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December 10, 2021

Suspect charged in 25-year-old cold case murder in Northern California

Authorities in Northern California have charged a suspect already serving a life sentence with the 1996 cold case murder of a 21-year-old woman, the sheriff’s department said in an announcement Thursday.

December 9, 2021

GOP’s James Comer confronts Adam Schiff over Russia probe, Hunter Biden during fiery House debate: report

Things got heated on the House floor Thursday when U.S. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., confronted California Democrat Adam Schiff over the Russia probe and the overseas business dealings of Hunter Biden, according to a report.

December 9, 2021

California opens probe into LA-area officers over racist texts, hundreds of cases now jeopardized

A Los Angeles-area police department facing allegations that some officers traded racist and homophobic text messages and joked about beatings, slavery and police shootings is facing a probe from the California Department of Justice, Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday.

December 9, 2021

LA county sheriff rips AOC's dismissal of smash-and-grab robberies as a 'jedi mind trick'

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Wednesday described Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comments dismissing smash-and-grab robberies as a "Jedi mind trick."

December 9, 2021

Scott Peterson's lawyer claims new evidence will exonerate convicted killer

Pat Harris, who is representing Scott Peterson — a California man convicted in 2004 of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, and their unborn son on Dec. 24, 2002 — claimed on Thursday that new evidence will exonerate his client.

December 9, 2021

San Diego couple renews marriage vows after $100K divorce proceedings: 'Extremely rare'

San Diego, California, couple Brittany and Wyland Szabo, 32, recently renewed their vows after spending a year and a half on divorce proceedings and recovery from addiction.

December 9, 2021

Private security firms say demand skyrocketing from California businesses: 'Really disheartening'

A California-based private security company has said that they are having trouble keeping up with the demand for their services as small businesses 'panic' amid an onslaught of smash and grab crimes in the state.

December 9, 2021

Caldor fire: Father and son arrested on suspicion of starting California wildfire

A father and son were charged with reckless arson on suspicion of starting a massive California wildfire that destroyed many homes and forced tens of thousands of people to flee Lake Tahoe communities earlier this year, authorities said.

December 9, 2021

'California Griswold Christmas' house will no longer be fined from city after locals pushback

The city of La Mirada in Los Angeles is no longer fining a man for his ‘Griswold Christmas House Display,' inspired by his fandom for the movie 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

December 9, 2021

California plans to convert food waste into energy

Banana peels, chicken bones and leftover veggies won't have a place in California trashcans under the nation's largest mandatory residential food waste recycling program that's set to take effect in January.