Deal offers California school districts money to reopen classrooms

Under the deal announced Monday, school districts could receive up to $6.6 billion if they reopen classrooms by March 31. The proposal does not require staff and students to be vaccinated, and districts are not required to have agreements with teachers' unions.

Lady Gaga's dog walker Ryan Fischer speaks out for first time since Hollywood shooting

Ryan Fischer, Lady Gaga’s dog walker who was shot during a violent dognapping in Hollywood last week, spoke out on Monday for the first time since the horrific incident. His recollection of the events also revealed the acts of a mystery good Samaritan. 

Wolf tracked near Yosemite for 1st time in 100 years

Gray wolves were eradicated in California early in the last century because of their perceived threat to livestock. Their reappearance in the state has riled ranchers, who say wolves have preyed on their livestock on public or private land.

PD: New York women arrested in Arizona for assault on American Airlines flight

During an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Los Angeles, two New York women reportedly became violent and were arrested when the flight stopped in Phoenix.

Plastic surgeon appears in California traffic court video while operating

Dr. Scott Green appeared for his Sacramento Superior Court trial, held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic, from an operating room. He was dressed in surgical scrubs with a patient undergoing the procedure just out of view; the beeps of medical machinery can be heard in the background.

2 skiers defy death in descent of Yosemite's Half Dome

Two skiers navigated a thin layer of snow with no margin for error down the shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park and skied back to the valley floor in an unusually daring feat.

Lady Gaga to injured dog walker: 'You're forever a hero'

Just hours before the two stolen were safely recovered, Lady Gaga took to social media to thank her dog walker for risking his life to save Koji and Gustav.

Families who lost loved ones to COVID are clamoring for $7K funeral funds

Lottie Cotton a 73-year-old longtime San Francisco public school elementary school advisor, is one of the more than 500,000 people in the United States who have died of coronavirus since the pandemic first broke out last year, and now her family is hoping to be reimbursed for her funeral through a new program authorized last month.

Vaccines for teachers set aside, but how long until they're all vaccinated?

Some of California’s 300,000 teachers have already been vaccinated, but many of those who haven’t, and their unions, say they don’t feel safe to return unless they’ve been vaccinated and schools improve ventilation. 

Amendment would ban 'servitude' by California prison inmates

Opponents want to end what they call a visage of slavery. They propose to amend the state Constitution’s ban on indentured servitude to remove an exemption for people who are being punished for crimes.

Massive fire burns in industrial area of Compton

A massive fire in an industrial area of Compton lit up the sky Friday morning, engulfing piles of wooden pallets and spread to a nearby bus yard, damaging several buses, but no injuries were reported.

9th Circuit eyes California ban on high-capacity magazines

A federal appeals court said Thursday that it will reconsider a three-judge court’s split ruling last year throwing out California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, a decision with potential impact in other states.

Lady Gaga dognapping: Surveillance video shows violent shooting of dog walker

Dramatic surveillance video shows a white sedan pull up next to Ryan Fischer as two men get out of the backseat and attempt to take the dogs.