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Police in California have arrested a man accused of breaking into a family's home earlier this month and raping an 8-year-old girl before her grandfather chased him out of the house, according to authorities.

Several people gathered in front of LA City Hall to protest the contentious issue of mandatory vaccinations against the coronavirus.

A child infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Northern California lake died in a hospital, his family confirmed Friday.

Britney Spears' father says he is ‘willing to step down’ from his role as conservator of the singer's estate.

Matthew Taylor Coleman is accused of killing his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter in Mexico with a spear gun because he believed they would become monsters, authorities said.

A young mother was arrested by Vallejo police after her 3-month-old baby was left alone in a hot car while she got her nails done, authorities said.

Erika Kious, who has since moved to Fresno, denied setting up House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to get filmed while getting her hair cut indoors in San Francisco.

A video of an alligator escaping from its enclosure during mealtime has gone viral on TikTok.

Orange County firefighters went above and beyond the call of duty to help a 92-year-old man who was hospitalized after he collapsed while mowing his lawn. “He shouldn’t have to worry about it when he comes home,” the firefighters said.

A good Samaritan was shot and wounded while trying to stop a robbery in Oakland's Chinatown.

A 71-year-old woman who was on her way to attend evening prayers at a mosque was killed by a teen driver suspected of speeding in Porter Ranch.

Britney Spears' father has fired back at accusations that he has mismanaged his daughter's finances while serving as conservator of her estate, while also claiming the singer's personal conservator told him Spears is "mentally sick'' and possibly in need of psychiatric evaluation.

A woman was rescued after driving off a Santa Cruz cliff when a stranger opened her car door on Thursday, police said.

“If it wasn't for the quick-thinking of his Field Training Officer, Corporal Scott Crane, in administering Naloxone, Deputy Faiivae would not be alive today,” the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.

The story of wildfires in California is tragic, but familiar. Homes and businesses get destroyed as people flee for survival. Even the strange sight of heavy smoke turning skies orange is becoming a recognizable part of the landscape.

Body camera video shows a dramatic rescue involving a deputy who nearly died from fentanyl exposure while investigating a crime scene.

California Department of Public Health announced all workers in health care settings must be fully vaccinated or receive their second dose by September 30, 2021.

She said there were bruises covering her body. Her leggings were ripped, and all of her personal items were gone.

“The voices said my friends and family were going to be killed,” Joseph Jimenez, 20, said in a jailhouse interview.