Mammoth Boulder Crashes into California Home
KGTV/ABC News(POWAY, Calif.) — A boulder, estimated to weigh 12 tons, rolled into a house in Poway, Calif. Thursday, wiping out its garage, crushing gas and electric lines, and barely missing a propane tank.Poway Fire Department officials said the bou…
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Southern California
Jason Reed/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of southern California on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but no injuries or damages have been reported.The quake, which was downgraded from a prel…
California Double-Murder Charge: Fiancee Says She Was Duped
Costa Mesa Police Dept.(NEW YORK) — Rachel Buffett, the California actress who is accused of helping her ex-fiance Dan Wozniak cover up an alleged double-murder, says she was duped and her only crime was falling for the wrong man.”I’m innocent,” Buffe…
California Girl, 9, Loses 66 Pounds
Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Breanna Bond weighed 186 pounds by the time she was 9 years old.The extra weight made it difficult for her to breathe and move around. The California girl soon became a target for bullies. “Everybody at sch…
California Student Starts Modesty Club in Reaction to Too Much Skin
Brent Hatch(SOUTH PASADENA, Calif.) — High-school freshman Saige Hatch was sick of seeing her peers revealing too much skin when she came to school each day.”From elementary to middle school, and then to high school, I noticed immodesty,” she told ABC…
Port Strike in California Ends After Eight Days
Laura Lezza/Getty Images (file photo)(LOS ANGELES) — The stalemate between union workers and shipping companies that crippled two ports in California for more than a week is over.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced late Tuesday night that…
Federal Agent Killed When Drug Smuggler Rams Coast Guard Boat
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — A federal law enforcement officer was killed when a dope smuggler’s small craft rammed a Coast Guard boat in a midnight interception of a marijuana load off the California coast, law enforcement so…
Chinese Women Pay to Give Birth at California Maternity Mansion, Secure Citizenship for Babies
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — The unassuming home at the top of the hill in an upscale Chino Hills, Calif., neighborhood has been operating as a “maternity mansion,” charging women from China high prices to give birth in the United States, essentially buyin…
Powerball Comes to California
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Less than 24 hours after the winning Powerball lottery numbers were announced, California’s five-member lottery commission voted unanimously on Thursday to bring the Powerball jackpot to the state…
Caviar Vending Machines Unveiled at California Malls
Beverly Hills Caviar(LOS ANGELES) — It’s not uncommon for people to have champagne wishes and caviar dreams, even if they live on a beer budget. But a new invention from Beverly Hills Caviar is helping to make those highbrow fantasies more attai…
Storms Slam Northern California
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — The first of three powerful storms is hitting Northern California, where travelers are feeling the strongest impact.The winds are causing flights to be delayed and canceled in San Francisco and Oakland. Heavy ra…
Camel Roams Southern California Streets After Escaping Circus
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A circus camel roamed the streets of a Southern California city after it escaped from its handlers.The camel is part of the Ramos Bros. Circus and the incident started during some exercises Friday afternoon.“Somebody drop…
Mushrooms Kill Third California Senior; US Cases on Rise
Hemera/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Another person has died from accidental mushroom poisoning at a California senior care facility, bringing the total death toll to three.The third victim, whose name, age and gender have not been released, died o…
Public Nudity Ban Considered in San Francisco
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — San Franciscans may be forced to wear clothes outside of their homes and some nude activists aren’t pleased.City lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that, if passed, would make it illeg…
California Triplets Smash Guinness Combined Weight Record
David De Lossy/Digital Vision(NEW YORK) — When the stork visited Brittany and Jason Deen in Sacramento, Calif., it delivered not one, but three bundles of joys — and a world record.Sidney, Elliot and Jenson Deen weighed over 20 pounds combined at bir…
Transgender Woman Files Lawsuit After Getting Tased by Ranger
KGTV/ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Ramona, Calif., transgender woman has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that a Bureau of Land Management ranger used a Taser on her because she used to be a man.”I consider myself to be a victim of a crime,” Brooke …
(2) Oregon Defeats California, 59-17 Behind Mariota’s 6 Touchdowns
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(BERKELEY, Calif.) — Ducks freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota tied a school record with six touchdown passes as (2) Oregon (10-0) pounded California (3-8) Saturday night, 59-17.Oregon took a 24-10 lead into half-time,…
California Teen Recovering from Six Rattlesnake Bites
Hemera/Thinkstock(JAMUL, Calif.) — It took 24 doses of anti-venom, four days of hospital intensive care, and two weeks at home for 16-year-old Vera Oliphant to recover from six rattlesnake bites.Oliphant, who is from El Cajon, Calif., was visiting her…
Husband Arrested in Murder of Iraqi-American Mom, Family Called It a Hate Crime
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(EL CAJON, Calif.) — The husband of an Iraqi-American mother whose family called her death a hate crime was charged with homicide Friday, nearly eight months after his wife’s murder.Police arrested Kassim Alhimidi, 4…
California Approves Higher Taxes to Save the State and Schools
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — With the state billions in the red, California voters on Tuesday passed Proposition 30 by about eight percentage points that both boosts the sales tax and puts heavier income taxes on the rich.Gov. Jerry Br…