Santa Clara County law enforcement officials are preparing to combat sex trafficking ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. After the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the Santa Clara County district attorney’s… After a Super Bowl sex trafficking crackdown, NorCal authorities gear up for the World Cup

Geoff Davis doesn’t want his employees to have to rely on tips. The acclaimed chef who worked in restaurants and cocktail bars across the Bay Area and wine country before opening the Oakland soul food… Citing racist past, this top California eatery added 20% surcharge. Then the backlash began

Police in Orange County have issued a warning about a game called “senior assassin” in which high school students shoot one another with water guns and gel blasters that can sometimes resemble real firearms. Teenage… Why Irvine police are sounding the alarm on ‘senior assassin,’ a popular high school tradition

Most of the victims of California’s deadliest avalanche in modern history were part of a tight-knit circle — a group of moms who lived across Northern California and in Idaho and liked to meet up… Mothers, adventurers, sisters: The victims of Tahoe avalanche disaster

An accomplished Caltech astrophysicist with more than four decades of research contributions in galactic astronomy and the study of distant planets was fatally shot in a rural area of Antelope Valley on Monday morning. A… Caltech astrophysicist fatally shot on porch of his rural SoCal home, where he studied the stars

A fourth measles case has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, prompting renewed calls from health officials for residents to ensure they are protected against the highly contagious virus. The infected individual flew from Singapore… Fourth measles case confirmed in L.A. County; person visited LAX, restaurants while infectious

An Upland-based company that started a 2021 wildfire that burned hundreds of acres and damaged dozens of properties has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of negligence, the Justice… SoCal company accused of starting 680-acre wildfire pays $2.5 million