At least 10 people have been killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, police said. Sergeant Bob Boese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said…
Lunar New Year celebrated officially for the first time in California
The alleyways have been cleaned, ruby-red lanterns hang overhead and Reverend Norman Fong is on the lookout for a microphone. The 71-year-old San Francisco Chinatown native has emceed the city’s annual Chinese New Year parade for two decades – but…
Julian Sands: British actor identified as hiker missing in southern California
British actor Julian Sands has been reported missing after going hiking in mountains north of Los Angeles. He disappeared last Friday in the Baldy Bowl area during bad weather in the San Gabriel Mountains. Police said ground rescue teams abandoned…
California shooting: Baby among 6 others killed in Goshen
Six people – including a 17-year-old mother and her six month old baby – have been killed in a shooting at a home in central California. Police were called to the Goshen property at about 03:30 (11:30 GMT) on Monday…
Biden declares disaster in California amid deadly storms
United States President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the state of California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems brought heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatened snowfalls of up to two metres (six…
Storms bring mudslides, evacuations to California
The latest Pacific storm unleashed torrential downpours and damaging winds in California, knocking out power and turning city streets into rivers as mudslides cut off highways and entire communities faced evacuation orders. More than 33 million Californians were threatened by…
Ellen DeGeneres videos show flood waters near her home as the residents of Montecito are ordered to evacuate
Ellen DeGeneres is giving people a look at just how dangerous the recent heavy rains have made the area of Montecito, where she and other stars like Oprah and Prince Harry live. In a clip posted on Twitter, the former…
Dolly Parton’s literacy program plans to help California kids in a big way
Country music icon Dolly Parton’s literacy program is set to bring free books to children in California next year. The effort derives from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that launched in 1995 and has provided children under the age…
Karen Bass sworn in as 1st female mayor in Los Angeles by Vice President Harris
Karen Ruth Bass, a former physician assistant who shattered glass ceilings with her rise to a leadership post in the California legislature and later a prominent spot in Congress, took a ceremonial oath of office Sunday as mayor of Los…
California man who spent 38 years in prison for murder is freed after DNA evidence points to different person
A man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder and two attempted murders has been released from a California prison after long-untested DNA evidence pointed to a different person, the Los Angeles County district attorney…