‘I’m tired of pretending and lying’: Angels' pitcher Ty Buttrey unexpectedly retires from baseball
Ty Buttrey said he has decided to retire from baseball, saying his love for the game had diminished.
Orange mass shooting suspect charged with 4 counts of murder; victims identified
Three adults and a 9-year-old boy are dead after a gunman opened fire at the Unified Homes office building in the city of Orange. Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez has been charged with four counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. The charges make him eligible for the death penalty.
‘They were ours’: Couple adopts 7 siblings after their parents die in car crash
The children had been in foster care for more than one year after losing their parents in a deadly car crash.
Detectives find cause of Tiger Woods crash but won’t reveal
The Los Angeles County sheriff says detectives have determined what caused Tiger Woods to crash his SUV last month in Southern California but would not release details Wednesday, citing unspecified privacy concerns for the golf star.
Good Samaritans pull officer from crashed, burning patrol car after chase
Two men rescued an officer from a burning patrol car. The officer lost control of the unit while pursuing a motorcyclist accused of failing to stop at a red light.
Californians aged 16+ to become eligible for vaccine on April 15, residents 50+ on April 1
Starting April 1st Californians aged 50 and plus will be eligible to receive a vaccine. And starting April 15, Californians aged 16 and plus will become eligible.
Couple buys Riverside dream home, but seller refuses to move out in eviction moratorium loophole
When Tracie and Myles Albert purchased a beautiful four-bedroom house in Riverside, California they never realized that at the end of escrow the seller would suddenly refuse to give up the keys and leave.
Man trying to steal catalytic converter crushed to death by car
A man was crushed to death by a vehicle while allegedly trying to steal its catalytic converter, Anaheim Police said Wednesday.
United Airlines colleagues stitch teddy bears out of man’s uniforms for his 2 sons after his death
When Laza Katanic was killed in a car accident, his colleagues at United Airlines took his old uniforms and stitched together teddy bears for his sons.
90% of California can dine indoors, go to movies, hit a gym
San Mateo County also became the first county in the San Francisco Bay Area allowing businesses there to open even more, including indoor bowling alleys and outdoor bars that do not serve meals. Businesses can reopen Wednesday, one year to the day after San Francisco Bay Area health officers implemented a regional stay-at-home order, the first in the U.S.
Tiger Woods home from the hospital after horrific Rolling Hills Estates crash
Golf icon Tiger Woods is back home after spending a significant amount of time at the hospital following a horrific single-vehicle crash in Rolling Hills Estates.
California officer on leave after being spotted at Proud Boys protest
A Fresno police officer who is under investigation after being captured in photos and video at a protest with members of the far-right Proud Boys group has been put on leave, officials said.
77-year-old substitute teacher who lives in his car gifted $27,000 check by former student
A longtime substitute teacher who had to resign due to the schools' shift to distance learning got a massive financial help from one of his former students.
Woman wanted for assault on SF Uber driver arrested in Vegas, other suspect to turn herself in
Malaysia King, 24, was arrested on Thursday by Las Vegas police for her role in the incident, according to the San Francisco Police Department. The ordeal was caught on video and quickly went viral.
103-year-old man who survived Holocaust, 1918 pandemic receives 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine
A 103-year-old San Francisco Bay Area man recently received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine — but that’s not all that’s extraordinary about him.
LAPD mishandled George Floyd protests, City Council-commissioned report finds
A report commissioned by the City Council found that the Los Angeles Police Department mishandled various aspects of last spring's mass demonstrations sparked by the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Man sentenced to 212 years for killing his 2 autistic sons in staged accident to collect life insurance
A Hawthorne man was sentenced to 212 years in federal prison Thursday for intentionally driving his ex-wife and two autistic sons off a wharf at the Port of Los Angeles into the ocean – drowning the boys who were trapped in the car – to collect on accidental death insurance policies he had taken out on their lives.
‘Megadrought’ persists in western states with no end in sight, according to scientists
The western U.S. continues to endure dry conditions, and now scientists are using the term “megadrought” to describe the problem — which has existed for decades — with no end in sight.
Disney CEO anticipates reopening Disneyland by late April; 10K furloughed employees to return to work
Disney's CEO Bob Chapek said Tuesday that he is aiming to reopen its California theme parks with limited capacity by the end of April, and that thousands of furloughed employees will return to work.
California theme parks, outdoor venues allowed to reopen once county enters red tier
Beginning April 1, counties within the state’s red tier and better can reopen amusement parks and attendance at outdoor sporting events with limited capacity.