Plane crash kills two in Tuolumne County
The plane went down shortly after 6 p.m. in the 21000 block of Springfield Road — near the Columbia Airport, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office.
California Senate settles retaliation lawsuit by former employee of Sen. Tony Mendoza
The California Senate agreed to pay $310,000 to settle a retaliation lawsuit by a former employee of former Senator Tony Mendoza.
California Lottery under fire for giving away $212,500 in Scratchers on ‘Ellen’
Some state officials are calling for an investigation into the California Lottery after it provided $212,500 in Scratchers tickets to the Ellen DeGeneres Show for a giveaway to its studio audience.
Trump wants California cops to evict homeless people. They don’t want that ‘dirty’ job
With pressure mounting across California for solution to homelessness encampments, law enforcement agencies have a message: We can’t be the solution.
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes near Fortuna, Calif.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported at 12:20 a.m. Thursday 21 miles from Fortuna, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Skelton: Californians will soon have to decide: Do they care more about ousting Trump or the issues?
The president’s State of the Union address should have lit a fire under Democrats and inspired them to weigh carefully their choice of Trump’s opponent in the November election.
Southern California law enforcement agencies take part in operation combating human trafficking; 500-plus arrested
An operation to fight human trafficking in California resulted in the arrest of over 500 people last week. Agencies from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties participated in the effort, formally known as “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” which was conducted between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1. Operation Reclaim and Rebuild resulted in 20…
Police: Illegal gambling den shut down in Garden Grove
Garden Grove police shut down an allegedly illegal gambling den that had been operating out of a billiards hall on Friday, Jan. 31, after receiving complaints from nearby residents, officials said Wednesday. Authorities had received numerous reports regarding criminal activity surrounding Westminster Billiards at 12273 Westminster Ave., which is near the border of Garden Grove…
Search warrants, including 1 in San Pedro, served in case of Kristin Smart, who disappeared 24 years ago
Authorities descended upon a San Pedro neighborhood Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, to serve a search warrant at the home of a man long tied to the case of Kristin Smart, a student who went missing from San Luis Obispo 24 years ago. The home, in the 900 block of West Upland Avenue, was the target…
6 dogs killed in Pomona house fire
The fire displaced four adults, none of whom was injured in the Pomona fire.