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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 has rattled an area outside of San Francisco. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit about two miles southeast of Pacifica, or about 12 miles of San Francisco at 2:57 p.m. Monday.
The trial of a Mendota teen accused of molesting and drowning a 4-year-old neighbor boy in a bathtub has begun with an audio tape in which he describes the killing to investigators.
Statistics are out on the number of arrests and citations after this year's UC Davis Picnic Day.
President Barack Obama has declared a disaster in California to assist in its recovery from last month's tsunami.
The Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for a series revealing that politicians in the struggling, working-class city of Bell, Calif., were paying themselves enormous, six-figure salaries.
A Facebook lawsuit at the heart of the Hollywood blockbuster "The Social Network" lives on.
Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies arrested a parolee after he allegedly fired several shots an SUV.
Police in Simi Valley says a woman was kidnapped from her home, leaving a trail of blood, and her ex-boyfriend may be taking her to Texas.
Sacramento police have arrested two burglary suspects after a manhunt this morning in South Sacramento.
Officials say a 16-year-old girl has survived a fall from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
Sacramento police are investigating a hit and run in South Sacramento after a driver hit several cars and a home.
A piano teacher is under arrest accused of molesting one of his students.
A man has been arrested after leading police on a chase through the Central Valley.
A suspect who allegedly broke into a woman's home, sexually assaulted her and then tried to flee while wearing her clothes was arrested in South Sacramento on Saturday.
One of the owners of the Kings will return to Sacramento to meet with the NBA's relocation committee after asking for another extension on whether to relocate the team to Southern California.
