California man linked to Wisconsin school shooting apologizes for connection
Alexander Paffendorf expressed regret for his involvement in court on Friday without explaining his precise role.
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Alexander Paffendorf expressed regret for his involvement in court on Friday without explaining his precise role.
A California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents that he had been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter.
The shooter has been identified as a 15-year-old female student at the school.
CBS News analysis of data on every U.S. school shooting since 1966 found many safety steps taken by school administrators don't address a significant threat to students and teachers.
The father of Colt Gray, the suspected gunman in the Apalachee High School shooting, has been arrested.
The teen accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School, identified by authorities as Colt Gray, was interviewed by Georgia investigators in 2023.
A 14-year-old suspect was taken into custody after the shooting at Apalachee High School, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed.
The charges come more than two years after a teenage gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
The Justice Department's report points to "cascading failures" by the police chief and other law enforcement responding to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 4, 2022.
Police said a faculty member had been shot and killed at a chemistry department building on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
"We helped a class of kindergartners across a busy highway that were climbing out of the woods, that were trying to escape the shooter situation," she said.
Two sets of body camera footage show officers search the school before confronting the shooter.
"We strongly believe there was going to be some other targets, including maybe family members, and one of the malls here in Nashville," said Nashville Police Chief John Drake.
Three 9-year-old students and three staffers were killed in the rampage at The Covenant School, a private Christian grade school. Police say they shot and killed the shooter.
In a 3-0 opinion, the Michigan Court of Appeals said Ethan Crumbley's parents can face trial for involuntary manslaughter.
Officers discovered two pages of notes in the suspect's wallet after he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the massacre.
Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner and Arielle Anderson were killed in a rampage at the university Monday night.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his company have been ordered to pay an extra $473 million to families and an FBI agent for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.
The jury found the mitigating factors outweighed the aggravating factors.
Police identified the attacker as a former police officer who was fired from the force earlier this year because of a drug charge.
A shooting involving multiple gunmen at a school campus in Oakland injured at least six adults Wednesday afternoon.
The jury privately watched footage of the mass shooting, which was taken from security cameras at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
CBS LA's Kara Finnstrom was live in Saugus, where dozens of students performed a walkout in support of stricter gun control laws in the wake of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. She spoke with Mia Tretta, one of the students struck by gunfire in 2019 at a shooting at Saugus High School.
Evacuation orders and warnings have gone into effect for burn scar areas across Southern California as heavy rainfall threatens dangerous debris flows.
The "largest storm of the season" has made its way to Southern California bringing heavy rainfall and prompting evacuation warnings in burn scar areas across the region, weather officials say.
The LA Kings, in partnership with the NHL, will host a celebrity hockey game at Crypto.com Arena in late February to raise money for victims of the January wildfires. Some big names include Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Vince Vaughn and Danny DeVito.
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, James Harden and Norman Powell each had 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-114 on Wednesday night.
A powerful storm closing in on Southern California has prompted evacuation warnings for residents living near the burn scar of the Line Fire in San Bernardino County.
Evacuation orders and warnings have gone into effect for burn scar areas across Southern California as heavy rainfall threatens dangerous debris flows.
With heavy rain bringing the risk of dangerous debris flows, the Los Angeles Fire Department has announced evacuation warnings — and mandatory evacuation orders for some specific addresses — in areas recently burned by wildfires.
The "largest storm of the season" has made its way to Southern California bringing heavy rainfall and prompting evacuation warnings in burn scar areas across the region, weather officials say.
The LA Kings, in partnership with the NHL, will host a celebrity hockey game at Crypto.com Arena in late February to raise money for victims of the January wildfires. Some big names include Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Vince Vaughn and Danny DeVito.
All schools in Malibu will be closed on Thursday — and possibly Friday — due to the potential implications that could come with the powerful rainstorm closing in on Southern California.
Evacuation orders and warnings have gone into effect for burn scar areas across Southern California as heavy rainfall threatens dangerous debris flows.
The "largest storm of the season" has made its way to Southern California bringing heavy rainfall and prompting evacuation warnings in burn scar areas across the region, weather officials say.
The LA Kings, in partnership with the NHL, will host a celebrity hockey game at Crypto.com Arena in late February to raise money for victims of the January wildfires. Some big names include Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Vince Vaughn and Danny DeVito.
Police believe the man sparked four different fires on Saturday.
It happened at around 6 p.m. on Friday evening at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Seventh Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
As Southern California recovers from the wildfires, it's seeing the worst flu season in years with cases surging across the region and nation.
An Orange County teenager's lifelong passion could change the future of firefighting, with his recent invention becoming the latest tool adopted by local fire departments to help stop wildfires before they grow out of control.
It happened just after 1:30 a.m. on Jamboree Road, south of Warner Avenue, according to the Irvine Police Department.
The city of San Clemente could soon be monitored by border patrol cameras after claims that there have been increased panga landings on the shoreline to drop off migrants.
The man, a behavior interventionist with the school district, was found in the backseat of a car with a 16-year-old girl on Tuesday, police said.
A powerful storm closing in on Southern California has prompted evacuation warnings for residents living near the burn scar of the Line Fire in San Bernardino County.
The crimes occurred at several cemeteries across LA County over the span of a year, prosecutors said.
It happened on Jan. 26 at around 1:25 p.m., at which point deputies were dispatched to the 6300 block of Cayucos Drive in Phelan, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
It was reported just after 3;30 p.m. on the northern bank of the Santa Ana River bottom near Market Street and Via Cerro according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The earthquake hit near Highland just before 10 p.m.
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A KCAL News investigation has found that there are possibly hundreds of fire hydrants across the Los Angeles area that need maintenance or repair. Ross Palombo reports.
Former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner is spearheading the lawsuit that claim millions of dollars weren't spent properly. Ross Palombos reports.
Former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner is spearheading the lawsuit that claim millions of dollars weren't spent properly.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday unveiled their 2025 nominees for induction, which include Chubby Checker, OutKast and Mariah Carey.
Among the Westminster Dog Show finalists were a bichon frisé, a shih tzu, a whippet, a German shepherd, an English springer spaniel, a giant schnauzer and a Skye terrier.
By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than planned.
Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.
Also omitted is Indigenous Peoples Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, according to social media users and product experts.
Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch.
The nuclear agreement is a potential national security win for the United States, one expert said.
A satirical online petition is catching the attention of Californians and Danes alike.
"I feel like the luckiest man on Earth right now," Marc Fogel said, standing alongside President Trump in the White House upon his return.
President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes U.S. plans for mass deportations.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
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.
Pertussis cases are on the rise again, after a dip following the winter holidays.
The CDC says respiratory illness is now "very high" nationwide.
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.
The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has announced it will be closing approximately 500 stores nationwide, almost a year after filing for bankruptcy.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were awarded the nation's highest civilian honor.
Insurance companies in California will have to offer coverage to homeowners in wildfire-prone areas under a new state regulation that was announced Monday.
The lawsuit contends that multiple food truck operators have created constant nuisance outside of the store in the form of congestion, trash generation and rudeness to store employees.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
The LA Kings, in partnership with the NHL, will host a celebrity hockey game at Crypto.com Arena in late February to raise money for victims of the January wildfires. Some big names include Will Ferrell, Steve Carrell, Vince Vaughn and Danny DeVito.
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, James Harden and Norman Powell each had 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-114 on Wednesday night.
Lauri Markkanen scored 32 points and had a season-high three steals to lead the Utah Jazz to a 131-119 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon will undergo hip surgery and be out for an extended period, his latest injury setback since joining Los Angeles.
Chibuzo Agbo scored 21 points with a career-high seven 3-pointers and USC broke it open in the second half and beat Penn State 92-67.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday unveiled their 2025 nominees for induction, which include Chubby Checker, OutKast and Mariah Carey.
Among the Westminster Dog Show finalists were a bichon frisé, a shih tzu, a whippet, a German shepherd, an English springer spaniel, a giant schnauzer and a Skye terrier.
Taylor Swift was back at the Super Bowl to watch Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
Jon Batiste, a Louisiana native, sang the national anthem at the 2025 Super Bowl.
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Sharol Caw, Black Resource Center librarian offers book recommendations for all ages for Black History Month.
Local developer and architect, Ardie Tavangarian, takes a tour of the Palisades Fire zone, as more than a dozen of his creations were lost in the wildfire.
Evacuation warnings and barriers are in place, including K-rails and sandbags, to protect the Palisades Fire communities amid the rainstorm.
Over 1,000 Sierra Madre residents are under evacuation orders due to rain Thursday morning.
The strongest storm of the season, thus far, has hit the Southern California region. The heaviest rain is expected to come Thursday afternoon into the evening. Officials have issued evacuation warning in burn scar areas for the potential for dangerous debris flows.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
