Contra Costa Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested In Sacramento

SACRAMENTO—Authorities reported Monday, January 16 that an off-duty Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested and later fired for shooting a handgun outside a party...

Ringling Bros. Circus Closing

UNITED STATES—The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus is closing down after 146 years of operation. It was announced in a press release from...

Dead, Skinned Zebra Found On NorCal Beach

CALIFORNIA—On Saturday, January 14 at approximately 12:25 p.m., a partially skinned, dead zebra was found on a northern California Beach near Hearst Castle. The zebra...

Ghost Ship Fire Survivor Recovering 6 Weeks Later

UNITED STATES—Stockton native Samuel "Sam" Maxwell, 32, a survivor of the Ghost Ship Warehouse fire in Oakland is still recuperating from critical injuries at Saint...

FBI Arrest Wife Of Pulse Nightclub Shooter

SAN FRANCISCO—The FBI arrested the wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter in San Francisco on Monday, January 16, according to reports. Noor Salman, 30, was...

Historic Pioneer Cabin Tree Topples Over

CALIFORNIA—One of California’s historic landmarks, the Pioneer Cabin Tree in Calaveras Big Trees Park located in Calaveras County, toppled over due to recent weather...

Dead Whale Found Near Oakland Waterfront

OAKLAND—A dead female whale washed up near the Oakland waterfront on Saturday, January 7. Locals spotted the whale floating on its back near the Oakland...

Gunman Kills 5, Injures 8 At Fort Lauderdale Airport

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—Five people were killed and eight were injured in a mass shooting at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida airport inside the baggage claim area around 1 p.m. on...

Body Identified As Missing L.A. Woman

SAN LUIS OBISPO—The body of Olivia Gonzalez was found and identified in San Luis Obispo on Tuesday, January 3, officials confirmed. Gonzales, 20, and her...

Sentence Reduced In 1984 Murder Case Of Tina Faelz

PLEASANTON, CA—A San Francisco state appeals court reduced the sentence for Stephen Carlson from first to second-degree murder. Carlson had been found guilty of...