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Wildfires in Southern California were being powered Tuesday night by very strong Santa Ana winds, gusting as high as 80 miles per hour. The fires -- in Los Angeles and Ventura counties -- have already burned more than 47,000 acres. More than 27,000 people have been evacuated, and more than 3,500 firefighters are on the job. Jamie Yuccas reports.
Ferocious winds in Southern California whipped up an explosive wildfire that quickly tripled in size, forcing the evacuation of thousands.
Gary and Erik Schoennauer were stunned crooks would target their family-run Christmas tree farm in California. This would have marked a milestone -- their 40th year in business, CBS SF Bay Area reports.
Authorities say a spear fisherman was seriously injured in a shark attack in California.
Maybe it was that look in Charles Manson’s eyes that convinced people to murder in his name. Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted and later wrote about Manson, called him “a metaphor for pure evil.” Manson died Sunday. He was 83. John Blackstone reports.
Congresswoman Jackie Speier, D-California, discusses sexual harassment allegations and how to fix the culture in Congress with "Face the Nation" moderator John Dickerson.
Five people were killed when a gunman went on a rampage in the Northern California town of Rancho Tehama. Jamie Yuucas has more on the training at an elementary school that saved lives.
Five people were killed when a gunman opened fire at several locations in the rural Northern California town of Rancho Tehama Tuesday. One of those locations was an elementary school where one child was wounded. The school's superintendent reflects on how his staff's training many saved lives. Jamie Yuccas reports.
Births and the usual influx of immigrants slowed while deaths soared during the pandemic.
Cult killer Charles Manson is seen in this file courthouse footage from 1969 and the 1970s. Manson was convicted of orchestrating the 1969 murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others by his "family" of followers in southern California. They were sentenced to death but that was changed to life in prison when executions were temporarily banned in the state.
A "violent psychopath" who escaped from a Hawaii mental hospital is behind bars after 72 hours on the run. Randall Saito was arrested Wednesday in Stockton, California. Officials say the "psychopathic predator" used wads of cash, plane rides and an alias to evade police. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Police say the gunman in a Northern California shooting rampage hid his wife's body under the floorboards of his house. Kevin Neal killed four other people Tuesday before police killed him. Jamie Yuccas reports on how the gunman targeted Rancho Tehama Elementary.
Authorities in Northern California said a man who went on a shooting rampage Tuesday killed his wife as well as four other people. Officers later shot him dead. It turns out that the shooter should never have had a gun. Jamie Yuccas reports.
Police in Northern California are uncovering new information behind a deadly shooting rampage that left four people and the gunman dead. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas spoke to CBSN about the latest in the investigation.
A gunman in a remote, rural area of Northern California shot people at random Tuesday. Police say he killed four people before they shot him. The wounded include school children. Mireya Villarreal reports.
At least five people are dead, including a suspected shooter, and students are among the injured after shootings at several locations in rural northern California including an elementary school, according to a Tehama County sheriff's official.
A zoo in California is introducing a trio of baby otters. They were born in early October and will be ready to face the public in December. Roxana Saberi has the latest.
The foothills of Santa Monica mountains above Los Angeles -- better known as the Hollywood Hills -- are home to the top dogs in the show business and some magnificent cats: mountain lions. Carter Evans tells us they have a cool new neighbor.
Just four months ago, hospitals were overwhelmed. California is now easing pandemic restrictions.
Police in Northern California may be closer to learning who allegedly kidnapped a mother while she was jogging in broad daylight. Sherri Papini vanished last November and was found three weeks later, bruised and beaten but alive. Anna Werner reports.
Two GOP senators speak out against president Trump; conjoined twins receive a successful life-changing operation.
Excessive heat warnings are in effect from Santa Barbara to south of San Diego. Triple-digit temperatures are expected across the region. The extreme heat could affect Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Jamie Yuccas reports.
The cost of the deadliest wildfires in the history of California history is rising. Forty-two people were killed. and on Monday, authorities said flames destroyed at least 8,400 homes and buildings. That's not all that went up in smoke. John Blackstone reports.
Thousands of families who escaped from the deadly California wildfires are returning home to find nothing but rubble. Loren Smith, 9, of Santa Rosa lost his home and his cherished collection of baseball cards and memorabilia. Teams from around the country are coming together to help replace what he lost. Adriana Diaz reports.
A platoon of women graduated alongside their male counterparts for the first time at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. Jamie Yuccas has the details.
