One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had faced discrimination and were driven out of a nearby camp.
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter sentenced to just over a year
A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Friday.
California bill would require restaurants to disclose food allergens on menus
Braxton Kimura dreads eating at restaurants. The California teenager is severely allergic to peanuts, shellfish and most tree nuts.
Suspect arrested in brutal beating of elderly Sikh man in CA
A man has been arrested in connection with a violent attack that left a 70-year-old Sikh man hospitalized in critical condition, police in Los Angeles, California said.
8.8 magnitude quake strikes off Russia’s Far East. Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast.
Man charged with supplying chemicals to Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber dies in custody
A man charged with aiding the bomber of a fertility clinic in California has died after he was found unresponsive in federal custody, officials said on Tuesday.
LAPD veteran killed on I-405 in California
A 26-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was killed while helping at a crash on June 23.
Washington state man arrested in clinic bombing case
Federal authorities arrested a man they say collaborated with the bomber of a fertility clinic in May, alleging that he supplied chemicals used to make explosives and traveled to California to experiment with them in the bomber’s garage months before the attack.
Why Kamala Harris could run for California governor and bypass another White House bid
Many of Kamala Harris’ supporters and detractors alike think she’d have better odds running for California governor rather than president a third time.
Kwan is Arcadia’s first female Asian American mayor
A historic moment unfolded in Arcadia, California when Sharon Kwan was sworn in on April 15 as the city’s first female Asian American mayor.