California theme parks, outdoor venues allowed to reopen once county enters red tier

Beginning April 1, counties within the state’s red tier and better can reopen amusement parks and attendance at outdoor sporting events with limited capacity.

Riot charges reinstated against California white supremacist

A federal appeals court Thursday reinstated rioting charges against the leader of a white supremacist group involved in violent California clashes with foes of then-President Donald Trump.

Universal Studios Hollywood to reopen with outdoor dining, shopping experience

Theme park enthusiasts will officially be able to get a taste of Universal Studios Hollywood when it takes its first step toward reopening with an outdoor dining and shopping experience beginning March 12. 

California amusement parks face 'slow and difficult' recovery after year-long closure

This month marks one year since Disneyland indefinitely closed its gates due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, California's amusement parks are on track to be the last to reopen across the United States. 

Incarcerated California woman, accomplice accused of stealing more than $100K in EDD benefits

Officials say the state has paid at least $11 billion in benefits to people whose identities it has been unable to verify, which they say is likely fraud. Of that, $810 million was tied to ineligible prisoners.

Autopsy shows that California 'I-5 Strangler' was strangled himself

An autopsy showed Roger Reece Kibbe had been manually strangled, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office said, calling the death a homicide.

Restaurants are reportedly being hurt by refund request scams

A Korean restaurant beloved by influencers and Angelenos has allegedly gone out of business due to fraudulent refund requests from customers who received their food.

SUV in crash where 13 died came through hole in border fence

The Border Patrol says 13 people killed in a Southern California crash were among more than 40 migrants who entered the U.S. through a hole cut into the border fence with Mexico.

Thousands at Oakland Coliseum received wrong vaccine dosage, medical staff say

Thousands of people at the Oakland Coliseum received the wrong dosage of Pfizer vaccine on Monday because of an orange-capped syringe. But the problem has been fixed and state officials said there's no reason to panic.

Rodney King: 30 years later beating remains part of LA, US history

It was March 3, 1991, and through the lens of his camera, George Holliday recorded four white Los Angeles police officers using batons, Tasers, feet and fists to beat Rodney King, whose name quickly became globally synonymous with police brutality.

LA County sheriff's investigators issue warrant for black box in Tiger Woods crash

A search warrant was executed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to obtain data from the "black box" in the Genesis GV80 SUV that golfer Tiger Woods was driving when he crashed in Rolling Hills Estates, it was reported Wednesday. 

13 of 25 SUV passengers killed, several injured in mass casualty crash near US-Mexico border

Officials said 13 people were killed and several others were injured when a Ford Expedition with 25 passengers collided with a semi-truck in Imperial County near the US-Mexico border on the morning of March 2. 

San Jose police say alleged gang members targeted gardeners for robbery, assault

Authorities said that many of the victims who were targeted were local gardeners and landscapers. They were robbed when they were away from their cars and trucks, police said. And then the tools that were stolen became the suspects' weapons before they fled the scene, police said.

Serial killer murdered in prison

An elderly California serial killer who was known as the "I-5 Strangler" has been killed in prison, authorities say.

Deal offers California school districts money to reopen classrooms

Under the deal announced Monday, school districts could receive up to $6.6 billion if they reopen classrooms by March 31. The proposal does not require staff and students to be vaccinated, and districts are not required to have agreements with teachers' unions.