Californians Consider Crime A Major Issue, New Poll Finds
In a CBS News poll released Wednesday, 68% of respondents deemed crime a very important issue.
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In a CBS News poll released Wednesday, 68% of respondents deemed crime a very important issue.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 331, introduced by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, which aims to crack down on organized retail theft that is on the rise statewide.
A liquor store employee was shot in the toe by a person who is still on the loose, according to the Pomona Police Department.
As more crimes are caught on dash cams, many drivers are considering getting one for their own cars.
A 43-year-old Anaheim man was arrested in Garden Grove for allegedly attempting to kill his estranged wife who was watching their son play sports, Garden Grove police reported Saturday.
Armed, private security guards will be deployed in Beverly Hills in response to a robbery and shooting at an upscale restaurant, Police Chief Dominick Rivetti said Saturday.
A 20-year-old man was arrested and two others were being sought in connection with a kidnapping and shooting in Covina, police said Thursday.
Fear is growing in and around Melrose Avenue as a spike in violent crime is scaring neighbors.
Two men were hospitalized after being shot Sunday in Palmdale.
A man and a woman were shot to death Saturday evening in unincorporated Gardena.
A man pointed a gun at a victim while attempting to steal his cellphone in Culver City Thursday.
Police asked for the public's help Sunday to find a hit-and-run driver who critically injured a 51-year-old man returning home from a market in the Central-Alameda area of Los Angeles.
Police are investigating two separate shootings where no victims were reported, yet officers found spent shell casings, officials said Saturday.
A man was shot Sunday on a street in Hawthorne and police were searching for the shooter.
Two Los Angeles police officers were injured when a man armed with a chain and padlock struck them repeatedly before being shot with a stun gun and taken into custody, police said Thursday.
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he raped and sexually assaulted an acquaintance at his home while he was off duty in 2018.
A self-proclaimed "spiritual healer" was charged Wednesday with raping two women.
A former investigator with the Huntington Beach Police Department has been charged with stealing drugs from the car of an attempted murder suspect, then driving a squad car while under the influence, prosecutors said Tuesday.
A 69-year-old Costa Mesa man, who volunteered for years to chaperone children at a local church, was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting two girls after the mother of the sisters contacted police.
Black drivers in California were stopped by police at 2.5 times the per capita rate of whites and searched three times as often, according to the latest report Thursday from a first-in-the-nation attempt to track racial profiling by police.
Homeowners in one Sherman Oaks neighborhood have banded together to keep a close eye on the vehicles coming in and out of their community.
Police in Garden Grove say the two suspects used a blow torch and other construction equipment to break through a salon's back room wall and into the sandwich shop next door.
"He was the type of person if you asked him for anything if he knew you, if he didn't know you, he would give you anything," Eric Dominguez says.
A crackdown on crime tonight in one of Southern California's most popular beaches. Orange County reporter Stacey Butler reports from Main Street Beach in Laguna Beach.
The incident happened around 4:15 a.m. on the morning of September 28. The parking lot is near a 24-hour Subway shop on 17th Street.
According to Metro, because the building fire on Flower Street near Venice Boulevard was near the tracks, bus shuttles are replacing A and E Line service.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are set for a Monday court appearance after their lawyers requested that a judge review potential new evidence and consider resentencing in their first-degree murder convictions for the 1989 killings of their parents.
Officials praised as "incredible" the efforts made by hundreds of people to help save the foundering pilot whales.
The historic fountain at the center of a roundabout in Orange was hit by yet another driver over the weekend, marking just another incident in a string that dates back years.
The discovery was made at about 4 p.m. underneath the I-10 overpass at Washington Boulevard, according to LAPD investigators.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are set for a Monday court hearing after their lawyers requested a judge review potential new evidence and consider vacating their first-degree murder convictions for the 1989 killings of their parents.
According to Metro, because the building fire on Flower Street near Venice Boulevard was near the tracks, bus shuttles are replacing A and E Line service.
Officials praised as "incredible" the efforts made by hundreds of people to help save the foundering pilot whales.
The historic fountain at the center of a roundabout in Orange was hit by yet another driver over the weekend, marking just another incident in a string that dates back years.
The discovery was made at about 4 p.m. underneath the I-10 overpass at Washington Boulevard, according to LAPD investigators.
According to Metro, because the building fire on Flower Street near Venice Boulevard was near the tracks, bus shuttles are replacing A and E Line service.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are set for a Monday court appearance after their lawyers requested that a judge review potential new evidence and consider resentencing in their first-degree murder convictions for the 1989 killings of their parents.
The discovery was made at about 4 p.m. underneath the I-10 overpass at Washington Boulevard, according to LAPD investigators.
Both of the victims were hospitalized in stable condition, according to firefighters.
Family members say that the 16-year-old victim was an athlete and honor roll student at his South Los Angeles high school and that he did nothing to deserve the way he died on Friday.
The historic fountain at the center of a roundabout in Orange was hit by yet another driver over the weekend, marking just another incident in a string that dates back years.
It happened just before 9 p.m. on Saturday in the 2000 block of S. Wood Street, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
Two people are expected to be okay after a harrowing crash in Newport Beach early Sunday morning.
Police recovered more than $200,000 in Nike Jordan shoes during a California Highway Patrol operation in Anaheim.
With the holiday season quickly approaching, police warned residents to be wary of porch pirates after a brazen theft in front of an Irvine home.
The parents were arrested after detectives discovered signs of neglect and child abuse at a home where they were called for reports of a 10-year-old boy in medical distress.
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against the suspected sexual predator who tried to meetup with a Temecula teenager for sex because they said more evidence was needed before they could take action.
The woman told firefighters that she had fallen into the hole sometime Tuesday evening and wasn't discovered until a passerby heard her screaming for help.
Undercover detectives posed as a teenage girl online and began talking with a 43-year-old man from Arizona who expressed his intent to meet up for sexual purposes.
It happened at around 9:15 p.m. on Friday near the intersection of SR-74 and White Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol officers.
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.
The death of music star Liam Payne has thrust "pink cocaine," sometimes also called Tusi, into the national spotlight. The National Drug Early Warning System predicted its rise back in 2023.
Tortilla strips sold in grocery stores across the U.S. have been recalled due to concerns about an undeclared wheat allergen.
Democrats say they're concerned or scared Trump will threaten their rights, but fewer than half feel motivated to oppose him.
Orlando is the first team since 2019 to win the NWSL Shield and the title in the same year.
When cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was murdered in Texas, U.S. Marshals assigned to the case used a unique tactic to track down her suspected killer in Costa Rica and bring the fugitive to justice.
Democrats say they're concerned or scared Trump will threaten their rights, but fewer than half feel motivated to oppose him.
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.
Trump's sentencing in the "hush money" case has been delayed by a New York judge.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
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.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
Public health officials have reported two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito borne illness dengue in Los Angeles County, bringing the total to 11 cases in recent weeks.
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.
Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare "double eagle" gold coin at a Southern California auction house.
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
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.
Saquon Barkley ran for touchdowns of 70 and 72 yards in the second half and finished with an Eagles-record 255 yards rushing in the streaking Philadelphia Eagles' seventh consecutive victory.
Boise State transfer Chibuzo Agbo scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the second half, Josh Cohen added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Southern California beat Grambling 80-69.
Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored two goals to help the LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 6-2 to advance to the Western Conference finals.
James Harden had 23 points and eight assists, Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 12 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers coasted to a 125-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Londynn Jones scored 15 points, making all five of her 3-pointers, and fifth-ranked UCLA stunned No. 1 South Carolina 77-62 on Sunday, ending the Gamecocks' overall 43-game winning streak and their run of 33 consecutive road victories.
Lawyers for actor Jonathan Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court.
The 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist's new album features 12 songs.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
Executive chef Scott Erickson offers some Thanksgiving Day side dish ideas as it readies to host a lunch for about 40 veterans.
Kelly O’Grady, CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent talks about how possible pending deportations could affect the economy and the cost of food.
Most of Los Angeles County stays dry Monday, as rain chances increase Tuesday.
Jim Defede, CBS Miami reporter talks about the Florida connection to President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections.
Raw Farm voluntarily recalled some of its raw milk sold in stores after bird flu virus was found in a sample.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in Game 5 in a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees
