California woman offers $7K reward, flies plane banner to find her stolen dog

A San Francisco woman is offering a $7,000 reward for her blue-eyed miniature Australian Shepherd stolen from outside a grocery store. She has hired a plane to fly a banner over the city in hopes of finding him.

San Jose girl, 11, saves family from house fire

The 6th grader ran to wake up her sister, parents and Grandma when she started to smell thick, black smoke filling her room just before 7 a.m. at her family home on the 800 block of N. 19th Street. 

Man steals money from caricature artist but leaves behind portrait

Police in Riverside are investigating a theft at the recent Festival of Lights that unfortunately left a caricature artist without his money but with something that might help police solve this crime -- a caricature portrait of the suspect.

Groom beaten to death on wedding night in Chino

On what was supposed to be the happiest day of his life, a groom in Chino was murdered just hours after saying “I do,” investigators say. Joe Melgoza, 30, died Sunday morning, the day after his wedding, from blunt head trauma.

Firefighters rescue dog that chased cat up a tree and got stuck

We've all heard about cats needing to be rescued from trees -- but what about dogs? That's what happened to one German shepherd that got stuck at the top of a tree in northern California.

California coastal waters are acidifying twice as fast as global average

The rate of ocean acidification has increased as humans continue to release rampant levels of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas.

Pittsburg patriarch killed during family gathering

Rafael Lopez was shot and killed in his own home during a holiday party by two masked men, his family said.

Anaheim police use GPS 'bait package' to catch porch pirate

A 34-year-old man was taken into custody for suspicion of stealing a bait package with a GPS locator Anaheim police planted on adoorstep, authorities said.

Louisiana sues California over alligator ban

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is suing the state of California over its decision to ban the import and sale of alligator products, saying the ban will hurt an important Louisiana industry and ultimately could hurt the state’s wetlands.

LAPD officer arrested after allegedly fondling dead woman's breasts

A Los Amgeles Police Department officer has been arrested and charged with one felony count of having sexual contact with human remains without authority.