CALIFORNIA

"It's hard to come to terms with. One day someone is here and perfectly well, and then all of a sudden, they're gone," said the mother of a victim.

Members of the Orange County Fire Authority were able to rescue the naked woman after a two-hour emergency operation, which involved the use of drills to cut out a chunk of a wall to get the woman out.

Wildfires are surging across states such as California, Oregon, Alaska, and Arizona as heatwaves and droughts continue to affect the western part of the country.

California residents are receiving discount prices for Disneyland tickets.

Authorities are now investigating how the teen got hold of the gun and who the real owner of the firearm is.

Authorities had described the boy’s father, Walter Lara, 38, as "armed and dangerous."

Golden State Stimulus II will give low- to middle-income families between $500 to $1,000.

A man from California claimed he can reach out to UFOs and interact with creatures such as Big Foot.

Over 230 people have died in British Columbia due to a record heatwave affecting the Pacific Northwest as the heatwave is expected to continue.

The man was hospitalized with serious injuries after the shark bit him in the leg while he was surfing.

The state may also set aside $2 billion to cover unpaid water and electricity bills.

The homeowner was forced to jump from his second-floor balcony to alert cops.

Homeowner Mat Sabz said the man, identified by police as 34-year-old Paul Kiyan, allegedly claimed the house was his and proceeded to kill his family's two pet parakeets.

Residents are asked to set their thermostats to 78 degrees F or higher and avoid using major appliances.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the boy was found Friday abandoned in the trash can of a female restroom at Yvonne Burke-John D. Ham Park in Lynwood.

A retired nun who served as a principal of a school in California agreed to plead guilty in federal court to fraud and money laundering charges for stealing more than $835,000 in school funds to pay for personal expenses.

The man said he was trying to take pictures of the old equipment but investigators suspect his claim as they found high levels of methamphetamine in his system.

The man was arrested last year and charged with child enticement.

California has one of the largest economies in the U.S. and is home to some of the highest-paid mayors in the country.

The California Highway Patrol West Valley said officers Casey Ramstead and Jed Cato pulled over on the side of a freeway and saved the child, who was choking on a cherry.

From over 1,600 virus deaths in the tally, California's Alameda County changed its COVID-19 death toll to just over 1,200.