LA Judge Won't Intervene In Kelly Rutherford's International Custody Battle
A Los Angeles judge says he doesn't have the authority to make new orders in actress Kelly Rutherford's international child-custody battle because she has moved to New York.
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A Los Angeles judge says he doesn't have the authority to make new orders in actress Kelly Rutherford's international child-custody battle because she has moved to New York.
While California residents continue the struggle of trying to conserve water through the drought, one local community raised the bar for water management.
A new report on proposed guidelines to implementing marijuana legalization in California may be changing the views of one of the state's most high-profile pot advocates.
While the predicted El Niño system, expected to arrive this Winter, may bring with it plenty of much-needed rain, some experts believe it may do more harm to the drought-ridden region than good.
The court's unanimous ruling clarified what it means for a couple to separate. Under state law, income and property each spouse has during the marriage is considered community property to be divided between them in a divorce.
National Weather Service meteorologist David Sweet says the region is expected to again receive scattered showers Sunday as remnants of a tropical storm off Baja California brings warm muggy conditions northward.
State officials Wednesday ordered an end to traditional grassy lawns for new homes and businesses as they continue targeting ornamental landscapes as a waste of water.
Inmates are handcuffed and shackled for days or even weeks while guards watch around-the-clock until nature takes its course.
In California, researchers put the odds of a swimmer getting attacked by a great white at about one in every 738 million beach visits.
Former "Melrose Place" and "Gossip Girl" actress Kelly Rutherford is hoping a judge will enforce a previous order, giving her temporary custody that would allow her to bring her children to California.
If signed into law, Senate Bill 432 would delete the term "alien" as a definition for an immigrant individual and "modernize" the state Labor Code.
The right-to-die movement in California has a setback Tuesday after lawmakers dropped their efforts to allow terminally ill patients the right to legally end their lives because of fierce opposition.
A Sacramento County judge found that the governor and state Legislature unlawfully diverted most of a fund that was part of a $25 billion settlement between five major banks and nearly every state in 2012.
Some California residents are finding themselves in an ironic bind where they have to pay more while using less water in the drought.
Water use in drought-stricken California plunged by record levels in May, and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration cited that as proof cities can hit steep summer conservation targets they have blasted as unfair.
Less than a month after edging out Brazil, California has slipped back to its ranking as the eighth-largest economy in the world.
State regulators this month approved nine permits for so-called fracking operations between August and December in Long Beach Harbor. The Center for Biological Diversity called on Brown Tuesday to halt the plans.
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday that requires all school children to be vaccinated, according to officials.
The decision was made Thursday by the County Medical Services Program. That program provides health services to the poor in the mostly rural, sparsely populated counties.
Gardening guru Nick Federoff appeared on KCAL9 News Saturday morning to demonstrate how to avoid over-watering your lawn and plants during California's historic drought. For more information, visit ThingsGreen.com.
State fire officials say the blaze that began June 17 in the San Bernardino Mountains has burned more than 47 square miles of desert brush and forest timber.
The Colorado River Indian Tribes sued earlier this month after Riverside County supervisors approved the Blythe Mesa Solar Project, which would cover nearly six square miles.
Democratic Sen. Lois Wolk of Davis says she's still trying to secure votes for SB128 to pass the Assembly Health Committee.
Data show less than a third of the farmers, water districts and communities responded to the broadest conservation order for those with nearly ironclad water rights by the State Water Resources Control Board.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is spending $8 million this year on drug-detecting scanners and a new breed of drug-sniffing dogs while also employing strip searches on visitors suspected of carrying drugs.
The shooting, which left one man dead on Tuesday afternoon, happened at around 4:15 p.m. in the 900 block of S. Victoria Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry scored power-play goals, Lukas Dostal turned aside 41 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 3-1.
The 106th Rose Queen was named on Tuesday, with the honors going to Westridge School senior Lindsay Charles. She will now lead the seven-member Rose Court as ambassadors at a number of event leading up to the highly anticipated Rose Parade events come January.
Despite yet another home run off the bat of Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers pitching faltered in a bullpen game on Tuesday as the Boys in Blue failed to complete the World Series sweep over the New York Yankees.
A fan at Yankee Stadium was ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after prying a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts.
The shooting, which left one man dead on Tuesday afternoon, happened at around 4:15 p.m. in the 900 block of S. Victoria Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The 106th Rose Queen was named on Tuesday, with the honors going to Westridge School senior Lindsay Charles. She will now lead the seven-member Rose Court as ambassadors at a number of event leading up to the highly anticipated Rose Parade events come January.
Despite yet another home run off the bat of Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers pitching faltered in a bullpen game on Tuesday as the Boys in Blue failed to complete the World Series sweep over the New York Yankees.
A fan at Yankee Stadium was ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after prying a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts.
After a two-month investigation, detectives in Long Beach have tracked down the man they believe killed a homeless person two months ago.
The shooting, which left one man dead on Tuesday afternoon, happened at around 4:15 p.m. in the 900 block of S. Victoria Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The 106th Rose Queen was named on Tuesday, with the honors going to Westridge School senior Lindsay Charles. She will now lead the seven-member Rose Court as ambassadors at a number of event leading up to the highly anticipated Rose Parade events come January.
Despite yet another home run off the bat of Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers pitching faltered in a bullpen game on Tuesday as the Boys in Blue failed to complete the World Series sweep over the New York Yankees.
After a two-month investigation, detectives in Long Beach have tracked down the man they believe killed a homeless person two months ago.
The victim of Monday's road rage shooting in the Cajon Pass, which left the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg and caused a crash involving multiple other vehicles, is speaking out and demanding that the shooter be found and arrested.
Orange County prosecutors charged a Costa Mesa man for allegedly strangling his girlfriend to death before dumping her body in a trash can last week.
Huntington Beach residents have started a petition to remove the city's library review board that recently deemed potty training books inappropriate for children, according to petitioners.
The 58-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The discovery was made behind a single-family home in the 1900 block of Maple Avenue.
Andrew Do will vacate his seat under a plea bargain with federal and local prosecutors.
A rescue helicopter partnered with San Bernardino County is indefinitely grounded after it was tagged by vandals over the weekend, drawing the ire of many in the High Desert
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched a new "surge operation" for California Highway Patrol operations in San Bernardino due to elevated numbers of violent crime.
The California Highway Patrol closed part of the Cajon Pass after a road rage shooting along the freeway Monday morning.
It happened at around 8 p.m. near Streeter Avenue just north of Lantana Street, according to the Riverside Police Department.
A San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputy had a split second to act to save a child from an oncoming train.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said they've opened investigations after two ballot boxes went up in flames.
With just over a week until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died surrounded by his family, a post on his Instagram said.
The man who was convicted in the 2022 attack on the husband of House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday following his state trial.
Authorities in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said they've opened investigations after two ballot boxes went up in flames.
With just over a week until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
CBS News' Norah O'Donnell talks with Kamala Harris about women's healthcare, and a prospective return of Donald Trump to the White House.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
McDonald's says Quarter Pounders will be back on the menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
McDonald's has stopped selling the popular product in some states as an investigation into the cause of the bacteria continues.
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
BrucePac recalled nearly 12 million pounds of meat and poultry products used in popular products at Trader Joe's, Kroger and more.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Thousands of mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities spanning across Southern California went on strike on Monday, calling for increased pay and restored pension plans, amid other demands.
Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.
Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually increasing their wages to at least $25 an hour.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry scored power-play goals, Lukas Dostal turned aside 41 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 3-1.
Despite yet another home run off the bat of Freddie Freeman, the Dodgers pitching faltered in a bullpen game on Tuesday as the Boys in Blue failed to complete the World Series sweep over the New York Yankees.
A fan at Yankee Stadium was ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after prying a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts.
With the Los Angeles Dodgers on the brink of winning the World Series Tuesday night, law enforcement in the Los Angeles area have announced plans to keep the peace and be on the lookout for unruly celebrations.
Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105.
Teri Garr rose from being a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star in such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie."
The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died surrounded by his family, a post on his Instagram said.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is holding a Thursday afternoon news conference to announce his decision regarding the potential resentencing of the Menendez brothers.
The lure of the streets can sometimes be too much for vulnerable young people. There's an effort in Orange County to steer kids onto the right path. It's backed by schools, community groups and law enforcement. KCAL News reporter Rina Nakano shows us some success stories.
Lindsay Charles, a senior at the Westridge School in Pasadena, was selected as the 106th Rose Queen on Tuesday.
In the wake of a number of ballot drop-off boxes getting set on fire with just days until the General Election, the Orange County Registrar is ensuring voters that their ballots will be safe. Michele Gile reports.
One person was shot to death in a Mid-Wilshire neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. Police said the suspect got away before officers arrived.
Los Angeles police are searching for the driver who struck a man and woman in Westlake early Tuesday morning, leaving one dead and the other injured without stopping to help. Mike Rogers reports.
The Bridge Fire in California's Angeles National Forest exploded to more than 34,000 acres Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations and road closures.
The Airport Fire burning in eastern Orange County is one of three brush fires continuing to rage in Southern California as hot temperatures and dry conditions challenge firefighting crews.
Desert Daze is a music festival that's brought together acts like Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Toro y Moi and Wu-Tang Clan since starting in 2012. It's been held in Lake Perris in Riverside County, where festival-goers can jump in the water amid live performances. In 2024, it was canceled for the second year in a row. And it's not clear when the SoCal psych-rock fest will be back.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.
