Four shot at Fresno, CA meat processing plant

(CNN) -- An employee of a Fresno, California, meat processing plant shot four co-workers Tuesday, two of them fatally, before turning the gun on himself, police said.

Another California surfer attacked by shark

(CNN) -- A 25-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday, October 30th when a shark attacked him while he was surfing in Eureka, California, local authorities said.

California city removes actual fork in the road

(CNN) -- Jim Grant was driving home in Carlsbad, California, when he came to a fork in the road.

California gas prices hit record

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Gas prices across California have soared to record highs, shooting up 50 cents a gallon in just the last week.

California gas prices jump by up to 20 cents overnight

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Californians woke up to sticker shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by up to 20 cents a gallon in some areas, prompting some stations to close and others to charge more than $5 a gallon.

So-called "Robbers" wildfire in Calif. 20 percent contained

FORESTHILL, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters are battling high temperatures and strong afternoon winds as they tackle a wildfire in Northern California.

Mountain lion shot dead in Santa Monica, California

(CNN) -- Authorities in Santa Monica, California, fatally shot a mountain lion Tuesday, May 22nd, acting on public safety concerns after it tried to escape from an office building courtyard in the city.

Trial ordered for 2 California cops in beating death of homeless man

SANTA ANA, California (CNN) -- A California judge ordered Wednesday that two Fullerton police officers stand trial in the beating death last year of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with a mental illness.

Police say Calif. shooting suspect looked for administrator

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- A former student at a small Christian university had gone to the building to find a female administrator and opened fire when she was not there, killing at least seven people, police said Tuesday.One L.

Rodolfo Herrera (10-8-11)

23-year-old Rodolfo Herrera's nickname is Piglet, and the Milwaukee Police Department says on September 26th, 2010, Herrera almost turned a festivity into something fatal.