Ghost Ship master tenant pleads guilty to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter
Derek Almena is expected to be sentenced to 12 years in prison, but because of good behavior and time served, the 50-year-old artist and former master tenant of the Ghost Ship warehouse will not be spending any more time in custody.
California probing separate coronavirus variant linked to large county outbreaks: officials
Scientists have discovered a new coronavirus variant in California, different than the variant that was found in the U.K.
2nd try a success for Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit as rocket reaches space
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said.
Deputies fatally shoot 91-year-old homeowner while responding to report of attempted break-in
The elderly homeowner was fatally shot after she exited the residence armed with a shotgun. Deputies gave her commands to drop the gun, but her family members told FOX 11 that the 91-year-old was legally blind and deaf.
Superspreader ‘swinger’ party busted in South LA
It was advertised as a "swinger's party." However, they were swapping more than just spouses.
6 inmates escape from California jail with 'homemade rope'
They were identified as Jorge Barron, 20, of Atwater, California; Gabriel Francis Coronado, 19, of Atwater; Manuel Allen Leon, 21, of Vallejo, California; Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr., 21 of Planada, California; Fabian Cruz Roman, 22 of Los Banos, California; and Edgar Eduardo Ventura, 22 of Portland, Oregon.
Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing phone arrested
A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted before she was arrested in California.
2021 Grammy Awards postponed amid surge of COVID-19 cases, deaths in LA County
The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast on March 14, 2021 due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
2 teens charged in deadly attack of youth counselor in South LA
A youth counselor was beaten to death by a group of teens after he tried to break up a fight at a youth center near South Los Angeles over the weekend.
California has six confirmed cases of the new coronavirus strain
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state health department is investigating to see how those people were infected: "Did they travel? Did they not travel? Did they have contact with someone who was traveling?"
'Patients are dying like flies': Nurse in ICU begs the public to stop being careless
A registered nurse in West Covina, California, is pleading with the public to 'stop being careless' as she witnesses an overwhelming amount of patients in her ICU unit.
'God given right:' Christmas carolers in California defy orders, sing without masks
"Everything that's been inflicted upon us right now is unconstitutional and illegal. We have every right to be out here singing to the Lord, singing to Jesus, celebrating Christmas," said Francine Knittel.
Family outraged that LAPD officers won’t face charges in shooting that killed Trader Joe's manager
The family of Melyda Corado, who was fatally struck by an LAPD bullet as two officers engaged in a gunfight with a suspect outside a Trader Joe's in 2018, want the LAPD to be held accountable for her death.
Van Nuys apartment manager, landlord agree to give tenant struggling during pandemic extra time to pay rent
A young man in Van Nuys went to his landlord to ask for more time to pay the rent. He explained his dad, Luis Flores, was battling cancer and he lost his job. What happened next brought the son to tears.
California authorities rescue girl, 12, from pedophile who once ran for Congress
A 12-year-old California girl has been rescued after authorities said she was abducted by a Virginia man, an admitted pedophile who went to prison for more than a year for threatening to kill either President George W. Bush or President Obama.
'NorCal rapist' sentenced to 897 years in prison for rape of nine women
Roy Charles Waller, the NorCal Rapist, was sentenced Friday to 897 years in prison following a conviction for assaulting nine women from 1991 to 2006.
Vanessa Bryant lashes out at mother over lawsuit demanding financial support
Kobe Bryant's widow, Vanessa, lashed out Wednesday in response to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.
California orders more body bags as coronavirus cases claim more lives
California is distributing 5,000 body bags mostly to the hard-hit Los Angeles and San Diego areas and has 60 refrigerated trailers standing by as makeshift morgues in anticipation of a surge of COVID-19 deaths,
Vandals steal lights, break reindeer, yank down Santa's sleigh in northern California
But sometime in the night, vandals stole hundreds of ground cover lights, trampled and tore inflatables trying to rip them from the ground, knocked over trees, broke an illuminated reindeer, and yanked Santa's sleigh from the roof.
3-year-old boy loses legs, some fingers after falling off bike, scraping knee
A 3-year-old Arizona boy is recovering after contracting a staph infection that forced him to have his legs and a few fingers amputated.