A California Air National Guard fighter jet crashed during a routine training mission but the pilot safely ejected.

A man was found shot in a Bay Area Rapid Transit parking lot and his wounds are considered life-threatening.

A new California law aimed at making it faster and less expensive for women to get pregnant using sperm from a donor they know is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1.

One person is dead and at least two others injured after the driver of a BMW pulled over by the California Highway Patrol in Oakland fled and crashed into another vehicle.

Ray Collins, who invited guitarist Frank Zappa to join the band that eventually became the Mothers of Invention, has died at age 75.

Authorities in Ecuador say an American expert on teen sexual health has died while climbing a volcano in the South American nation.

Yosemite National Park officials are suspending the search for a missing plane until spring.

Los Angeles police have identified a man arrested for allegedly setting a 67-year-old woman on fire as she was sleeping on a bus bench.

A one-day gun buyback program in Los Angeles brought in 2,037 firearms.

A Northern California animal rescue group is trying to help an orphaned bobcat kitten with a problem: She's too nice.

Officials say several early season storms have pushed California's snowpack - which supplies much of the state's water - to well above normal levels.

Christmas brought an early gift to a San Jose household where a baby boy ended up being delivered by his dad.

A family has cashed in on a $1 million gift this Christmas after a California dad bought a winning lottery scratcher ticket.

Authorities say a hiker rescued after being stranded in the snow for days in the Northern California wilderness would not have survived if he hadn't found a cabin and broken into it.

Oakland police say an attacker began shooting outside a church on Christmas Eve, wounding a parishioner and a teenager.

California has lost a bid to be avoid requirements of the No Child Left Behind law.

A crusade against toy guns that began in 1987 is being re-launched following the elementary school shooting in Connecticut that left dozens dead.

A veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, has some good news about a dog from the Philippines who became an international hero after sacrificing her snout to save two young girls.

Authorities say a motorist has been shot to death in Christmas Day attack in East Los Angeles and they're hunting for the killer.

Officials have been scrambling to repair a levee in East Palo Alto that was breached during heavy rains over the weekend.

California is ending an age-old tradition in which dogs are used to hunt bobcats and bears. A new law that takes effect with the New Year bans the practice that critics contend is cruel and unsportsmanlike.

The third storm in a handful of days to hit Northern California was expected to give the region a wet and windy Christmas, bringing welcome moisture to the snowpack-dependent state but dangerous avalanche conditions to popular ski areas.

A snowboarder is dead after an avalanche Monday morning.

It's an early Christmas present for skiers and riders. Thanks to the weekend storms, Heavenly Mountain Resort is able to open up all of its remaining terrain today.

Taxpayers save thousands of dollars when California lawmakers use personal cars for legislative business rather than state-leased vehicles.