California Meat Plant Shooting: 3 Dead, Including Gunman, 2 Injured
Hemera/Thinkstock(FRESNO, Calif.) — A workplace shooting at a Fresno, Calif., meat plant has left three people dead, including the suspect, and two wounded.Gunfire erupted around 8:27 a.m. Tuesday at Valley Protein, a meat processing and handling plan…
Shooting at California Meat Plant Leaves One Dead, Four Injured
Hemera/Thinkstock(FRESNO, Calif.) — A gunman opened fire Tuesday morning at a meat processing plant in Fresno, Calif., killing one co-worker and shooting three others before he critically wounded himself.The shooting happened around 8:27 a.m. at Valle…
Winner of California Lottery Comes Forward After Five Months to Claim $23 Million
Adam Gault/Thinkstock(PALMDALE, Calif.) — The lucky winner of California’s SuperLotto Plus Jackpot has finally come forward to claim her $23 million, just 25 days short of forfeiting the prize.“We had our winner come forward and claim the …
Tsunami Warning in Hawaii Downgraded to Advisory After Canada Quake
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A tsunami warning was downgraded to an advisory for the state of Hawaii this morning, following a 7.7 earthquake off the coast of British Columbia Saturday night. Although waves up to six feet were predicted, the fir…
Live Shark Lands on Calif. Golf Course
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.) — Employees at San Juan Hills Golf Club got a huge surprise this week when they found a live, 2-foot-long shark on the 12th hole.“One of our marshals saw something flip-flopping near the 12th h…
Live Shark Lands on Calif. Golf Course
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.) — Employees at San Juan Hills Golf Club got a huge surprise this week when they found a live, 2-foot-long shark on the 12th hole.“One of our marshals saw something flip-flopping near the 12th h…
‘Fantasy Slut League’ Alarms California High School
Comstock/Thinkstock(PIEDMONT, Calif.) — A top-tier California high school informed parents of a “Fantasy Slut League” in which male students “drafted” female students and earned points for sexual encounters.The sex game was brought to the attention of…
Shark Attack Kills California Surfer
Photos.com/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A California surfer was mauled and killed by a shark off the Santa Barbara coast Tuesday, officials said.The victim was 40, but not immediately identified.The shark moved in for the kill shortly before 11 a.m. PT a…
Calif. Dad Killed Shielding Son, 4, From Gunman
Comstock/Thinkstock(INGLEWOOD, Calif.) — A gunman who police say may have been wearing a painter’s mask opened fire on a family of five Saturday, killing a father and his 4-year-old son and then torching the family’s Inglewood, Calif., hom…
Newport Beach Murder: Husband Says Another Man Killed Wife, Forcing Him to Bury Body
Orange County Sheriff’s Department(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A prominent California real estate investor who pleaded not guilty to killing his wife for financial gain now claims another man did the killing and forced the real estate mogul to bury the b…
Meteor Lights Up Northern Californian Sky
Chad Baker/Photodisc/Thinkstock (file photo)(SAN FRANCISCO) — A meteor lit up the skies over the Bay Area in California Wednesday evening in what experts say is debris from Halley’s Comet.Hundreds of residents from Oakland, San Francisco and San…
California Foreclosures at Lowest Level Since 2007
Hemera/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The foreclosure rate in one of the hardest-hit states is at a new low, a real estate data firm says.Foreclosure activity in California hasn’t been this low since the start of the recession in the beginning of 2007. The…
California Town Decides on Home Sales to PG&E Amid Pollution Concerns
BananaStock/Thinkstock(HINKLEY, Calif.) — Residents of Hinkley, Calif., faced a deadline Monday to decide whether to sell their homes to the power company that polluted their desert town, or stay and accept a water treatment system installed at no cha…
California Real Estate Investor Arrested After Wife Vanishes
Obtained by ABC(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A prominent California real estate investor is being held in connection with the disappearance of his wife, amid a widespread search for the mother of three who vanished from her home last week.Peter Chadwick, …
Bone Fragment May Link Girl Missing Since 1988 to ‘Speed Freak Killers’
Hemera/Thinkstock(HAYWARD, Calif.) — The parents of missing girl Michaela Joy Garecht are hoping that a three-inch bone fragment will finally solve the mystery of their daughter’s 1988 disappearance.Sharon Murch, who has kept her daughter’s memory ali…
Bone Fragment May Link Girl Missing Since 1988 to ‘Speed Freak Killers’
Hemera/Thinkstock(HAYWARD, Calif.) — The parents of missing girl Michaela Joy Garecht are hoping that a three-inch bone fragment will finally solve the mystery of their daughter’s 1988 disappearance.Sharon Murch, who has kept her daughter’s memory ali…
Obama Jokes About His Debate Performance
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — President Obama got in on the act Sunday night, joining a long line of commentators and comedians who have poked fun at his lackluster debate performance last week.Speaking to 6,000 supporters at the star-st…
California Gas Prices Soar to New Highs
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The average cost for a gallon of regular gas not only hit another all-time high in California this weekend, it’s an all-time high for the country.Prices at the pump at some service stations were more than $5 a gallon…
$4,500 in Gas Siphoned in Latest California Pump Heist
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(ROSEVILLE, Calif.) — With the price of gas in California reaching record highs, thieves are increasingly targeting gas tanks with the most recent heist siphoning more than $4,500 from a gas station over a span of three days.Po…
Obese California Man Arrested in Alleged Kidnap Attempt
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A California soccer coach came to the rescue after a 425-pound gangster with more than 60 prior arrests allegedly tried to kidnap one of his young players. Santa Ana police officers arrested Victor Joseph Espinoza, o…