A man suspected of stealing a Jeep from a car wash died instantly when he slammed the vehicle into the side of a flat-bed truck.

The weekend firestorm has left a local horse rescue ranch fighting for survival.

Marijuana smugglers dumped $32 million worth of pot into the ocean when the Coast Guard started chasing a suspicious boat southwest of San Diego.

Four passengers slightly injured. Officials describe the contact between the two trains as a "minor sideswipe."

The median price of a home in California fell about 34 percent last month from a year ago, reflecting a surge in the sale of foreclosed homes.

The proposed deal of $12.85 million would be one of the largest payouts ever made to resolve LAPD misconduct.

A moderate earthquake has rattled the Mexico-California border region.

The divorced Democratic Congresswoman is pregnant with her first child, plans to marry her boyfriend.

Police were attempting to serve warrants to a man and a woman in Hacienda Heights accused of assault.

New cars are stacking up at the port of Long Beach. Auto dealers don't want them because no one is buying new cars.

The experimental single-engine plane went down on San Fernando Road in Pacoima, forcing several cars to swerve out of the way.

The non-injury fire broke out on the second floor of the two-story clothing store in Hollywood.

A Tustin woman said she found the bronze Virgin Mary statue on her front lawn.

Investigators say Olivia Geatian struck her husband three times in the head with the meat cleaver as he slept.

Authorities say the driver was negotiating a drug deal when he struck and killed 14- year- old bicyclist Danny Oates.

Details on the bizarre deaths were released today after toxicology results on the family members' bodies were completed.

Police are seeking the public's help in locating a man who exposed himself and attempted to molest a child.

A man is facing attempted murder charges today after allegedly beating two people with a crutch -- and it was all caught on tape.

Authorities ask for public's help in determining the cause of the destructive Sayre Fire in Sylmar.

The so-called Triangle Complex Fire burned 30,300 acres destroyed 187 residences and damaged 127 others.

In one heist, the robbers gave the teller a note that read, "Please help this lady, she is strapped."

Opening statements are underway in what's believed to be the nation's first cyber bullying case.

Residents spotted a 3-foot alligator roaming the front of a local home.

The explosive fire broke out just before 10:50 p.m. Tuesday in Alhambra.

A search of Jorge Aglony's hotel room and his car yielded drug paraphernalia, as well as pornographic images of minors.

The Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment which passed with 52 percent of the vote.

During the Yorba Linda firestorm, one Orange County man took it upon himself to save burning homes in his neighborhood. He used his own water truck.

Authorities say the devastating Montecito Fire in Santa Barbara County set accidentally.

A disabled man from Woodland Hills who filed 400 lawsuits against California businesses can sue no more.

The Orange County Superior Court clerk was sentenced to 90 days in jail and ordered to pay $3,954 in restitution.

Leader of the so-called Bird Rock Bandits was sentenced to life in the beating death of pro surfer Emery Kauanui.

Steven Emory Butcher was convicted of setting the 2006 Day Fire and the 2002 Ellis Fire in the Los Padres National Forest.

Actress Heather Locklear has been officially charged with DUI after her arrest in Montecito.

For the first time, the Cal State system might turn away qualified students.

A coast guard cutter spotted a boat dumping the bales into the ocean near Baja, California.

Home sales in Los Angeles County jumped by 56.2 percent in October, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices dropped 29 percent.

Residents of Hidden Hills Estates in Yorba Linda say at the height of the fire, hydrants and faucets went dry.

There was a sudden stop on the escalator, causing minor injuries to several guests.

Obama says he is "ready and willing to do everything he can" to help the city and residents in the fire zones.

"But suddenly to be in the midst of it, it's a very different awareness."

"We should start thinking about building all of the mobile homes with the same fire retardant materials used in building homes."

Two women were arrested Saturday on suspicion of looting the home of a Porter Ranch man who was evacuating his home because of the Sayre Fire in Sylmar.

The 82-year old actress reportedly began having trouble breathing, so her son took her to the emergency room.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from either earthquake.

The renovations will include two new airline gates able to handle superjumbo jets and two new concourses for the Tom Bradley International Terminal.

Many evacuees lost their home, but thanks to the incredible generosity of others, not their hope.

D.A.'s office is reviewing case and will make the final decision on any criminal charges.

Police say a man went on a drive-by with a 6-month-old boy in the back seat.

Up to 12,000 people rallied today as part of a nationwide series of protests against California's newly-passed gay marriage ban.