Thousand Oaks gang member sentenced for racially motivated baseball bat attack

Javier Gomez of Thousand Oaks was sentenced to five years in state prison for a racially motivated gang attack that left the victim with long-term injuries.

Rebecca Grossman civil trial jury deliberations continue

Jurors continue deliberating the civil wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Iskander family against convicted socialite Rebecca Grossman and former Dodger Scott Erickson.

California tech CEO accused of smuggling US equipment to Iran's military, nuclear programs

Despite owning a $35 million Orange County mansion, dual US-Iranian national Jamshid Ghomi reported a peak annual income of just $20,684 and fraudulently claimed low-income tax credits for seven years, prosecutors said.

OC tech CEO accused of shipping US equipment to Iran
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Dual U.S.-Iranian national Jamshid Ghomi, 63, was arrested for allegedly smuggling sophisticated U.S. networking and encryption equipment to Iran's military and nuclear sectors.

Bakersfield hostage situation comes to a deadly end
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A 12-hour barricade situation and bomb threat inside a Bakersfield Chase Bank building ended when the FBI shot and killed the suspect, safely freeing all hostages.

Bakersfield hostage suspect killed by FBI; all hostages rescued safe

A 12-hour barricade situation and bomb threat inside a Bakersfield Chase Bank building ended when the FBI shot and killed the suspect, safely freeing all hostages.

Armed man barricaded in South Gate garage
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A man remains barricaded inside a garage after a fire at a South Gate residence Wednesday.

$45M cocaine bust uncovers massive tunnel to Mexico under supposed discount store

What looked like a San Diego discount retail store turned out to be something more nefarious, and what was allegedly sold there was a lot more dangerous than snack foods and cleaning supplies.

'How I Met Your Mother' actor Nick Pasqual gets 32 years to life in prison for stabbing ex-girlfriend

Actor Nick Pasqual, who appeared in an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" and other TV shows, was sentenced Tuesday to 32 years to life in prison for the 2024 stabbing of a Hollywood makeup artist, whom he was dating.

2 NIH researchers charged with allegedly smuggling monkeypox into the US

Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers were arrested and charged for allegedly smuggling monkeypox into the U.S. and lying to border officials.

Suspect accused of making bomb threats barricaded at Chase Bank in Bakersfield

Crisis negotiators remain in touch with a suspect who allegedly made bomb threats and took hostages at the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield, officials said. Authorities confirmed two hostages have been freed.

Hiker discovers body of missing New Mexico nuclear lab worker, police say

One of the bodies of the 11 mysteriously missing persons that had potential ties to U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology has been discovered by a hiker in a New Mexico national forest.