California

A young woman made two harrowing attempts to escape her vicious pimp — including jumping out a third-story window — before being rescued by a ride-share driver who engaged in a gunfight with the man, prosecutors in Seattle said.

Police arrested a Fresno woman in the double homicide of her 18-year-old sister and her three-week-old baby girl.

Gallagher, known for his signature bit that was a pitch for the "Sledge-O-Matic," died while surrounded by family in California, according to his manager.

Two people are in custody after a brief police chase involving a suspected stolen U-Haul pickup truck.

The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as each was battered in a torrent of negative advertising that doomed both to spectacular failure in the most expensive ballot race in U.S. history.

A police chase suspect went on a dangerous 2-county crime spree, including breaking into multiple vehicles, backing into a cop car and breaking into someone's house – all to avoid getting in handcuffs.

A high-speed police chase ended when the driver of a suspected stolen vehicle plowed into traffic in Cerritos.

Bail for Cain Velasquez was set at $1 million as the UFC fighter faces charges of attempted murder.

California’s wealthiest residents won’t see a tax increase after voters rejected a measure Tuesday that would have boosted rates on incomes above $2 million to help put more electric cars on the roads.

The ballot initiatives come months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion it guaranteed to women nationwide.

The most expensive ballot proposition gamble in U.S. history went bust Tuesday as California voters overwhelmingly rejected sports betting initiatives by Native American tribes and the gaming industry.

With the passing of Prop 1, abortion is permitted at any stage of pregnancy.

There is one winning ticket for the record $2-billion Powerball jackpot and it was sold somewhere in California, according to state lottery officials.

Brad Ruff worked with his fellow Southwest Airlines colleagues to coordinate his proposal to Kristen Pierce.

A 50-year-old woman is being treated for puncture and laceration wounds after a shark bit her leg at a Southern California beach.

Singer Aaron Carter has died after apparently drowning at his Lancaster home Saturday morning, according to reports from TMZ.

The LAPD briefly, and slowly, chased an allegedly stolen vehicle through El Sereno Saturday.

Estimates put the Dungeness crab industry’s worth at around a quarter-billion dollars per year.

City of Oakley announced the remains of Alexis Gabe have been found. Officials said a resident of Plymouth in Amador County found what they thought to be human remains on Thursday afternoon. The remains have been positively identified.