Family claims Alaska Airlines ‘lost’ unaccompanied daughter, 13, during layover

Two furious parents claim that Alaska Airlines recently “lost” track of their 13-year-old daughter during a layover in San Francisco, though they had paid an unaccompanied-minor fee for the teen’s trip.

L.A. entry-level teachers must spend more than 85% of income on rent, according to Zillow

Zillow, the Seattle-based online real estate database company, reported Tuesday that entry-level teachers must spend more than 85 percent of their income on a median rate rent in the Los Angeles region.

'I begged him not to shoot': Family of unarmed man killed by LAPD officer at Costco want criminal prosecution

In a tearful news conference Monday, the Riverside couple wounded when an off-duty Los Angeles police officer fatally shot their developmentally disabled son during what the lawman contends was an act of self-defense at a Costco in Corona decried the shooting and said they presented no danger to the officer.

Los Angeles County deputy "fabricated'' claim that he was shot

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has revealed that the rookie deputy who claimed he was shot in the shoulder at the Lancaster Sheriff's Station "completely fabricated'' the incident and would be relieved of his duties.

80 inmates involved in San Diego prison riot, 5 left injured

SAN DIEGO (AP) — California authorities say a riot at a state prison in San Diego involved about 80 inmates and left five men with injuries that required hospitalization.

$10,000 reward offered for information leading to arrest of wild burro killer

Someone has been killing the wild burros of California’s Mojave Desert, and the Bureau of Land Management is offering up to $10,000 to anyone who can help catch the culprit or culprits.

Teen with measles may have exposed guests at Disneyland, California Adventure, health officials warn

A teenage girl with measles visited Disneyland and Disney California Adventure theme parks this month and may have exposed other park-goers to the disease, Orange County health officials said Friday.

NASA honors 'Rolling Stones' band by naming a Mars rock after them

In honor of the Rolling Stones returning to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 25 years, the legendary band was given an out-of-this-world tribute as NASA named a rock on Mars "Rolling Stones Rock.''

Long Beach police K-9 dies in hot patrol car

Long Beach police were investigating the death of a police dog who was found alone inside a patrol car, it was announced Friday. 

Weedmaps to stop advertising unlicensed pot businesses

The major online pot shop directory and cannabis marketplace Weedmaps announced Wednesday that it will no longer allow black-market businesses to advertise on its site, a decision that could boost California's efforts to rein in its vast illegal market.

California alleges doctor killed 4 patients with opioids

California's attorney general said he is charging a doctor with killing four patients by overprescribing opioids and narcotics, crimes he linked to the nationwide opioid epidemic.

San Francisco board rebrands 'convicted felon' as 'justice-involved person,' sanitizes other lingo

San Francisco has introduced new sanitized language for criminals, getting rid of words such as “offender” and “addict” while changing “convicted felon” to “justice-involved person.”

Police: Man tried to use band-aids to repair car tires

Authorities in one California city say a man was arrested after he was found trying to repair his tires with a decidedly unconventional method.

California man arrested after attempting to fix flats using 'gauze and Band-Aids': police

California cops say a case of creative car repair left them flat once they determined the man was no MacGyver-like mechanic but actually a drug-fueled novice trying to implement a half-baked fix.

More charges filed against man accused of killing El Segundo native Mackenzie Lueck

More criminal charges have been filed in Utah against the man accused of murdering Mackenzie Lueck of El Segundo after investigators identified another woman who claims he sexually assaulted her a year earlier, it was reported Tuesday.