California

An antisemitic post targeted Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, depicting him as the character of an Orthodox Jewish man. Meanwhile, the person behind its creation is accused of some serious crimes targeting women.

Arizona is in talks with San Diego to potentially trade funding for California desalination projects in exchange for a larger share of Colorado River water.

A surfer is now being hailed a hero, after he dove in to save a father and daughter from a rip current.

A civil jury found Bill Cosby liable for a 1972 sexual assault and awarded the victim $19.25 million in damages.

A former San Diego TV journalist is now accused of carrying out racially motivated shootings on a secluded mountain highway — allegedly questioning victims about their ethnicity before pulling the trigger.

California gas prices have surged to a statewide average of $5.76, nearly $2 higher than the national average, with some Los Angeles stations nearing the $9 mark.

A California sheriff and top Republican candidate for governor seized over 650,000 votes from the state's November elections this weekend.

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations, finding that he did not "scheme" to mislead investors. 

Organizations across the country and California – the birthplace of the United Farm Workers movement – have already begun removing depictions of the late Latino labor leader César Chávez from public spaces after the explosive allegations in the New York Times revealed this week that he allegedly raped and sexually assaulted women and girls decades ago.

California legislators announced Thursday they intend to rename César Chávez Day as Farmworkers Day in light of sexual abuse allegations against the Latino civil rights leader.

The City of Phoenix and local districts are moving to scrub Cesar Chavez’s name from buildings and street signs, following allegations that the labor icon sexually assaulted three women, including two minors, in the 1970s.

Oscar Award-winning actor Michael B. Jordan celebrated his big win at the 98th Academy Awards in true Hollywood fashion.

The ceremony also honored Jessie Buckley as best actress for “Hamnet," celebrated Netflix successes like “KPop Demon Hunters" and “Frankenstein," and featured Amy Madigan’s supporting actress win.

A driver led a half-hour car chase across Los Angeles County.

The stamps celebrate the artistic movement that began in 1940s Mexican American barrios, featuring a 1946 Chevy Fleetline, three Chevy Impalas, and a 1987 Oldsmobile.

A dramatic attack on the Temple Israel synagogue could have been far worse Wednesday, according to Oakland County sheriff.

Counterterrorism operative Eric O'Neill said this is to be treated as an act of terrorism, citing the rise in violent extremists in recent years.