California dog at shelter for over 5 years adopted in time for Christmas

A pit bull mix who has spent more than half his life in a California shelter was adopted over the weekend — just in time for Christmas.

Firefighters rescue man trapped underneath fallen tree in Echo Park

A transient staying beneath a "massive" hillside tree in Echo Park was trapped for nearly 30 minutes on Monday when it toppledover following a night of heavy rainfall, bringing down energized electricwires and significantly damaging an adjacent duplex.

Survey: Philadelphia ranked 9th rudest city in America

The City of Brotherly Love was ranked the ninth rudest city in America, according to a new survey by Business Insider.

American Airlines becomes second carrier to offer non-binary gender option

American Airlines became the second carrier to offer customers a non-binary gender option when booking flights, joining United Airlines which began doing the same in March.

Shark reportedly bites surfer off coast of Santa Barbara

A shark reportedly bit a surfer Saturday afternoon off Santa Rosa Island in a “truly terrifying situation,” the Coast Guard said.

Brother of 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard killed outside Nashville bar

The Tennessean reports Beathard was the brother of quarterback C.J. Beathard of the San Francisco 49ers. The report says the victim also was the grandson of NFL Hall of Famer Bobby Beathard.

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.