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Gov. Brown Open To Fine-Tuning Criminal Justice Changes
Gov. Jerry Brown defended his 3-year-old criminal justice realignment law Wednesday but also told California law enforcement organizations that he is open to making improvements.
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Gov. Jerry Brown defended his 3-year-old criminal justice realignment law Wednesday but also told California law enforcement organizations that he is open to making improvements.
A 74-year-old woman is expected to be released after serving 32 years in prison for a murder committed by her abusive boyfriend.
"Die Hard" director John McTiernan is free from federal prison in South Dakota. He served most of a one-year sentence for lying about his association with a private investigator to illegally wiretap a movie producer.
She apparently discovered her ex had been seeing another woman.
Three former California governors voiced their support Thursday for a signature-gathering campaign underway to reform California's death penalty system.
Gov. Jerry Brown asked federal judges Thursday to give the state two more years to reduce prison crowding to the level set by the court, and said inmates could be released early if the state fails to meet its goals.
California will have no choice but to move 4,000 more inmates to private prisons in other states if federal judges refuse to postpone a court-ordered population cap, state Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Beard said Wednesday.
After more than a decade behind bars, a Los Angeles man will spend Christmas with his family as a free man.
A Michigan man has been sentenced to five years in prison for traveling to San Diego with plans to kill two people he believed scammed him in an online romance.
L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca denies authorizing the program "Friends of the Sheriff", which critics say accommodated those with connections.
A former Mormon church official was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for sexually assaulting two teenage girls.
Auto thefts and other property crimes were on the rise following a statewide initiative to release more California inmates early, according to a new study.
Violence among inmates at jails in Los Angeles County and across California has soared since the start of a statewide prison alignment plan, according to a new report.
CBS' San Diego affiliate KFMB is reporting that Sirhan Sirhan, Robert Kennedy's killer, was moved Friday from Corcoran State Prison to a prison in San Diego.
The initiative specifically bolsters programs to keep people like the mentally ill, veterans who suffer from PTSD and people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol from returning prison.
An Orange County woman, who recruited a man to kill her husband in a machete attack that left him maimed, has been sentenced to 10 years and four months in prison.
Nearly two dozen California prison inmates were set to be transferred Wednesday from a state detention center to a civilian firefighting camp.
Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday that problems remain in California's prison system, even as he argues that conditions have improved so much that the state should take over control from the federal courts.
Pastor Edward Romero was in the country protesting the imprisonment of four Christians and their attorney.
A retired Southern California pastor with a history of overseas activism was detained in Iran after staging a protest outside a prison, demanding the release of Iranian Christians held inside.
Federal judges on Monday gave California an additional month to reduce its prison population, as negotiations continue over a longer-term delay.
The frontman of the Los Angeles rock band Lights Over Paris was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday after bilking more than $11 million from banks and using it to fuel his fantasy of being a rock star, prosecutors said.
A state report found that California prison employees are not being as thoroughly investigated over allegations of wrongdoing since a federal judge stopped supervising prison discipline in 2011.
Democratic lawmakers on key policy committees say they want to limit California's practice of keeping hundreds of inmates in solitary confinement for years.
Jose Manuel Ortiz, 35, and Ryan Irwin Tischer, 37, were released from Orange County Jail Wednesday night, befriended one another and allegedly went on a crime spree.
Luis Rengifo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, Logan O'Hoppe hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3.
Police claim that the woman had a knife and was threatening family members before they arrived.
Firefighters say that structures are being threatened by the massive 3,617-acre blaze and that some evacuation orders have already been issued.
A small plane crashed shortly after lifting off from Chino Airport Saturday, the FAA says.
A convicted Los Angeles serial killer has been charged with murder in a 25-year-old cold case in Utah.
Firefighters say that structures are being threatened by the massive 3,617-acre blaze and that some evacuation orders have already been issued.
A small plane crashed shortly after lifting off from Chino Airport Saturday, the FAA says.
At least 1 Los Angeles County firefighter was killed by an explosion while battling a truck fire near Palmdale on Friday afternoon, department officials say.
A mountain lion was found dead on the 101 Freeway near Calabasas, close to construction of a wildlife crossing.
President Biden will campaign with a fundraising event in downtown Los Angeles featuring Barack Obama.
Police claim that the woman had a knife and was threatening family members before they arrived.
Firefighters say that structures are being threatened by the massive 3,617-acre blaze and that some evacuation orders have already been issued.
A convicted Los Angeles serial killer has been charged with murder in a 25-year-old cold case in Utah.
Nick Pasqual, the actor accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend, pleaded not guilty after his extradition from Texas to LA.
President Biden will campaign with a fundraising event in downtown Los Angeles featuring Barack Obama.
Israel Antonio Valencia, 25, was charged with murder for a fatal stabbing that happened on Tuesday in Costa Mesa, which left a 22-year-old dead and another man wounded.
Francisco Garcia-Vargas, 44, was driving over 100 miles per hour and was nearly three times over the legal blood alcohol level limit when he fatally struck Alexander Marce, 28, on Wednesday evening in Fullerton.
Irvine police released crystal clear security video showing the suspects breaking into several cars.
Disney said cast members are only allowed to wear buttons and pins that are part of their costume.
Months after a massive fire at a Navy hangar fouled the air in Tustin, people living there are still uneasy about what's been left behind.
A massive warehouse project in Riverside was put on hold Wednesday night after hundreds of neighbors shared their concerns during a public meeting.
Security camera video appears to show two men stealing a community's mailbox.
Investigators say that the boy was tortured and suffered injuries that required hospitalization, which one of the suspects attempted to pin on fight stemming from a drug deal.
Part of the county's $9.8 billion budget is nearly $500k that street vendors say is being aimed at cracking down on how they make their living.
As of 9 p.m., the fire has burnt 64.3 acres and is 40% contained, according to firefighters.
After a two-year KCAL News Investigation uncovered serious concerns about police selling their old weapons, a new case study has brought a new light to where agencies buy their new guns.
Thousands of guns once owned by law enforcement have been found at crime scenes, including at incidents in Southern California, an in-depth investigation has revealed.
"No teacher should have to lie as part of their job". Ross Palombo talks to a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School who says he was told to lie about class attendance, which is how the state calculates funding from your tax dollars.
The CDC recommends that at least 95% of students have the MMR vaccine in order to lower the risk of measles outbreaks at their school, but a recent KCAL News investigation shows that hundreds of SoCal schools are well below that number.
For months, migrants have arrived in Los Angeles on controversial buses chartered from Texas. With a lack of coordination from the Lone Star state, community groups stepped in to help bring things under control and helped hundreds across Southern California.
The Harford County Sheriff's office announced on Saturday a suspect in the Rachel Morin murder was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the rule outlawing bump stocks.
Col. Edward Thomas Ryan, 85, revealed in his obituary that he was gay and that he had been in a quarter-century relationship with the "love of my life." He will be buried next to him.
The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
Pope Francis became the first pope to go to a G7 summit of world leaders. At a summit on artificial intelligence, he warned of dangers of AI.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the rule outlawing bump stocks.
The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a challenge targeting the availability of a widely used abortion pill, preserving access to the drug.
A group of climate protesters interrupted the Congressional Baseball Game Wednesday night, leaping onto the field before Republicans saw a decisive win.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
When, who and how much to tip is becoming more of a question in consumers' minds.
One in four college students says they have credit card debt, according to a new survey by U.S. News and World Report. And with interest rates topping 20 percent, those students could be in debt for years. On Your Side's Kristine Lazar has more on the biggest mistakes college students are making with their credit cards.
The two genetic changes to H1N1 could cut the effectiveness of the main flu antiviral doctors turn to.
Health regulators says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from two states because they may contain paralytic toxins.
FDA advisers cited a variety of concerns with the trials submitted by Lykos Therapeutics as part of the application.
According to public health officials, a sample drawn from a mosquito trap in the San Fernando Valley confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in LA County.
Los Angeles County public health officials say that the person arrived on a Lufthansa Flight on Sunday
A bill before California lawmakers would require new cars sold in the state in coming years to beep a warning whenever drivers exceed the speed limit by at least 10 mph.
Robotaxis are hitting the streets of Los Angeles.
Disney is seeking approval from local officials to expand its California theme park offerings over the next four decades.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
Southern California Edison will pay $80 million to settle claims on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service connected to a massive wildfire that destroyed more than a thousand homes and other structures in 2017.
Luis Rengifo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning, Logan O'Hoppe hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3.
Mickey Moniak had three hits, Tyler Anderson limited San Francisco to a run in five-plus innings and the Los Angeles Angels held off the Giants 8-6 on Friday night.
Freddie Freeman lined a go-ahead, two-out RBI single into center in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3.
Veteran safety Tony Jefferson has come out of retirement to sign with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Christian Walker hit two homers, Joc Pederson added a late grand slam and the Arizona Diamondbacks coasted past the Los Angeles Angels 11-1.
Taylor Swift's long-running and history-making Eras Tour is coming to an end at the end of the year.
Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke is 98 and still works out three days a week. He says that's his "secret weapon."
Howard University announced it is cutting ties to Sean "Diddy" Combs, rescinding his honorary degree and disbanding a scholarship program in his name.
Four decades ago, Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson teamed up to write a charity song to raise funds to fight famine in Africa – and they got the biggest stars of the music world in the same room with producer Quincy Jones to record it.
Parton said the show will have "many original songs" and all the fan favorites are included in the score.
The First Responders Public Safety Square was unveiled in San Pedro on Saturday, paying tribute to public servants and spearheaded by the sister of a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty.
The crash was reported at 12:35 p.m. and remains under investigation by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board. FAA officials describe the aircraft as a twin-engine Lockheed 12A that was built in the 1930s.
Evacuations have been ordered as the massive fire continues to burn on Saturday. Firefighters say the blaze is 0% contained.
While some locations around the world still aren't safe for the LGBTQ community, there's plenty of countries, cities and even travel agencies, hotels and more that offer a fun, friendly and safe setting. Paul Zahn breaks down a few favorites in honor of Pride Month.
As temperatures rise and summer approaches, Dr. Kimberly Petrick of Kaiser Permanente in Santa Monica is offering tips on how to stay safe and protect your loved ones from potentially dangerous heat.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The Academy Awards will hand out filmmaking's top honor in 23 categories during the 2024 Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, starting at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. PDT.
Shots from the PGA's Genesis Invitational golf tournament held at the Riviera Golf Club in the Pacific Palisades.