DA charges Union City boyfriend with death of 24-year-old transgender woman

The Santa Clara County District Attorney on Tuesday announced that prosecutors had charged a Union City man with murder, following the death of a 24-year-old transgender woman in Milpitas.

Recall election for Governor Gavin Newsom qualifies for California ballot

California Governor Gavin Newsom will face a recall election after the Republican-led effort to remove him from office reached its signature goal to qualify for the ballot on Monday, state officials reported.

City of Los Angeles accused of moving the homeless in order to prepare for the Oscars

For the first time in its history, the 93rd Academy Awards is being held at Union Station, an area plagued by homelessness. But there are reports the city is forcing the homeless to move out of sight for the event.

Driver, 75, suspected of DUI visibly upset after striking father, 4-year-old in crosswalk

A father and his 4-year-old son were struck by a car driven by a 75-year-old man in a Novato crosswalk. Police say the driver stopped and cooperated, and was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs.

Teen driving Lamborghini in crash that killed woman pleads guilty; placed on house arrest

The 17-year-old driver behind the wheel of a Lamborghini who was speeding at 106 mph when he crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman in West Los Angeles admitted to a charge of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence on Friday.

VIDEO: Police officers stop fellow officer punching handcuffed woman during arrest

A use of force investigation is underway after a Westminster police officer punched a handcuffed woman during a recent arrest. Two other officers immediately intervened and deescalated the situation.

Man bitten by rattlesnake after attempting to pick it up with BBQ tongs

The man tried to pick up the poisonous snake with barbecue tongs and was bit on his left hand near this thumb, according to Riverside County Animal Services.

All Los Angeles Skid Row homeless must be offered housing by October, federal judge orders

Fed up by what he considers government inaction, bureaucratic paralysis and a lack of accountability, a federal judge on Tuesday suddenly ordered the city and county of Los Angeles to offer housing to the entire homeless population of downtown's Skid Row area by October.  

Oakland Technical High senior to be school's first Black male valedictorian

When 18-year-old Ahmed Muhammad graduates from Oakland Technical High School next month, he will make history by becoming the school’s first Black male to be named valedictorian.

Caitlyn Jenner to ‘decide soon’ whether she will run for CA governor as Newsom faces recall

The Olympian and reality TV star addressed speculation of a potential campaign run on Twitter over the weekend after reports that she was coordinating with longtime GOP fundraiser Caroline Wren, who had ties to former President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign.

Woman in California dies after her parachute failed to fully open

A woman in California has died after her parachute failed to fully open as she was falling to the ground and it became tangled around her, police said.

Pig’s head left at former California home of Chauvin defense witness

Vandals left a pig’s head and smeared blood across the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd, police said.