A California man who left threatening voicemails to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has been sentenced to 11 months in prison
A California lawmaker "aims to address the historical injustice faced by those living in the Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles" after an unfulfilled promise of public housing by city officials.
A bill has been introduced that will seek reparations for the families of people who lived in Chavez Ravine before they were displaced because of Dodger Stadium.
Former California Controller Betty Yee, a Democrat, announced Wednesday her bid for the state's governorship in 2026, joining a crowded, diverse field of candidates.
The DOJ filed a civil rights complaint on Monday asking that California halt the prohibition of facial hair for prison guards, as it amount to religious discrimination.
Romanian mobsters are stealing millions after entering the U.S. illegally to install debit card skimmers and drain American bank accounts, California prosecutors say.
Stanford University faculty and students have debated standardized testing as the prestigious higher education institution considers reinstating the test in the admissions process.
California's Fresno High School sparked debate after incorporating the 5-Star Students app to help track bathroom breaks, with some critical of its potential to invade privacy.
The City of Berkeley, California, has entered into a legal settlement with a restaurant industry group, agreeing to repeal its law banning natural gas in new construction.
Los Angeles burglars used sledgehammers to tunnel their way through three business and six walls in an attempt to reach a Chatsworth jewelry store on Monday morning.
Spinach-loving comic-strip character Popeye debuted in 1929 and inspired an instant explosion in the popularity of the healthy leafy green, despite the challenges of the Great Depression.
The Supreme Court declined to take up challenges to the 2017 expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, an expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border.
A 15-year-old autistic boy was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in Southern California, sparking a debate over the role of police in mental health calls.
Amie Ichikawa, an activist and former inmate, warned of the harmful impacts of allowing male inmates to identify as transgender women and be housed in female prisons.
Sherri Papini, who created a kidnapping hoax and led a multistate search, has failed to pay over $300,000 in restitution and now faces wage garnishment.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Wasco, California on Friday, and after the crash, a man was seen leaving the scene while carrying the victim's severed leg.
A minor died Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after she lunged for a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy's service weapon, according to the department.
A Los Angeles group called the Squatter Squad gave a group of squatters a reality check in the San Fernando Valley after they invaded a home, video shows.
Irvine police arrested on Friday arrested three men just days after the LAPD formed a task force to address an international crime ring targeting luxury homes in the U.S.
Two Orange, California school board members Madison Klovstad Miner and Rick Ledesma were ousted from their positions after a recall election and passing controversial policies.
A 21-year-old man was killed and his 18-year-old brother was injured when a mountain lion attacked them in a remote area in El Dorado County, California.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., joined "Fox News Live" to discuss Gov. Gavin Newsom's, D-Calif., strategy to address the state's homeless and mental health crisis.
A recent National Parks Conservation Association report found that five California parks had some of the highest ozone levels and pollution in the country.
Computer science professor Jonathan Shewchuk has apologized following backlash to a comment he made to a student on a discussion message board about dating in the Bay Area.
Former Rep. TJ Cox, D-Calif., is facing a combined 28 charges β more than that of the charges currently faced by former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., who was expelled from Congress.
An experienced hiker, who was reported missing on Monday, was found dead on Friday at the bottom of a waterfall in California, authorities announced on Friday.
Senate candidate and former MLB player Steve Garvey owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes incurred in 2011, financial disclosure report shows.
Stacey Michelle Walker, 40, faces 17 felonies for a yearslong relationship that began when her student was 15 in 2017, and carried on until the student turned 18, San Diego Police said.
Jeff Iorg, the longtime president of the Southern Baptist Convention's only California seminary, was chosen to lead the church following a spate of controversies in recent years.
A San Jose, California man is accused of placing a hidden camera inside a Starbucks bathroom and recording over 90 people, some as young as 4 years old.
Pastor Samuel Rodriguez of New Season Church in Sacramento, California, reflects on Luke 19:30 and how this verse offers a lesson for all during the season of Lent, ahead of Easter.
An infant whose family was killed when an SUV crashed into bus stop in San Francisco initially survived the wreck, but died in the hospital three days later.
An unidentified male suspect hijacked a Los Angeles Metro bus with a BB gun on Thursday and ordered the driver around the city before the vehicle crashed into the wall of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
California voters have passed a measure to spend billions of dollars on the stateβs spiraling homeless crisis despite the state's finances being in the red.
Optometrists and other doctors in California say they elected to stop seeing Medicaid patients because the compensation they received could not keep their lights on.
Vince Fong will face off against a fellow Republican, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, in a May special election runoff to replace Kevin McCarthy.
Riverside, California, police arrested a Victorville pastor and his alleged hitman in connection with a murder-for-hire plot to kill his daughter's boyfriend.
A 2-year-old child has died in California after being hit by a truck that had a 3-year-old in its driverβs seat, says the Woodland Police Department.
The state of California, The National Parks Service and the Yurok Tribe have signed a memorandum of understanding for the return of a slice of the tribe's ancestral land.
As the border crisis escalates, Democrats are working tirelessly to deflect attention from the reality that illegal immigrants are committing crimes in U.S. cities coast to coast.
California is introducing legislation to ban private health insurance, forcing all residents into a single-payer system that would further bankrupt a state facing massive deficits.
Mark Cuban criticized statements made by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., on X, before explaining why former President Trump may not be able to acquire the $464 million appeal bond.
A federal court in California ruled Monday that it is constitutional to restrict firearm possession for defendants awaiting trial due to historic U.S. laws of a similar type.
"Burglary tourism" involves thieves entering the U.S. under the State Department's Visa Waiver Program without full vetting, then ransacking American homes.
Two attorneys were injured in a California courtroom after a man on trial for murder allegedly used a pen to stab his own defense lawyer before attacking the prosecutor.
An Oakland, California man on trial for murder grabbed his attorney's pen and stabbed him in the head before charging the prosecuting attorney on March 18, 2024.
Los Angeles police are forming a task force to counter a rise in gangs from South America that have been targeting luxury homes in Southern California.
Three members of a San Francisco family have died after an SUV struck a bus stop over the weekend in the cityβs West Portal neighborhood, reports say.
Overnight camping at California's San Carpoforo Beach is banned for the next two years due to an excess of "human waste," the California Coastal Commission said.
A massage parlor owner in Minnesota was arrested last week after allegedly holding a woman in the parlor and selling her for prostitution purposes, court docs show.
A former California rideshare driver was charged with a federal hate crime after allegedly punching a rider who he thought was Jewish or Israeli in the face.
An Indiana woman who allegedly murdered her son and hid his body in a suitcase that was dumped in a wooded area in April 2022, has been arrested after two years on the run.
Jim Gordon, the rock βnβ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys, died in 2023. He was 77.
The 27-year-old man wanted in connection with the double homicide of a National Guard woman and her daughter will be returned to Massachusetts after a court hearing in California.
Christian Robert Basham, who died under the alias of "Mark Clemens" on Feb. 26, is believed to have been the suspect in a 2008 child rape case who faked his suicide.
Caesar salad was named for Italian immigrant restaurateur Caesar Cardini, according to the best known origin story. But the identify of the salad's inventor caused a famil fued.
Seventy-eight people who were charged after blocking a San Francisco bridge during a November protest to demand Israeli cease-fire will avoid jail time, prosecutors announced.
Justin Timberlake was joined by former NSYNC bandmates as his one-night show in LA. The band played throwbacks, as well as a piece of a new song off Timberlake's upcoming album.
An organization of concerned parents called SafeBears hired a private security company to patrol unsafe areas around the Berkeley campus in order to deter crime.
Ohlone people celebrated on Wednesday over the return of sacred Native land in Berkeley, California, marking a historic correction and restoration of indigenous heritage.
Violet "Evelyn" Alberts' relatives say her guarded nature may have isolated her later in life, leading to the 96-year-old millionaire's suspected murder for her assets by her caregiver.
Several local law enforcement members were injured Wednesday, after an explosion occurred at an FBI training facility in Southern California, authorities said.
A California woman who allegedly ran a retail theft ring that targeted stores nationwide and resulted in nearly $8 million in losses has been charged along with several others.
Scott Peterson is serving a life prison sentence without parole for the murder of his wife Laci and their unborn son β which he says he did not commit.
A Berkeley, California, parking lot, that was built over a sacred tribal shell has been returned to the Ohlone tribe. A commemorative park is planned to be built on the cultural site.
A proposed California bill addresses regulations for active-shooter drills in the state's public schools, such as requiring advance notice and banning fake gunfire.
A Ford 5-350 carrying hundreds of rolls of toilet paper spilled on a California highway on Monday afternoon, leaving a mess and clogging up two lanes of traffic.
Famed film director Roman Polanski is facing new allegations of rape of a minor stemming from an alleged 1973 incident; woman is represented by Gloria Allred.
A California bill, which would protect violent illegal immigrants from deportation, was shelved after facing fierce backlash from Republicans and critics alike.
California police arrested a second suspect linked to the fatal shooting of a mother, Chasity NunΜez, and her 11-year-old daughter, Zella NunΜez, in Massachusetts.
Last week, an oil sheen was spotted off the coast of Huntington Beach, California. Officials say that the cause of the sheen was possibly from natural causes.
Liberal comedian Bill Maher had some fun at the expense of defeated California Senate candidate Katie Porter; he admitted they "don't like each other."
We are working with human resources pros and lawyers to find out how many women we will have to let go when the new Department of Labor independent contracting rule takes effect.
ICE announced on Monday the arrest of several illegal migrants who have ties to a series of violent crimes, including one being arrested 12 times in eight years.
911 call which prompted police response alleged that teen was attacking family members and destroying property; evidence indicates mental health was a factor.
A bill introduced in the California assembly would expand legal aid to illegal immigrants who have previously been convicted of serious or violent felonies.
US District Court Judge David O. Carter floats independent audit idea for LA's homelessness programs as the city and county have failed to curtail the crisis.
The FBI is undertaking an investigation into troubling allegations of sexual abuse at a women's prison in northern California, where agents removed several top officials from the facility.
Ricardo MartinDelCampo, Pauline Macareno and Henry Rostomyan were all named as suspects in Violet Alberts' murder case, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office in California announced.
A California activist group was paid "nearly $2 million to facilitate equity and leadership development training for students and teachers," per The Free Press.
Pastor Jack Hibbs of California offered a prayer to Congress to open the session on Jan. 30, 2024. But some Democrats pushed back in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson; Hibbs shared thoughts.
A professor at Berkeley has moved into his office full time to protest what he calls the administration's "inability to make difficult and important decisions" regarding antisemitism.
Following a stint operation gone wrong, two Americans are going to trial for killing an Italian police officer after Italy's highest court tossed the case.
The police department of a wealthy California town started a "bait house" initiative in February, asking residents to volunteer to lure criminals in to catch burglars.
A mail carrier on his route in Gardena, California, appeared to be the victim of an unprovoked assault by an unidentified man, according to surveillance video.
Panelists at an online gambling conference said New York, Maryland, and possibly California could soon follow Rhode Island and legalize online gambling.
The liturgical season of Lent is a time for growth in four specific areas, said Pastor Wendell Vinson of Canyon Hills Church in Bakersfield, California. He revealed the four gifts of faith.
Police departments in areas across the nation are pulling away from proactive policing, which retired Illinois police Chief Tom Weitzel said is an example of defund the police.
Senate candidate Katie Porter, D-Calif., on Wednesday suggested that the California primary race was rigged by βan onslaught of billionaires" after losing to Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
The Joe Rogan Experience host said Gov. Gavin Newsom was like a great actor playing "a complete crazy person" trying to fool "dull-minded" Democrat voters.
Erik and Lyle Menendez, convicted of murder in their parents' 1989 deaths, hope that an unearthed letter and a statement from a new abuse victim could get their sentences vacated.
"California, here we come," used to be a positive expression. Now, it means something far worse for Americans in other states, after passage of two soft-on-crime propositions.
A male nurse in California has been released on bail after he was charged with sexually assaulting a female patient at a hospital in Riverside, with police fearing there may be more victims.
A Los Angeles prosecutor says she received a hand-delivered reprimand after blowing the whistle on a soft-on-crime policy when an armed officer arrived to her house.
'Golden Together' founder Steve Hilton argued California is 'much more Republican than people think' as Steve Garvey remains in a statistical tie with Adam Schiff for Senate.
San Francisco voters will be deciding on two ballot measures that would compel treatment for illegal drug use in adult welfare recipients and increase law enforcement powers.
In a national first, a California man was arrested for smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. and is being charged with violating regulations intended to restrain greenhouse gases.
Californians are set to cast their vote on Gov. Gavin Newsom's touted Proposition 1. The ballot measure is a major step in tackling the state's homelessness crisis.
Lawmakers in several states are preparing legislation to regulate artificial intelligence as studies and lawsuits have found they can discriminate based on race, gender or more.
San Francisco Unified School District superintendent said the district is considering "resource alignment" and school closures due to a budget deficit and enrollment loss.
Four sheriffβs deputies were injured in California following a police chase involving a suspect who opened fire at them βmultiple times," officials say.
Mark Stephen Mechikoff, the man accused of recording a gruesome murder and then posting the video on his Facebook page, claimed his confession was AI-generated.
Beverly Hills Police confirmed a Tesla Cybertruck was involved in a crash Sunday night in Los Angeles, which left the vehicle lodged underneath the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel sign.
California Senate candidate Steve Garvey warned voters are 'mad' and have been 'suppressed' by the Democrats as he remains in a 'statistical tie' with Adam Schiff.
Chinese investors and Asian criminal organizations may be taking over the illicit marijuana trade in the U.S., sparking calls for stronger crackdowns across the country.
There have been more than 21,000 migrant encounters at the U.S. southern border since Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources told Fox News.
King City Police say a group of men in dark masks opened fire at an outdoor party in King City, California, killing four people and injuring three others.
The second death in two years has prompted U.S. Forest officials to indefinitely shut down Sequoia National Forest's Miracle Hot Springs, according to a press statement.
Roy Brooks, a professor of law at the University of San Diego, said that San Franciscoβs apology to Black residents wonβt mean anything if not backed with actions.
Jim Mordecai died in 2008 at age 67. At one point, Sierra Barter suspected Mordecai may have been the Zodiac Killer, but there wasn't compelling evidence to support that theory.
The Independent Womenβs Forum released the first episode of its new docu-series exposing the impact of housing transgender inmates in womenβs prisons.
Police in El Cajon, California, took 29-year-old Mohammed Abdulkareem into custody as a suspect in a dental office shooting outside San Diego that left at least three people injured.
Berkeley Unified School District was issued a civil rights complaint on Wednesday that accused the district of βknowingly" perpetuating antisemitism on campuses.
Border Patrol agents at the El Cento Sector checkpoint in California found 9.7 pounds of fentanyl pills, with an estimated street value of $130,000, inside a backpack and a speaker.
Students staged a walkout from El Camino Real Charter High School on Tuesday in protest of alleged ongoing antisemitic incidents going unpunished on campus.
A man is recovering after his car careened off a cliff in Monterey County, California. He was found two days after the crash, rescuers said on social media.
One of the many decisions couples need to make when planning a wedding is the theme of the event. A celebrity wedding planner offers tips on how to make your wedding theme more unique.
After the company behind a proposed city in Solano County, CA, had to revise its initiative twice, time is running short to gather signatures it needs to get on the Nov. 5 ballot.
PlentyΒ ofΒ environmental organizations toutΒ theseΒ plastic bag bans put in place by states and municipalities as a success. But data suggests otherwise.
California isn't a model for the nation. Gov. Newsomβs state is a mess of crime, drugs and homelessness. That disaster should serve as a huge warning to Americans.
In this "Short questions" piece, California-based senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reveals what she enjoys most about her work, her favorite movies and her pick for top Silicon Valley innovation.
UC Berkeley students Elijah Feldman and Sharon Knafelman spoke to Fox News Digital about an antisemitic protest on campus that disrupted their group's event.
UC Berkeley students Elijah Feldman and Sharon Knafelman spoke to Fox News Digital about an antisemitic protest on campus that disrupted their group's event.
Squatters allegedly trashed a swanky Hollywood Hills mansion. It was even allegedly used by OnlyFans models to create content, a real estate agent told Fox 11.
The city of San Francisco board of supervisors unanimously approved Tuesday a resolution apologizing to Black citizens for "decades of systemic and structural discrimination."
San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously supported a resolution to apologize for the cityβs complicity in "systemic and structural discrimination."
Several groups of migrants crossing the U.S. border illegally on Sunday were robbed by armed bandits, according to U.S. Border PatrolΒ Chief Jason Owens.
Joseph Jimenez Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting two teenagers at a Southern California movie theater during a 2021 showing of βThe Forever Purge."
A new report about a closing California bookstore noted how it's an example of elderly small business owners struggling with changing times and the post-COVID economy.