One California school district president said the state recently passing legislation to tighten the requirements for $2 billion remaining in education funds to address learning loss is a reminder how the state failed students during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The recent settlement in which California agreed to spend $2 billion to help children most impacted by...
The latest dinosaur being mounted at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is not only a member of a new species — it’s also the only one found on the planet whose bones are green, according to museum officials. Named “Gnatalie” (pronounced Natalie) for the gnats that swarmed during the excavation, the long-necked, long-tailed...
“I’m not going anywhere.” This week, a defiant Joe Biden called into”Morning Joe”to rebuke members of his own party who are urging him to drop out of the presidential race. The early morning phone interview was as shaky as his televised sit-down with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos—and just as rambling as his debate performance before that....
A California woman’s plan to fake her own kidnapping in 2016 has brought some renewed attention to the unsolved disappearance of 16-year-old Tera Smith, who vanished from a run nearly 26 years ago. While Sherri Papini’s hoax kidnapping inspired a Hulu documentary series, “The Perfect Wife,” which premiered earlier this year and made national headlines,...
A southern California man has been arrested after he allegedly decapitated his elderly parents and the family dog, authorities said Wednesday. Joseph Brandon Gerdvil, 41, is accused of killing, 77-year-old Ronald Walter Gerdvil and 79-year-old Antoinette Gerdvill, and their dog, according to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The department said officers...
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) has shot back against claims that it has been underreporting its crime data, which shows dramatic falls in crime this year compared to 2023. A report by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Report claims that OPD is not comparing like with like when reporting its crime figures for...
FIRST ON FOX: Authorities in California have arrested a thrice-deported illegal immigrant in connection with a deadly house fire that killed a mom and two of her three of her children last month, according to a law enforcement source. Stockton police announced the arrest of Jose Carmen Cardona, 59, Friday morning. A source with knowledge...
One California family is at its breaking point, warning their neighbors are “endangering the entire community” with their hazardous, makeshift junkyard as they struggle to get support from government officials. Los Angeles resident Elena Malone and her family purchased what they thought was their dream home in Sun Valley in 2021, but things quickly changed...
Yosemite rangers in California are making an important plea to visitors of the national park who are leaving waste behind in the wilderness. “Please don’t bury toilet paper, it’s easily exposed by weather and erosion, and animals can dig it up and disperse it long before it decomposes (which can take 1-3 years, depending on...
A California man killed his wife, son and in-laws before he was arrested after a Wednesday night domestic violence shooting, authorities said. Shane ParrishKillian, 54, faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, according to Alameda County Jail records. The Alameda Police Department said it received a call Wednesday evening from someone saying their neighbor had been...
