborn infants were kept. She was also accused of attempting to take a newborn baby from a patient.
3 killed after plane crashes into Napa County vineyard
A single engine plane crashed Friday morning in a Napa County vineyard. All three people on board were killed, officials said.
Bobby East murder: California police shoot, kill suspect wanted in former NASCAR driver's death
Trent William Millsap was accused of fatally stabbing former NASCAR driver Bobby East at a California gas station on Wednesday.
Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, still wanted in LA
Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking, according to the Mexican government’s national arrest registry.
$100,000 worth of stolen property recovered in a SJ underground bunker
San Jose police arrested six people who are allegedly involved in a commercial burglary and recovered $100,000 worth of stolen items in an underground bunker, police said.
Sprinklers installed to protect iconic sequoia trees from wildfire in Yosemite National Park
Hundreds of the iconic, larger-than-life sequoias in Yosemite National Park are under threat as the Washburn Fire continues to burn.
Two arrested in California after lighting man on fire
Two people were arrested after pouring gasoline and lighting a man on fire.
Yosemite's Washburn fire threatens hundreds of giant sequoia trees
The Washburn fire has now burnt more than 700 acres, threatening the giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park.
Michigan man rescued from California trail where family died in Mariposa County
A tourist from Michigan who tried to retrace the steps of a family who died during a grueling summer hike in Northern California had to be rescued last week after getting lost, a frustrated sheriff said.
Sunny Balwani convicted in Theranos fraud trial
Sunny Balwani, a former executive at Theranos, was convicted on federal fraud and conspiracy charges on Thursday stemming from his leadership of the Silicon Valley start-up that crashed spectacularly.
Nipsey Hussle murder: Eric Holder Jr. found guilty of first-degree murder
Eric Ronald Holder Jr., the man accused of gunning down rapper and community advocate Nipsey Hussle and injuring two other men in South Los Angeles more than three years ago, was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder.
Woman who killed pimp as teen pardoned by California governor
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned a former inmate who received a life sentence when she was a teenager for killing her former pimp.
UPS driver dies in Pasadena after collapsing inside delivery truck day after his 24th birthday
Esteban Chavez died on his route in Pasadena, just one day after his 24th birthday.
Newsom pardons woman sentenced to life for killing her pimp at 16
Sara Kruzan was 16 when she killed George Gilbert Howard, who sexually abused and trafficked her. She was sentenced to life in prison. She was pardoned Friday.
California becomes first state to cover health care for all immigrants
California is now the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants living in the country illegally, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people at an eventual cost of about $2.7 billion a year.
Suspects arrested in San Jose after elderly couple bound with belts, toddler held at gunpoint
San Jose police have arrested four suspects following a violent string of home invasions, including occasions where several men bound an elderly couple with belts before stealing their bank cards and jewelry and then continued on to hold a father and toddler at gunpoint.
Johnny Cash’s Casitas Springs home in CA hits market for $1.795M
The country legend's Ventura, California, ranch still sports original Johnny Cash features and a recording studio.
Fullerton man charged with possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people
Suspected drug dealer Alfonso Gomez-Santana has been charged with several felonies for possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people, nearly four times the population of Orange County.
California crews use 4,500 gallons of water to put out Tesla fire
Sacramento fire crews used about 4,500 gallons of water to fully extinguish a Tesla that kept re-igniting and then ended up submerging the high-tech car into a makeshift pond to fully quell the blaze.
Supreme Court gun case: States with strict gun laws weigh next steps after ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a New York state law that restricted who could get a permit to carry a gun in public.