Police chase: Suspect seen inhaling gas smoked out of vehicle after 5-hour standoff in Compton

A reckless DUI suspect who was seen huffing a balloon while leading officers on a pursuit through a Compton neighborhood Thursday was taken into custody shortly before 5:30 p.m. after a standoff that lasted roughly five hours.

Crews feed starving cows during California storms

As winter weather continues to pummel California, Humboldt County officials have taken drastic measures to keep herds of cattle alive.

$2B Powerball winner Edwin Castro buys $22.5M Hollywood Hills mansion: report

Edwin Castro splurged on the Hollywood Hills mansion less than 30 days after his record-setting $2.04 billion lottery win was first announced on Valentine's Day,

Man on LA-Boston flight tried stabbing flight attendant: DOJ

A man was arrested after he allegedly trying to stab a United Airlines flight attendant in the neck and attempted to open an emergency exit door midflight from LAX to Boston.

Watch: Los Angeles sees light snow as winter storm pushes through region

The winter storm is the second of three pushing through Southern California this week, bringing more rain and snow to an already soaked region.

Elephants in US zoos face uncertain future without breeding

Some larger zoos have phased out elephant exhibits, but one California zoo is updating its Africa exhibit and working with an organization on breeding.

Southern California gets hit with powerful storm bringing rain, mountain snow, gusty winds

The coldest storm of the season hit Southern California Thursday bringing gusty winds, rain, and mountain snow into the region – even the area’s first Blizzard Warning in over three decades.

Mother-daughter duo caught smuggling over $830K in meth: CBP

Authorities say they caught the mother-daughter duo in California, smuggling over $830,000 in methamphetamine.

The Issue Is: The 2024 battle begins

California is now just over a year from the all-important 2024 primary.

California bill would eventually ban all tobacco sales

Some California lawmakers want to eventually ban all tobacco sales, filing legislation to make it illegal to sell cigarettes and other products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007.

Watch: Lion, tiger react to snow in California

Bitterly cold temperatures in California have dropped snow levels as low as 1,000 to 1,500 feet.

LA attorney blew $10.2M in company funds for 6-month Vegas gambling, partying binge: lawsuit

Sara Jacqueline King of Orange County is accused of a massive fraud scheme in which she allegedly spent over $10 million of company money to fund a six-month partying and gambling spree at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Man, 75, arrested in 2005 killing of California woman whose body was found in river

A 75-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the cold-case killing of a woman whose body was found in a rural Northern California river nearly 18 years ago, authorities said.

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.

Wife of Tesla driver who drove family over Devil's Slide cliff does not want husband prosecuted

The wife of a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family last month by driving his Tesla off a cliff at Devil’s slide in San Mateo County, does not want to prosecute, the defense attorney in the case has revealed.

California's Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces retirement

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose groundbreaking political career shattered gender barriers from San Francisco’s City Hall to the corridors of Capitol Hill, said Tuesday she won’t seek reelection in 2024.