A fugitive wanted by Arizona and California authorities has been handed over by Mexican authorities.

A convicted hit man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for using a machete to chop off an Orange County man's fingers and fracture his nose.

Traffic is flowing again on a major Southern California traffic artery that was severed for the second time in three days because of ice and snow from a winter storm that brought very unseasonable freezing temperatures to much of the state.

A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of beleaguered coffee company Tully's to a group led by Patrick Dempsey.

California's cold snap has only just begun.

Police are checking surveillance cameras as they try to identify two armed men who took 14 employees hostage at a Nordstrom's Rack near Los Angeles International Airport.

California authorities are investigating allegations that a 16-year-old boy held in a classroom shooting that wounded a classmate had been suspended from school last year for having a hit list.

A Northern California man convicted of molesting and sodomizing his step-granddaughter will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

California authorities have reopened a 40-mile stretch of a major highway north of Los Angeles, some 17 hours after snow shut the route and forced hundreds of truckers to spend the night in their rigs.

Health officials say the flu season's second influenza-related death in Orange County is a La Habra man.

Police say some of the 14 workers held hostage overnight during a robbery at a Los Angeles clothing store were assaulted, and one was stabbed.

A Southern California woman has pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges stemming from the death of a 2-year-old girl who died from complications after eating chili powder.

The California Highway Patrol has reopened the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, where snow briefly closed the roadway.

Officials say a student has been taken into custody following a shooting at a high school in California's San Joaquin Valley.

After years of double-digit deficits, California's fiscal outlook is looking brighter.

Police say a paroled California double murderer has led officers to the body of his 89-year-old mother.

Police in Marin County are investigating the area's fourth bank robbery in less than a month.

The California Highway Patrol says the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge needs a $31 million security camera system, a much higher price tag than previously estimated.

Health officials say there have been two flu deaths in the Sacramento area and influenza cases are increasing throughout the region.

A Northern California park being built on land donated by filmmaker George Lucas will feature statues of Indiana Jones and Yoda, two of his most popular characters.

The lawyer for the pilot of an empty oil tanker that clipped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge says any speculation about "pilot error" being the cause is "highly premature."

Forecasters say a combination of astronomical high tides, high surf and strong winds will bring minor flooding to low-lying areas of the Southern California coast this week.

A computer glitch that left nearly 40,000 Californians unable to use their electronic food stamp cards has been fixed.

The county has dropped a proposal to replace federal Transportation Safety Administration screeners at Sacramento International Airport with private security officers.

A California soccer coach is in jail on a charge of raping a 16-year-old girl while she slept in his Oakdale home after a party.