Beverly Hills man arrested for attempting to hire hitman to murder girlfriend

24-year-old Scott Quinn Berkett was arrested Friday after being charged in a federal criminal complaint that alleges he sent thousands of dollars in Bitcoin to arrange the murder of a woman he briefly dated.

Roaming mountain lion released from Oakland Zoo to South Bay wilderness

A mountain lion that had been roaming around the residential streets of San Francisco was released this week into the wild, Oakland Zoo officials said Friday.

Woman punches teacher and 2 students, vandalizes Santa Rosa school: police

Students were evacuated from a Santa Rosa classroom after a woman ran inside, punched a teacher and two students and began removing her clothes, police said.

Hundreds in Alameda line up for blooming ‘corpse flower’

“I grabbed my wagon, went down to my greenhouse, put it in with the help of a friend of mine, dragged it down here to this abandoned building and people just started showing up,” said nursery owner Solomon Leyva.

Deputy saves life of unresponsive 10-day-old baby in San Bernardino County

Despite feeling the baby go limp in his arms, deputy Joshua Kelly refused to give up on the unresponsive 10-day-old girl. The family of the baby calls Kelly their "angel."

California DMV driver license bribery scheme exposed: report

California Department of Motor Vehicle employees at two Los Angeles-area offices took thousands of dollars in bribes to approve driver licenses, federal prosecutors said.

23 rescued from suspected human smuggling boat off California

Twenty-three people were rescued Monday from a suspected smuggling boat off the San Diego coast not far from where another vessel broke up a few weeks ago, killing three people, authorities said.

Rapper T.I., wife under investigation by the LAPD amid sexual assault allegations

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, amid ongoing sexual assault allegations nationwide against the rapper and his wife, Tameka "Tiny" Harris.

Northern California tree trimmer charged in deadly throat slashings

A tree trimmer in rural Northern California has been charged in throat-slashing serial killings that left three people dead, prosecutors announced Thursday.

Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps on the rise

Fires linked to homeless tents and camps are raising concerns in Los Angeles, where flames claimed seven lives last year and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to nearby businesses.

Sheriff's sergeant used unjustified force pulling over Napa man for no headlights, shooting him 6 times: suit

Attorneys for a man who was killed after he was pulled over for driving without his headlights on have filed a wrongful death suit against Napa County and the sheriff, alleging Juan Garcia's shooting death was unprovoked and unconstitutional.

'I'm very rich': Back seat Tesla rider pulls same stunt, but in new car after jail release

Param Sharma met KTVU's Jesse Gary in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon, not far from his mother’s high-rise apartment. After getting out of jail on two counts of reckless driving, he pulled up sitting in the back seat of a Tesla with no one in the driver's seat.

LASD arrests man suspected of physically, sexually assaulting 79-year-old woman in Hacienda Heights

A man suspected of breaking into a 79-year-old woman's Hacienda Heights home and proceeded to brutally beat and sexually assault her before burglarizing her home is now in custody after leading deputies on a manhunt that lasted more than a week.

Gang members attack inmate for cooperating with law enforcement, pour floor cleaner on his face: DA

A grand jury indicted nearly three dozen gang members on charges that they attacked a rival gang member at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas by punching him and pouring floor cleaner on his bloody face.

San Luis Obispo officer killed, another wounded while serving search warrant

A police officer was killed and another wounded in San Luis Obispo while serving a search warrant before officers shot and killed the gunman.

VIDEO: Suspect firebombs LAPD's Topanga Station with Molotov cocktail

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man seen on video lighting a Molotov cocktail and throwing it against the doors of the department's Topanga Station Sunday morning.