Monolith in California removed by teens chanting 'America first'

A 10-foot-tall structure made of stainless steel popped up on a hillside in the city of Atascadero, which is about 15 miles north of San Luis Obispo.

11-year-old dies after 'self-inflicted' shooting during Zoom class

The boy was in a sixth-grade Zoom class for Woodbridge Elementary School when he shot himself, sheriff's officials said.

New safer-at-home order takes effect starting Monday in LA County

Los Angeles County health officials are issuing another safer-at-home order as the county continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Security footage: Pair of aging birds stolen from California zoo

Security footage shows someone cutting the lock from the aviary doors, capturing the two birds and putting them into a duffel bag before leaving, authorities said. The motive for the theft is unknown.

Veteran who took delivery job for money to fix roof helped by woman who saw him struggling

Jen Cantell Weiss shared footage on Nov. 15 showing the man, who worked as a delivery driver, struggling to walk up the steps of her home in Ogden as he dropped off her groceries.

California can't ban vanity license plates it considers 'offensive,' judge rules

Plaintiffs included a gay man in Oakland who owns Queer Folks Records and wanted to use the word “QUEER” but was refused because the DMV said that might be considered insulting.

Death Row inmates part of California's 'massive' unemployment fraud; totals could top $1B

Authorities said between March and August, 35,000 inmates filed unemployment claims through the state's Employment Development Department. Of that 20,000 claims were paid out totaling more than $140 million. 

Newsom imposes curfew on most of California as COVID-19 cases surge

California has issued a "limited" stay-at-home order for all counties in the Purple Tier in the state's COVID-19 reopening metrics, which is more than 90% of the state. The order will put a curfew in place for counties in the most restrictive tier from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily and will take effect Saturday.

FBI releases 2015 attack plan of radicalized California university student who stabbed 4 on campus

A troubled California university freshman who burst into a classroom in 2015, stabbing four people before police shot him dead, planned to praise Allah while slitting the throats of classmates and use a gun taken from an ambushed officer to kill more, according to records released by the FBI.

Newsom considering statewide curfew as COVID-19 cases surge in California

Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday said he was considering implementing a statewide curfew as coronavirus cases in California nearly doubled in the last 10 days, the "fastest increase yet," he said.

San Jose grocery store worker violently attacked; family says he can't walk or talk

The 37-year-old victim, Jaime Plancarte, had been in a coma for days and loved ones at first thought he would be brain dead. He was assaulted outside a FoodMaxx in San Jose on Halloween night.

Inmate firefighter injured battling California blaze now set to be deported to Laos

Bounchan Keola has asked for a pardon from his prison sentence, showing that he has changed for the better and that his service to the state battling wildfires should count for something.

Disneyland Resort expected to stay closed until January 2021

Disneyland Resort has announced that Disneyland and California Adventure Park will remain closed at least until January 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.