California resident dies after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, officials say

An investigation was underway, following the death of a person who died shortly after receiving a vaccine for the coronavirus in Placer County last week.

33 missing kids recovered in joint Los Angeles-based operation combatting human trafficking

Nearly three-dozen missing children have been recovered in Southern California during a recent Los Angeles-based operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Friday.

Sunnyvale man allegedly confesses to murdering wife, daughter

Leonid Solomonovich Yamburg, 51, allegedly told a clerk at the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety on Wednesday that he committed the crime. 

WATCH: Heartwarming moment UCLA Law student finds out he passed the California bar

Omarr Rambert, a recent UCLA School of Law graduate, posted a video on Instagram on Jan. 8 of the moment he found out he passed the California Bar Exam. 

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: 'Even as we grieved, we grew.'

In one of the inauguration’s most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew.”

California official calls for pause on Moderna vaccine batch due to possible allergic reaction

California health officials are recommending providers pause the administration of a specific batch of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to possible allergic reactions that are under investigation.

San Leandro police arrest man with clown mask, AR-15 in car

San Leandro police arrested a man during a traffic stop after they found an "It" clown mask and weapons in his car.

Attorneys urge California to move incarcerated to front of vaccination line

There have been about a dozen bigger outbreaks in the last month, accounting for about a third of the 167 inmate coronavirus deaths. Corrections officials said active cases peaked Dec. 20 at 10,721 systemwide.

$100,000 reward offered in case of missing Kern County brothers

As of Jan. 14, the reward to find four-year-old Orrin West and three-year-old Orson West currently stands at $100,000, officials said. The brothers were last seen in the backyard of their Kern County home on Dec. 21.

Deputies fatally shoot 91-year-old homeowner while responding to report of attempted break-in

The elderly homeowner was fatally shot after she exited the residence armed with a shotgun. Deputies gave her commands to drop the gun, but her family members told FOX 11 that the 91-year-old was legally blind and deaf.

Homeless man reunited with allegedly stolen service dog

A homeless man was reunited with his service dog Monday night after the dog was allegedly stolen by a woman who promised to bathe the dog then claimed she lost him.

Superspreader ‘swinger’ party busted in South LA

It was advertised as a "swinger's party." However, they were swapping more than just spouses.

Lots of police, but pro-Trump protest at San Francisco headquarters turns out to be a bust

Pro-Trump demonstrators were expected to gather at 8 a.m. outside the building on Market Street to protest the company permanently suspending President Trump's account.  But an hour into it, basically media and police were the only ones there. One man with a sign that read, "Counter Trump's Coup," stood outside a police barricade. 

6 inmates escape from California jail with 'homemade rope'

They were identified as Jorge Barron, 20, of Atwater, California; Gabriel Francis Coronado, 19, of Atwater; Manuel Allen Leon, 21, of Vallejo, California; Andres Nunez Rodriguez Jr., 21 of Planada, California; Fabian Cruz Roman, 22 of Los Banos, California; and Edgar Eduardo Ventura, 22 of Portland, Oregon.

Helicopter drops huge A/C unit onto Oakland street

A huge industrial air conditioning unit crashed onto a downtown Oakland, California, street seconds after it was lifted by a helicopter.

Woman who accused Black teen of stealing her phone is charged with attempted robbery and assault

Miya Ponsetto, 22, was captured on video accusing 14-year-old Keyon Harrold of stealing her phone (which was found soon after in an Uber). "I do sincerely from the bottom of my heart apologize that if I made the son feel as if I assaulted him or if I hurt his feelings or the father's feelings," she said. "I don't feel like this one mistake does define me."