Alleged catalytic converter thief run over, killed in California

A man accused of trying to steal a catalytic converter in Palmdale was killed Tuesday when he was run over by the woman whose vehicle he was trying to steal from, according to authorities.

Struggling Santa Rosa restaurant gets boost after heartfelt video from owners' daughter goes viral on TikTok

Feeling sad and troubled about the financial struggles her parents were enduring, the daughter of longtime Santa Rosa restaurant owners turned to social media for help. And the overwhelming reaction and reach were more than what the Lee family could have ever expected.

United flight lands in San Diego after device aboard catches fire

The United flight was heading to Newark from San Diego when it had to circle back to the airport for an emergency landing.

'Unreal': Woodpeckers hoard more than 700 pounds of acorns in walls of North Bay home

Exterminators in the North Bay were recently met with a nutty surprise during a call to a home in the wine country community of Glen Ellen in Sonoma County: more than 700 pounds of acorns in the walls stacked up about 20 feet from floor to attic.

Skydiver slams into home after parachute fails to deploy

Officials said the skydiver crashed onto the roof and then landed on the ground in Oceanside, California.

Lunar New Year massacre: Sheriff says shooter didn’t know Monterey Park dance hall victims

Authorities say Huu Can Tran hadn’t been to the dance hall in at least five years and did not appear to target the victims specifically. Police are still investigating a motive for the shooting.

'It's insane': California copes with 3rd massacre in 8 days

California is reeling from three major mass shootings in just over a week. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is fatigued and frustrated by the senseless violence.

Lunar New Year shooting: Cops took 5 hours to warn dance hall shooter was on the run

Experts say an alert should have been sent out immediately after police responded to the shooting in Monterey Park that left 11 dead. During the delay, the shooter walked into another dance club with his weapon, but was disarmed.

Lunar New Year shooting: Gunman had criminal history, hundreds of rounds of ammo

Investigators searching for a motive in the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County history say a search of the gunman’s home discovered a rifle, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and evidence he was manufacturing gun silencers.

Family of 6 including baby shot to death in California

Six family members including a baby and teen mom were killed in a shooting at a home in Goshen, just east of Visalia in central California.

‘Scared for their lives’: 3 rescued from car teetering precariously over cliff's edge in California

Three people escaped a potentially deadly situation on Friday when they were rescued from a car that was teetering precariously over the edge of a cliff in Santa Cruz County, California.

Yosemite National Park reinstates indoor mask mandate

The national park is contained within multiple counties. However, Mariposa County, California, has a high transmission of the virus.

Elon Musk rebuffed in bid to move Tesla tweet trial to Texas

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was unsuccessful in his bid to move his trial over a misleading tweet about a potential buyout, saying that negative coverage since his Twitter purchase has poisoned the jury pool in San Francisco.