State News

San Diego prosecutors say a man has been convicted in the grisly murder of a 14-year-old girl who was found beaten and stabbed in the basement of an abandoned home.

Authorities say a Los Angeles police sergeant was arrested last week for a home burglary and it's the second time the 18-year veteran has been accused of such a crime.

A magazine has dropped Claremont McKenna College from its best private liberal arts colleges list because the school reported inflated SAT scores.

A Temecula mother who admitted to driving drunk in a crash that killed her nine-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison.

Charges have been dropped against the son of a murder victim after detectives linked the case to a suspected California serial killer.

State officials have suspended the license of the builder of a Milpitas home where a carpenter was buried alive last weekend.

It will take until the middle of next week for inspectors to get a close look at a tube leak that prompted operators to shut down the San Onofre Unit 3 nuclear plant.

The Diocese of Orange has closed on its purchase of the shimmering Crystal Cathedral and the church's nearly 31-acre property.

A Fairfield woman convicted of leaving four children alone in an apartment that caught fire is set to be released from custody even though she was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.

Congressional opponents of California's high-speed rail proposal are working to ensure that a new highway bill won't include more federal money for the project.