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November 11, 2021

California teen sucker-punches opponent during basketball game: 'Completely disgusted'

A Southern California teen was recorded on video earlier this week sucker-punching her 15-year-old opponent during a youth basketball game in Garden Grove, leaving the victim’s mother “absolutely horrified.”

November 11, 2021

California school district will not comply with Newsom's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, prepared to accept costs

A California school district announced Wednesday it will not be adhering to Gov. Gavin Newsom's pending COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

November 11, 2021

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son given 'slap on the wrist' over neighbor stabbing, DA says

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son, Adam, was sentenced for stabbing his neighbor in California with a hunting knife over an argument about trash cans, prosecutors said Wednesday in what was called a “slap on the wrist.”

November 10, 2021

Arizona man agrees to plead guilty to supplying Mac Miller with fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills

An Arizona man has agreed to plead guilty to supplying counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl to Mac Miller just two days before the 26-year-old rapper overdosed in September 2018, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

November 10, 2021

California judge says missing mom Maya Millete's kids will stay with accused murderer Larry Millete's parents

A California judge granted visitation rights to Maya Millete's family on Wednesday to see the missing mother's three children, but the kids will remain in the custody of accused murderer Larry Millete's parents for now, according to local news reports.

November 10, 2021

California sheriff ends cooperation with ICE on transfers of immigrants who committed crimes

San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos announced Tuesday that his office would no longer respond to any requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about the release or transfer of illegal immigrants in order to "protect the safety" of residents in his Northern California county.

November 10, 2021

Defiant USC professor won't cave to pressure from students to remove Blue Lives Matter flag

A University of Southern California professor is refusing to remove a pro-police Blue Lives Matter flag from outside his office

November 10, 2021

California sisters imprisoned, tortured by parents along with siblings break silence: It was 'hell'

Two California sisters who were among the 13 siblings held hostage by their parents at the Turpin family’s "House of Horrors" are speaking out for the first time, describing how they had been "close to death" many times before officers rescued them in 2018. 

November 9, 2021

Rep. Issa unloads on YouTube for removing his speech: 'They're making decisions based on who says something'

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., tore into YouTube after the site removed a speech he gave. In a phone interview with Fox News, Issa cited the censorship as proof that its algorithms are biased against conservatives.

November 9, 2021

Progressive San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin to face recall election

A petition seeking to recall San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has been certified, forcing the progressive prosecutor into a recall election.