California

U.S. 01/18/20, 00:25

A San Diego, California, mother died while giving birth to another family's baby on Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, after making the selfless decision to become a surrogate. Michelle Reaves was on her second surrogacy for the ...

U.S. 01/14/20, 16:02

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective was struck and killed on Sunday morning, Jan. 12, 2020, in the Valley Village area after helping an elderly woman cross the street, authorities said. Amber Leist, a 12-year-veteran ...

U.S. 01/11/20, 01:41

A California mother was viciously beaten by the girl who had been bullying her 16-year-old daughter. Maria Jimenez said a group of girls attacked her outside James Logan High School in Union City earlier this week ...

U.S. 01/07/20, 22:55

Three California men ages range from 21 to 25 were arrested after being charged with kidnapping and sexual assault of an underage female. The victim was found in home in Chino Hills after investigators used leads ...

U.S. 12/28/19, 11:54

An apartment complex in Hemet, California, set on fire on Friday early morning, Dec. 27, resulting in three people dead—a father and his two daughters. The victims were 41-year-old Juan Moreno and Moreno's 4-year-old Janessa and ...

U.S. 12/28/19, 06:32

Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought “A Charlie Brown Christmas” to television in 1965 and wrote the lyrics to its signature song, “Christmas Time Is Here,” died ...

U.S. 12/27/19, 18:57

Starting fall 2020, public schools across California will be banned from suspending students for “willful defiance” of teachers, staff, and administrators. According to new laws that take effect in 2020, California students from first through fifth ...

U.S. 12/27/19, 21:48

Major interstates reopened in Southern California on Friday after lengthy closures caused by a cold storm that drenched the region and blanketed mountains and desert areas with heavy snow. The notorious Grapevine section of Interstate 5 ...

U.S. 12/27/19, 12:22

A Southern California church is wiping out over $5.3 million in medical debt for thousands of low-income families as a Christmas gift. "Because of the generosity of the people at Christian Assembly Church, we are able ...

U.S. 12/27/19, 07:22

A cold and blustery winter storm unleashed downpours and extensive snowfall on Southern California, triggering a tornado and snarling post-Christmas travel on major routes Thursday. Snow shut down vital Interstate 5 in Tejon Pass through the ...

U.S. 12/26/19, 23:31

A huge redwood tree fell and killed a man visiting Muir Woods National Monument Park in California on Christmas Eve, authorities said Thursday. Subhradeep Dutta, 28, of Edina, Minnesota, died while walking on a marked dirt ...

U.S. 12/24/19, 12:56

A woman who is blind was robbed while riding BART Thursday afternoon, Dec. 19. According to KRON, 30-year-old Sammy Wredberg was robbed of her iPhone at the 12th Street-Oakland Station, San Francisco. Wredberg said an unknown man ...

U.S. 12/19/19, 11:03

A California groom was beaten to death at his wedding reception on Sunday morning, Dec. 15, after he and his family tried to get two wedding crashers to leave the party, police said. Joe Melgoza, 30, ...

U.S. 12/17/19, 23:21

A California Highway Patrol officer, who was badly injured while in the line of duty three years ago, was back on the job. Mike Ericson was hurt in a hit-and-run in Sacramento on April 7, 2016. ...

U.S. 12/15/19, 18:49

A video clip showing Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) booed by Trump supporters at the Armenia Genocide Meeting in Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 15. was posted on Twitter on the same day by USA Today ...

Inspired Stories 12/14/19, 14:54

A California kindergartner has a heart filled with compassion for her classmates and a willingness to roll up her sleeves to help. It started when Katelynn Hardee, 5, overhearing another student's mother said she was struggling ...