Reward increases to $500,000 in freeway shooting death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos

The reward for information leading to the arrest in the road rage freeway shooting of 6-year-old Aiden Leos has increased to $450,000 after the Costa Mesa City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to provide $50,000 in reward money to help find his killer.

California to pay $2M church legal fees over virus closures

The state of California has agreed not to impose greater coronavirus restrictions on church gatherings than it does on retail establishments in a pair of settlements that provide more than $2 million in fees to lawyers who challenged the rules as a violation of religious freedom.

Biden to meet with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on June 13

Queen Elizabeth II will meet President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on Sunday, June 13, the official Twitter account for the Royal Family posted Thursday.

Teacher gives student his own shoes so he can walk in graduation

A teacher stepped in to help after a student was almost banned from his high school graduation for violating the ceremony’s dress code policy.

Drought ravages California's water reservoirs ahead of hot summer

Lake Oroville is shrinking with surprising speed amid a severe drought, with state officials predicting it will reach a record low later this summer. This key reservoir helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops.

Richmond shooting leaves two wounded

Police said one person remains in critical condition at a local hospital. A second victim sustained minor injuries.

Dogs can sniff out COVID-19 with up to 94% accuracy, study finds

A study found specially trained dogs can rapidly, noninvasively detect a COVID-19 infection with up to 94.3% sensitivity and up to 92% specificity.

California will allow to-go cocktails and outdoor dining expansions to stay after economy reopens

"The pandemic may be going away... but your to-go cocktails don’t have to!" California will allow outdoor dining expansions and to-go cocktails to stay after the state fully reopens on June 15.

NFL shares Pride-themed logo, says it stands with LGBTQ+ community

The NFL says it stands with the LGBTQ+ community in honor of Pride Month 2021 and shared its famed logo in rainbow colors.

SFPD seeks public's help in locating 84-year-old woman who went missing last week

San Francisco police called on the public to help locate an 84-year-old who went missing last Friday. Investigators said Jean Chang Kan Fung left her home in the city’s Richmond District to go on a walk and never returned.

Berkeley deli closes due to skyrocketing meat prices

Augie's Montreal Deli in Berkeley is closing because prices for meat and other staples have skyrocketed. Experts say that the COVID pandemic has disrupted the food supply chain, driving prices out of whack. K

$6M verdict after man is run over by San Jose cop car

A federal jury has returned a $6 million verdict for a man who was run over by a San Jose police vehicle in 2018.

San Jose police release video from fatal shooting by undercover officer

The city's police chief said the involved officer, who was undercover at the time, had no choice but to open fire on the suspect who was armed with a handgun.

Jonathan Tatone identified as gunman in fire station shooting that killed 1, injured another

An off-duty firefighter opened fire Tuesday at Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Station 81 killing firefighter specialist Tory Carlon and injuring another. The suspect then fled to his home in nearby Acton, barricaded himself inside, and set the house on fire before he was found deceased.

Video shows woman's hair being set ablaze on MUNI bus

Video of the May 2 incident captures what happened on the #5 Fulton Street bus as it traveled on McAllister Street near Leavenworth Street.

Trump's blog page no longer live, senior aide says 'stay tuned'

Trump’s blog, “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” was no longer active Wednesday and is reportedly down for good.

San Jose man falls 500 feet to his death while hiking Sequoia National Park

The man, whose name was not immediately available, was with two other people when the fall occurred Monday at the summit ridge of Mount Russell on the eastern edge of the national park.

Capitol riot suspect pleads guilty to charge carrying max sentence of 20 years in prison

A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to crimes related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Community rallies for armed man shot and killed by San Jose police

A group of people held a vigil at San Jose City Hall to remember the life of Demetrius Stanley, 31, who was shot and killed by San Jose police on Monday night near his home.