Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes off Southern California coast
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck Thursday afternoon under the ocean off Southern California and was felt widely along the mainland coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami warning.
California judge rules coffee needs cancer warnings
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California law requires coffee companies to carry an ominous cancer warning label because of a chemical produced in the roasting process.
$8.4M in cocaine found in underground bunker beneath California backyard
Two people have been arrested after investigators found an underground bunker in the backyard of a Southern California home and seized a stash of about $8.4 million in cocaine.
San Francisco embraces Amsterdam-style marijuana lounges
The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary's marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale sports tavern with its red leather seats, deep booths with high dividers, and hardwood floors.
California bound: Trump heading to state he loves to hate
Donald Trump is coming — at last — to the state he loves to hate, setting foot in California for his first time as president.
Burger-flipping robot Flippy starts work at CaliBurger fast food chain
A robot named Flippy is now in the kitchen at a fast food restaurant called CaliBurger in Pasadena, California.
Tribes cut out of California pot market might grow their own
American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California's legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by establishing pot businesses outside the state-regulated system that is less than two months old.
Twin brothers, both school employees, arrested for child porn a week apart
Twin brothers who both worked at Northern California schools were arrested a week apart on child pornography charges.
'Butt Lady of Auburn' picks up millionth cigarette butt
Sally Dawly has been cleaning cigarette butts on the streets of Auburn, California for the last few years.
Ex-NBA Player Rasual Butler, wife killed in violent, high-speed crash in California
Former NBA player Rasual Butler and his wife were killed in a solo-vehicle, high-speed crash in a Los Angeles neighborhood early Wednesday morning, officials said.
Dogs kill four miniature horses, donkey at California children's zoo
Three dogs are believed to have killed four miniature horses – Luna, Cayenne, Spice Girl and Sweet William – along with a Sicilian donkey named Maybelline, at San Jose's Happy Hollow Zoo.
'Guardian angel in blue:' Police dispatcher to donate kidney to save fellow cop
A 24-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department is donating one of her kidneys to a long-time colleague battling renal kidney disease.
Disneyland Ursula loses head, terrifies everyone
Animatronics can be creepy and it definitely doesn’t help when one loses its head. That was the case when the Ursula animatronic on the "Little Mermaid" ride at Disney's California Adventure partially lost its head on Sunday.
California bill would ban servers from handing out plastic straws unless asked
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California lawmaker is facing criticism for a bill that, if passed, would make it illegal for servers to offer plastic straws unless asked.The law makes providing a straw without being asked punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, reports KGTV.The bill was introduced by Majority Leader Ian Calderon last week.The law wouldn’t apply to bars or fast-food restaurants, but only to sit-down restaurants.Calderon said the law would eventually be amended to eliminate the extremely harsh penalties.Calderon says the bill is aimed at reducing the environmental damage from plastic that winds up in landfills, waterways and ocean.Still, critics have scorned the bill, calling it government overkill.Strawless in SeattleAn ordinance banning plastic straws and plastic utensils will take effect this year in Seattle.Starting July 1, 2018, eateries in the city will no longer be able to dispense plastic items, Seattle Public Utilities’ Strategic Adviser for Product Stewardship Sego Jackson said.The ordinance banning plastic silverware has been on the books since 2010, Jackson said, but an exemption has been in place.
Teacher recorded telling student military members are ‘the lowest of our low’
A teacher and city council member in Pico Rivera, California is causing a lot of controversy after he was heard in a student’s video making disparaging comments towards members of the military.
'Disgusting' photos show raw meat-filled shopping carts at California grocery store
A woman's photos of Costco shopping carts being used to haul slabs of raw, uncovered meat into a Northern California grocery store are turning stomachs on social media and have prompted an investigation.
One twin is a U.S. citizen. The other faces deportation
Sixteen-month-old Aiden Dvash-Banks is a U.S. citizen living with his family in Los Angeles. His twin brother, Ethan, is undocumented and thus at risk of being deported.
Coast Guard boats seize $721 million worth of cocaine since November
U.S. Coast Guard boats have seized 47,000 pounds of cocaine in the Pacific since November — most of it off the coasts of Central and South America.
Mother of 13 malnourished children was ‘perplexed’ when deputies arrived, captain says
The mother of 13 malnourished children who were found being held at a filthy, foul-smelling California home, some of them chained to furniture, was “perplexed” when deputies entered the residence over the weekend, a sheriff’s captain said Tuesday.
Car goes airborne, slams into 2nd floor of California office
Orange County fire officials say the Nissan Altima hit a center divider early Sunday, soared into the air and plowed into the top floor of the two-story structure in Santa Ana.