Officers sue Palo Alto over Black Lives Matter mural

Police officers in Palo Alto sued the city for a Black Lives Matter mural, arguing that it is harassment and discrimination against law enforcement.

California parents capture sex offender standing in 5-year-old girl’s bedroom, authorities say

A California mother and father subdued and duct-taped a registered sex offender who they caught standing in their 5-year-old daughter’s bedroom early Tuesday after he broke in through a window, authorities said.

Cell phones and cancer: New UC Berkeley study suggests cell phones sharply increase tumor risk

Researchers took a comprehensive look at statistical findings from 46 different studies around the globe and found that the use of a cell phone for more than 1,000 hours, or about 17 minutes a day over a ten year period, increased the risk of tumors by 60 percent.

Fairfield homeowner shoots and kills intruder with .357 Magnum

At around 8:30 a.m., a man knocked on the door, kicked the door open, and made entry into the house on Vintage Valley Drive after receiving no response, Fairfield Councilmember Catherine Moy, wrote on her Facebook page.

California to pay victims of forced, coerced sterilizations

California is poised to approve reparations up to $25,000 to victims who were among the thousands of people — some as young as 13 — who decades ago were sterilized because state officials deemed them unfit to have children.

Woman found beaten to death, bound, gagged, rolled in blanket inside her home in South LA

Fatima Johnson was found beaten to death inside her South Los Angeles home over the weekend. She was bound, gagged with duct tape and her body had been rolled up in a blanket.

Supreme Court, NCAA decisions embolden advocates for college athletes compensation in California

The recent Supreme Court ruling and change in NCAA regulation allow California student athletes take advantage of the state law which permits them to profit from their name, image, and likeness.

Target, Walgreens close early due to thefts in California stores

Target and Walgreens are heightening security efforts in major cities across California amid increased theft and crime, new reports suggest.

VIDEO: Oakland Zoo vaccinates lions, tigers, bears, chimps and pigs against COVID

The Oakland Zoo vaccinated tigers, Black bears, Grizzly bears, mountain lions and ferrets against COVID-19 this week and is poised to innoculate chimpanzees, fruit bats and pigs.

Borderline Bar & Grill: Report details likely motive for mass shooting

Ventura County sheriff’s detectives concluded in the 424-page report that Ian David Long, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, likely attacked the Borderline Bar & Grill, knowing of the college theme and that there would likely be many students present.

21 busted, 10 women and girls rescued in California human trafficking ring

The Fresno Police Department teamed up with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations for Operation Stolen Hearts, in a multi-day effort against child sex trafficking and exploitation in the area.

Prosecutor: San Jose mother confessed to strangling 7-year-old son

A San Jose mother on Wednesday was denied bail by a Nevada judge who was told by a prosecutor that the woman admitted strangling her 7-year-old son.