Ex-California officer gets life in prison for rape
Gary Dale Baker was convicted in July of attacking an elderly woman at her senior living complex in 2010 and 2012
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Man accused of bat attack after being denied sex
Placentia, Calif. police say Jackee Jeffries, 32, became enraged Friday when his girlfriend rejected his advances
Minimum wage debate reignites across the U.S.
N.Y. is the first state to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour for public employees; fast food protests occur nationwide
Mail thieves arrested, say So. Calif. police
Three men and one woman reportedly face charges of identity theft, receiving stolen property, check fraud and conspiracy
3 bodies found in burning SUV in California
The victims were discovered Monday afternoon after firefighters doused the blaze, on the driveway of a home in the city of Orange, California
5 costliest and most affordable housing markets
Guess what state is home to all five of the priciest, and where home buyers on a budget should be looking now
5-year-old boy crawled to save sleeping grandmother from fire
When fire crews arrived, heavy smoke and flames were shooting from all sides of the single-story house in San Bernardino, California
SeaWorld to end killer whale show in San Diego
Still hurting from impact of orca documentary, theme-park operator says it is "evolving as a company"
Goliath the baby cow lives like a dog
Leave the door open for 5 minutes and you may just see a spunky cow sitting on your couch
Proposed law would end killer whale captivity
California Democrat says his bill would ensure orcas now at aquatic parks such as SeaWorld would not be replaced
High toxin levels delay California crab season
Officials said crabbing would resume when dangerous levels of a neurotoxin linked to algae bloom drop
Murder probe in death of wounded driver who crashed
California man, 25, was found with bullet wounds, slumped behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed into his own home
Weasels are surprising victims of illegal pot farms
Hidden marijuana fields in California are killing the fisher, a small forest-dwelling mammal already under threat
Californians to vote on requiring condoms in porn films
Trade association fears measure would harm the industry and promote lawsuits against actors, producers and distributors
Construction worker called hero for facing Calif. university attacker
Four people were injured at the University of California, Merced campus when a student armed with a hunting knife began stabbing people
Police tackle protester at heated city council meeting
Blood spotted on hallway floor after confrontation between cop, renters coalition member in Northern California
California man apologizes over Uber driver's assault
Benjamin Golden, a former brand manager at Taco Bell, was caught on video attacking his Uber driver in a now-viral video
4 people stabbed at California college
According to tweets from the University of California, Merced, attack occurred at the Classrooms and Office Building; authorities say the suspect was shot dead
Surgeons remove live parasite from Calif. man's brain
Luis Ortiz has no idea how a tapeworm got into his brain; doctors say it nearly killed him
Sexting to blame for deadly crash in California?
Caltrans employee received sexually suggestive text from his girlfriend just before crash that killed man, seriously injured woman
California cracks down on water wasters
After orders to conserve water go unheeded, the state is fining four water districts -- and telling them to get tough
Principal body-slammed in student fight; 3 arrested
Dramatic cellphone video shows Principal Don Ross trying to break up a fight in cafeteria at Florin High School in Sacramento
Calif. county ends mandatory inmate pregnancy tests
Change in Alameda County follows ACLU lawsuit that called the testing of female prisoners humiliating and offensive
California man charged with raping date met on Tinder
Police say 19-year-old Calif. man may have assaulted other women met on social media sites
New push to solve teen's 1979 cold case murder
Carol Andersen was 16 when she was found murdered in South Lake Tahoe in 1979 -- the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office is highlighting the case in a new video
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Weeks before Election Day, the FEC can't enforce the law
Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, could reach U.S. as hurricane this weekend
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Iran's Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen
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The life and travels of an alleged Chinese agent in the U.S.
How Israeli and Palestinian kids are coping 3 years after Oct. 7, 2023
Christa Pike is conscious, speaking after botched execution, attorneys say
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Former Cornell frat members ask university to clear their names
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states
