Federal agents descended early Monday on Oaksterdam University — California’s first cannabis industry training school — securing the downtown Oakland facility as they served search warrants. A spokeswoman with the Internal Revenue Service said the raid is part of a … Continue reading →

By GREG RISLING Kendrec McDade, 19, was shot by Pasadena Police after Oscar Carrillo made a false claim that he had a handgun. PASADENA, Calif. — Police initially considered Oscar Carrillo a victim of an armed robbery and rushed to … Continue reading →

Dennis Rodman is in desperate need of a rebound. An Orange County court commissioner Tuesday told the NBA Hall of Famer he faces a possible 20-day jail stint for contempt of court unless he comes up with $860,376 in child … Continue reading →

More than 200 people gathered Tuesday morning in Santa Clara County to help search for missing teen Sierra LaMar. The 15-year-old hasn’t been seen since March 16 when she left home at 6 a.m. to catch a school bus nearby. … Continue reading →

A day after authorities arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal slayings of five people in a San Francisco home, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the accused killer had eluded deportation and instead had to be released … Continue reading →

Four members and associates of an Armenian organized crime ring have been convicted in a wide-reaching bank fraud and identity theft scheme that authorities called one of the largest in California history, prosecutors said Thursday. The defendants were indicted in … Continue reading →

Whitney Houston died as the result of drowning in what the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled as an accidental death. The coroner said heart disease and cocaine use were also factors in her death on Feb. 11. Cocaine was … Continue reading →

The slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a Florida high school student who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, has captured national attention. Petitions calling for justice for Martin have exploded, amid allegations of racism … Continue reading →

The man shot and killed by Los Angeles police in Shadow Hills on Wednesday afternoon had shot an employee during a tobacco shop robbery, then carjacked a woman in a Mercedes-Benz, police said. Police said they responded to reports of … Continue reading →

A group of minor party candidates and conspiracy theorists have sued California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to demand that she verify the eligibility of all presidential candidates seeking to be on the November ballot. The so-called Birthers filed the … Continue reading →