83-year-old to embark on epic journey from San Francisco to Osaka in 19-foot sailboat

Saturday morning, an epic journey will begin for a sailor who made a name for himself voyaging across the Pacific from Japan to San Francisco in a tiny 19-foot sailboat.

California crime: 9 people charged for allegedly organizing statewide retail theft ring

The suspects were charged with stealing items from major retail stores throughout California. Officers recovered approximately $62,000 in cash and $135,000 of stolen merchandise.

Anaheim library employee sucker punched in random attack

Police in Anaheim are looking for a man seen on surveillance video attacking a library employee. Police say the attack was unprovoked.

VIDEO: Mountain lion runs around busy shopping plaza in Irvine

Irvine Police had what they called a "purr-ty scary situation" earlier this week, as a mountain lion led officers on a chase through a local shopping center.

5th officer at Dublin prison charged in widening sex abuse scandal

Enrique Chavez, a cook at FCI Dublin, was indicted on two counts of abusive sexual contact against an incarcerated woman at the all-female facility.

Mother of 8-year-old Hayward girl found dead charged with murder, abuse

Samantha Johnson told a Merced police detective that her boyfriend had kept Sophia Mason, 8, in a shed outside the Merced house and that the child was subjected to physical and sexual abuse.

California governor signs law that makes abortions cheaper

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Tuesday to make abortions cheaper for people on private insurance plans, the first of more than a dozen bills the state’s Democratic leaders plan to pass this year to prepare for a potential U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

VIDEO: 5 suspects target Beverly Hills jewelry store in brazen 'smash and grab' robbery

Police are searching for five suspects who targeted Luxury Jewels in Beverly Hills, smashing out the windows with sledgehammers in a brazen smash-and-grab robbery, where they took off with $5 million worth of jewels.

Amanda Bynes' conservatorship terminated

Amanda Bynes' conservatorship has been terminated. The judge decided the conservatorship was "no longer required" for the former child star.

Los Angeles becomes 1st in US to reach $6 gas average

Los Angeles on Tuesday became the first major city in the U.S. to reach an average gas price of $6 or more.

Gray whales give tour group 'most epic' encounter off Southern California coast

Two giant gray whales stopped to explore a tour boat off the coast of Newport Beach, California, giving the whale watching group an unforgettable experience.

Lawsuit says Google discriminates against Black workers

A former Google employee sued the tech giant saying it engages in a "pattern and practice" of racial discrimination against its Black workers, steering them into lower-level and lower-paid jobs and subjecting them to a hostile work environment if they speak out. 

Opening statements in trial of Elizabeth Holmes' ex-boyfriend, Theranos COO Sunny Balwani

Opening statements were set to begin Tuesday in the federal fraud trial of Sunny Balwani, former Theranos's Chief Operating Officer and ex-boyfriend of the company's founder, Elizabeth Holmes.

4 arrested after pushing Hemet teenager in front of moving vehicle, critically injuring him

Four teenagers were arrested nearly a month after they allegedly pushed another teen into traffic, causing him to be struck by a car and critically injured, according to Hemet Police. 

6 hospitalized after LASD helicopter crashes near San Gabriel Dam

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Special Enforcement Bureau helicopter crashed Saturday evening near the San Gabriel Dam, injuring five deputies and a doctor from UCLA who were on board.

'I can't breathe': Video shows death of Edward Bronstein in CHP custody

An attorney has released the video showing the last living moments of 38-year-old Edward Bronstein, a DUI suspect who died in CHP custody.