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December 20, 2021

California mall shooting injures one, cops say

Shoppers and employees at a Northern California mall were instructed by authorities to shelter in place Monday night after someone was shot.

December 20, 2021

California group: 90,000-plus school hours lost 'could have been avoided' if educators followed COVID science

The founder of Reopen California Schools, Jonathan Zachreson, said that it's "astounding" that a total of 92,455 in-person school days in Los Angeles County were lost during a period of just over a month in the fall due to quarantine measures and that it all “could have been avoided” had school officials not tried to take public health into their own hands.

December 19, 2021

California authorities announce new information in 24-year-old cold case

Authorities in northern California on Friday released information about a new discovery in the 24-year-old cold case involving the disappearance of a mother of three who vanished a short time after a job interview.

December 19, 2021

Los Angeles suspect in the deaths of model and her friend pictured with one victim at party

David Pearce, the 37-year-old suspect in the deaths of two women last month, was pictured with one of the alleged victims at an East Los Angeles warehouse party on Nov. 13, just hours before her unconscious body was dropped off at an area hospital, FOX 11 Los Angeles reports.

December 19, 2021

California police under fire after group targets Macy's in attempted robbery, assault: 'I was afraid'

An attempted robbery unfolded in San Jose on Saturday, when at least six suspects entered a Macy's, police say.

December 18, 2021

California to drop 3,000 pounds of mouse poison onto coastal islands to save rare seabirds

The California Coastal Commission has approved a plan to poison invasive mice threatening rare seabirds on the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge

December 18, 2021

California inclusion student senator blasted for 'kill' zionists tweet: 'High level of hypocrisy'

A student diversity and inclusion senator at the University of Southern California tweeted “I want to kill every motherf--king zionist” in May, along with several other comments that are being considered anti-Semitic by students and faculty.

December 18, 2021

Gavin Newsom's plan to stop California's smash-and-grab thefts: $300M for local law enforcement

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed spending more than $300 million to help law enforcement and small businesses address a recent rash of high-profile smash and grab thefts. 

December 17, 2021

Suspect in LA model and friend's deaths charged with sex crimes against multiple women dating back a decade

One of the men charged in connection with the deaths of two women who died from drug overdoses and were dumped by two separate Los Angeles-area hospitals last month was charged Friday with sex crimes against four other women.

December 17, 2021

San Francisco mayor declares state of emergency in response to drug overdose deaths

San Francisco Mayor London Breed on Friday declared a state of emergency in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood, an area that sits near City Hall that officials have long said is rampant with drugs and crime, in response to overdose deaths.