California

Southern California cold case investigators announced this week a breakthrough in identifying a 1987 stabbing victim whose hands had been hacked off by her killer.

A horse was hoisted to safety Friday after getting trapped inside a dumpster at an equestrian center in Southern California, according to reports. 

Snow from a series of storms slamming California this week was so heavy it upended a jet at an airport in the Sierra Nevada’s, as "life-threatening" blizzard conditions are expected to slam the region on Thursday.

California authorities and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) are reportedly looking for information that will help identify a young boy’s skeletal remains that were uncovered in California more than a decade ago.

Sarah Lockner, 26, of Redwood City, who was charged with trying to drown her baby after giving birth in a McDonald’s restaurant has pleaded no contest to child endangerment.

A series of storms will leave southern parts of the Golden State looking quite grey for most of the week, bringing the risk of mudslides in fire-devastated areas in California and heavy snow to mountain areas, according to forecasters.

For the first time in 30 years, teachers a part of the Los Angeles, Calif., school district  -- the second biggest in the nation -- is slated to go on strike. Here's what to know about the potential walkout.

A 5-month-old male giraffe was euthanized last month after being gored in the stomach at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, according to a zoo spokeswoman.

Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray announced Monday that he would enter April's NFL Draft, picking football over reporting to spring training with Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics.

A 96-year-old World War II veteran from California will be spending plenty of time with family going through a mountain of birthday cards, after a request from his daughter on Facebook went viral.