California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills on Friday in an effort to reduce smash-and-grab robberies and property crimes, creating stricter penalties for repeat offenders and people running professional reselling schemes. The Democratic governor was joined by a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers, business leaders and local officials at a Home...
States throughout the country have strange laws you may have never heard of before. In California, you’ll want to maintain appropriate language on the mini-golf course to remain a law-abiding citizen. Take a look at a handful of California laws that may seem a bit bizarre. If you’re playing a game of mini-golf in Long...
Just hours after Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of bills into law to combat smash-and-grab robberies in the crime-ridden state, a large group of thieves stormed three separate 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles, swiping food and drink items before fleeing on bicycles, according to NBC. The group of up to 30...
While kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla, California, a group spotted a very rare deep-sea fish that had died. The oarfish, also known as a “doomsday fish,” stretched 12 feet in length. Only 20 oarfish have been reported in California since 1901, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. ANGLER CATCHES PREHISTORIC-LOOKING...
The son of Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford is accused of killing his girlfriend after her body was found this week off the side of a highway in Nevada, according to police and media reports. Brent Clifford, who is facing a murder charge after remains believed to be of Patricia Portella-Wright, 48, were found...
A Los Angeles federal district Tuesday ordered the University of California, Los Angeles, to stop allowing and assisting antisemitic agitators to ban Jews from large parts of UCLA’s campus. In the wake of the horrifying attack in Israel on Oct. 7, anti-Israel activists on campus set up barricades in the center of campus that blocked...
Flash Shelton, a former California handyman, is known for having launched a new and niche career after helping his own mother “evict” unlawful inhabitants from her home. In an on-camera interview, he told Fox News Digital his story, where it’s landed him today — and his advice for others who may find themselves in this...
Federal authorities announced new charges against the operators of an illegal underground biolab found inaCentral California community last fall. Jia Bei Zhu, 62, a citizen of China, was previously indicted for distributing bogus and misbranded COVID-19 test kits in violation of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. He was also charged with making false...
A bill that would increase penalties for child sex buyers in California could die before getting a vote amid concerns from state finance officials over the costs of housing additional prison inmates. California lawmakers last week placed Senate Bill 1414 on “suspense file,” a list of bills that are expected to cost the state a...
Gena Rowlands, the Golden Globe winner who portrayed an older version of Rachel McAdam’s character, Allie, in the 2004 film “The Notebook,” has died at 94. Rowlands died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Indian Wells, California, representatives for her son, filmmaker Nick Cassavetes, said, according to the Associated Press. Her official cause of death...
