Updated: 10:25 PM A new elementary school being built in California is embroiled in controversy after the school board decided to name it after one of the state's most notorious Old West bandidos.

Posted: 10:01 AM Police have a suspect in custody for a New Year's Eve shooting at a bar in the Old Sacramento area that killed two people.

Posted: 9:18 AM major Southern California newspaper is defying conventional wisdom by spending heavily to expand in print.

Posted: 7:05 AM Thousands of people in Southern California are lining the route of the 124th Rose Parade in Pasadena.

Updated: 7:47 AM Police say two people died and three others were injured in a New Year's Eve shooting after a fight in a restaurant in the Old Sacramento area.

Posted: 2:27 PM Police have arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with a body that was discovered encased in newly poured concrete inside a Southern California heating and air conditioning business.

Posted: 12:46 PM California's alcohol sales enforcers have gotten $70,000 worth of bullet-resistant vests, helmets and gas masks to protect them during undercover stings at bars, restaurants and retail establishments.

Posted: 12:43 PM Oakland police are looking for a gunman who shot to death a 15-year-old girl and wounded a 14-year-old boy at a housing complex.

Posted: 12:41 PM The California Supreme Court has ruled that amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered on bumper cars or other thrill rides.

Posted: 12:39 PM Three people were hurt when a stagecoach carrying 14 visitors lost a wheel and flipped at Southern California's Knott's Berry Farm.

Posted: 4:20 AM The Defense Department for the first time will put a float in Pasadena's Tournament of Roses to commemorate the veterans from a conflict that still casts a shadow over the world.

Posted: 4:08 PM The family of a 23-year-old man who disappeared on the morning of Christmas Eve after police say he jumped into a Marin County creek to evade a sobriety test is offering a $5,000 reward for help in finding him.

Posted: 3:09 PM Thunderstorms, lightning, snow, massive waves and generally odd weather are all being reported across California as yet another storm moves through the region.

Updated: 12:17 AM San Francisco police are asking for the public's help in finding a mugger they say robbed a woman and killed her little dog when he grabbed the animal and threw it onto a city street.

Updated: 11:26 AM A Southern California man's tradition of handing out cash totaling $1,000 to homeless men was broken when he was turned away by a shelter on Christmas Day.

Posted: 11:20 AM Police are reviewing surveillance video as they investigate the stabbings of two teenagers inside a Southern California mall.

Updated: 12:21 AM San Jose fire investigators are looking through the rubble of an apartment as they try to determine what sparked a fire that killed three people and sent three others to a hospital late Saturday.

Posted: 11:09 AM Katt Williams, the comedian who has repeatedly found himself on the wrong side of the law, is out on bail after being arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun.

Posted: 9:49 AM Physical fitness is a way of life on the beautiful beachfront oasis of Santa Monica, but complaints about fitness enthusiasts blocking walkways and making too much noise have prompted the city to consider regulations to restrict some of the activity.

Posted: 9:44 AM "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week with nearly $33 million.

Updated: 11:29 AM Under some of the state laws taking effect with the new year, homeowners will have increased protections from foreclosure.

Updated: 4:37 PM Authorities have released the names of a father and son who died after they were swept into the sea while fishing near the Golden Gate Bridge Friday.

Posted: 2:45 PM Experts say two rocket launchers turned in during a one-day gun buyback program in Los Angeles appear to be antitank weapons from the military.

Posted: 2:21 PM Authorities say three people were killed when a home-built airplane crashed in a San Diego County nature preserve.

Posted: 11:19 AM The state Medical Board is asking for the public's help as it combats reckless prescribing by doctors.