Bureau of Prisons is closing FCI Dublin and other facilities after years of abuse and decay

The Associated Press has learned that the federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club" women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement

Suspected gunman dead, 2 students injured after school shooting in California

The Butte County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a shooting at Feather River School of Seventh Day Adventists in Palermo, a town of about 5,700 people south of Oroville.

OJ Simpson case: No confession found on thumb drives, police say

Police say they “did not locate any information of evidentiary value" after being asked by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to search several thumb drives that investigators believed might contain a confession from OJ Simpson.

Hannah Kobayashi: Everything known about missing Hawaii woman seen crossing into Mexico

Hannah Kobayashi’s missing persons case in Los Angeles took a turn this week when police said they found surveillance footage of her crossing into Mexico. Here’s what’s known.

Kids say 88-year-old East Bay reading rock star has super powers

88-year-old Barbara Proctor, better known as G.G. (for Gorgeous Grandma) is a reading rock star to children throughout the East Bay.

Oakland federal judge helps former FCI Dublin prisoners gain early freedom

Laura Denisse Russell is home with her family for Thanksgiving after a federal judge in Oakland helped secure her early freedom through a series of extraordinary letters she's been sending to judges across the country about the sexual abuse and medical neglect at the now-shuttered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin. 

9-year-old Oakland football players can't afford championship trip

Nine-year-old football players from the Oakland Dynamites made it to the national championship games in Florida. But many cannot afford to go.

Disney agrees to $43.25M settlement over women earning less than men for a decade

Disney has tentatively agreed to pay $43.25 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that female employees earned less money than their male colleagues for nearly 10 years.

FBI's 'Most Wanted' fugitive in 2003 California bombings arrested in Wales

The FBI captured a fugitive who has been on its "Most Wanted Terrorists" list for more than a decade, following his alleged involvement in two animal rights-related bombings in California in the early 2000s.

Bird flu virus detected in raw milk sold in California; recall issued

Raw Farm has recalled its cream top raw milk after bird flu virus was found in a retail sample of the raw milk product over the weekend.

Menendez brothers appear at court hearing on Monday: What you need to know

Erik and Lyle Menendez, the brothers convicted of murdering their parents in 1989 when they were 18 and 21, were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. In a dramatic turn of events, the brothers, now in their 50s, could be freed.

Father of Hannah Kobayashi found dead near LAX

The father of Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi, who went missing two weeks ago near LAX, was found dead on Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

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The father of missing Hannah Kobayashi was found dead in Los Angeles. Ryan Kobayashi, who had traveled to LA to help in the search for his daughter, was found dead in a parking lot near Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. Hannah Kobayashi was reported missing by her family after she missed a connecting flight from Maui to New York City at LAX days earlier.

1st US bird flu infection in a child confirmed by CDC

The child in California in the first confirmed case of H5 bird flu found in someone under the age of 18 in the United States.

Popular East Bay restaurant founder killed in Mexico during freak accident

 A popular East Bay restaurant owner was killed while attending a racing event in Mexico – Jim Goff's family said he left a lasting impact on them and the community.