An autopsy to determine why Rodney King was found dead in his swimming pool began Monday morning, but it will be several weeks before the findings are made public, a San Bernadino County, California, coroner's spokeswoman said Monday.
A judge ordered two men to stand trial on charges relating to the beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow after a Los Angeles Dodgers game last year.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake in southern California struck San Bernardino County near the San Andreas Fault Saturday morning, but no major damage was reported, authorities said.
A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was viewed with a good measure of concern by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Officials expect to contain a wildfire in San Bernadino County, California, by Tuesday night if conditions remain favorable.
A wildfire in San Bernadino County, California, scorched some 300 acres and burned at least one home in a matter of hours Monday, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Monsoon-like conditions overwhelmed southern California on Wednesday, creating flash floods that kept workers at home and businesses and streets knee deep in mud and water.
Rescue workers in San Diego pull a group of people from the perils of rushing floodwaters.
Federal officials Thursday barred the promoters of last week's deadly off-road race in Southern California from holding future races on public land while an investigation is under way.
An off-road race in southern California's Mojave Desert became a scene of horror over the weekend when a truck crashed into a crowd of spectators along the roadside, killing eight people, authorities said Sunday.
A man who shot video capturing an off-road race accident that killed eight people says he "still has chills."
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Monday to hear the case of an Ontario, California, police officer who used his city-issued text-messaging pager to exchange hundreds of personal messages -- some sexually explicit. The case carries ramifications for employee privacy rights in the workplace.
A wildfire continued its rampage through the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California on Monday, but the U.S. Forest Service said fire crews were gaining ground.
A 500-acre fire rages across the Lytle Creek area of San Bernardino County on Saturday.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Sunday in San Bernardino County as a fast-moving wildfire burned through a national forest, threatening homes and forcing hundreds of evacuations.
A big rig swerves into vehicles, officials say possibly as a result of heavy fog in San Bernardino County, California.
A chain-reaction wreck involving at least 15 vehicles Wednesday morning stopped northbound traffic on Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County, California, police said.
The baseball diamonds and bleachers are filled with tales of moms and dads pitching in to put their kids on the field -- Foreclosureville's version of "Field of Dreams."
In Rialto, California, a poor economy has hit the local Little League hard.
Law enforcement officials in southern California searched urgently Wednesday for a 3-year-old boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint during a weekend home invasion.
How many banks will fail this year? No one knows of course, but the answer is many. So far in 2009, we've already had three, putting us on a one-per-week pace. That could mean a doubling of last year's tally of 25, and only slightly less than the total number of failures heretofore over the entire decade (57).
It had the nation waiting during Super Tuesday, but California handed wins to Hillary Clinton and John McCain early Wednesday morning, CNN projects.
Candidates from both parties mine for votes in California, the biggest Super Tuesday prize. CNN's Tom Foreman reports
People hoping to stay awake long enough Tuesday to see who won California's primary might have a long night.
One of the larger fires in Southern California was deliberately started by someone with apparent knowledge of arson, a fire official said Thursday.
Aircraft join the fight against wildfires that are obscuring the horizon of Big Bear, California.
A mandatory evacuation order was issued Thursday for hundreds of households in Morongo Valley as nearby wildfires burned on, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
© 2013 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|