California

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) said the two members currently serving had "engaged in sexual harassment".

A parent held a 70-year-old teacher hostage for several hours at his daughter's Southern California elementary school. The teacher was unharmed.

Bruce Paddock, younger brother of Stephen Paddock, was taken into custody in North Hollywood, California, assisted living home on Wednesday (25 October).

A California woman was arrested after allegedly using a duffel bag to kidnap her own newborn. She did not want her baby to be taken away from her after testing positive for meth.

The bodies of Orange County residents Rachel Nguyen, 20, and Joseph Orbeso, 22, were identified in a remote canyon after a search involving 250 people.

Initial claims from the largest insurance companies reached $1.045bn but cost of damage will certainly increase, the state's insurance commissioner said.

Glen Haskell was arrested for felony child cruelty after allegedly shaking his 2-week-old son to the point of breaking his arms.

A Snapchat video could land a former teacher with further charges after she was already facing charges of sex with a student.

'Aquamation' is an eco-friendly method of corpse disposal that dissolves the whole body, resulting in a relatively harmless water solution which can be returned to the Earth.

Human remains found in 55-gallon drum giving off bad odour that was floating in in San Diego bay after a diver discovered it and reported it to Chula Vista police.

Some 1,300 tonnes of rock fell on the popular trail.

41-year-old Eric Arnold fired on Sacramento officers after being stopped in connection with a fatal house fire.

The 8-year-old donated his heart to a 4-year-old, his grandmother revealed.

Scott Dekraai was convicted of murdering his ex-wife and her co-workers in October 2011.

New regulations for the school on how to handle transgender issues were voted on in a five-hour debate.

Richard Wall had connections to all three of the murdered men.

California Highway Patrol detained the children's father just hours after they were found dead.

Sarah Lockner is accused of trying to kill her baby at McDonald's in Redwood City, California.

Full nudity has been forbidden in the city since 1994, with the exception of shirtless men.

Permit was issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

Scaled-down pod was previously used to push-start hyperloop pods built by students.

Proposals were lodged at the state's Attorney General's office to hold a vote next year.

They are believed to have crossed into San Diego from Mexico.

The teen told border officers he bought the male tiger cub for $300 off the streets of Tijuana, Mexico.

Aramazd Andressian pled guilty to first degree murder in California.

Car project has shifted gears to become an autonomous shuttle bus for Apple staff, insiders claim.

Around 20 girls were sent home for wearing 'revealing' clothes and for not adhering to the school's code of conduct.

Obdulia Sanchez,18, continued to film after the fatal accident in California.

Former cult leader is serving nine life sentences at a prison near Bakersfield, California.

Officers were contemplating how to get James Llama off the crane when he fell 150ft onto a docked freighter.