By Mike Smith - Staff Writer Worried about earthquakes? Ready for the next one to strike? If you live in California…be prepared. The “big one” is finally upon us. After multiple earthquakes...

By Lisa Fernandez, mercurynews.com Lawrence Wang used to hate the shrill sounds of the flute. He’d clamp his hands over his ears to drown out his sister’s piano playing. During music lessons, he’d...

Only a week after the discovery of 17 year old Chelsea King’s body in a shallow grave on the shore of Lake Hodge’s, California, the remains of a 14 year old girl have been found in a remote section...

From The Associated Press ESCONDIDO, Calif. – The father of a 14-year-old girl whose bones were found more than a year after she vanished walking to school urged supporters to behave like his late...

From The Associated Press ESCONDIDO, Calif. – When 17-year-old Chelsea King went missing last month San Diego, Maurice Dubois had a sinking feeling that his 14-year-old daughter had fallen victim...

From The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – California law enforcement officials say a convicted sex offender was linked to the death of Chelsea King through DNA matching of semen found in the victim's...

From The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – A body found in a shallow grave Tuesday is believed to be that of 17-year-old Chelsea King, whose disappearance last week led to the arrest of a registered sex...

From The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – A sex offender suspected in the disappearance of Chelsea King served only five years in prison for molesting a girl a decade ago after prosecutors rejected a...

From The Associated Press SAN DIEGO – Brent and Kelly King knew something was wrong when they discovered their 17-year-old daughter Chelsea wasn't home. They called her cell phone then her friends....

From the Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. – Two rare sea turtles stranded last fall on separate beaches in the Northwest took flight Thursday on a Coast Guard airplane bound for San Diego. The C-130...

From The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – The national debate over same-sex marriage will take center stage in a California courtroom next week at a closely watched federal trial that could ultimately...

From the Associated Press LOS ANGELES - On a strip of California's Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting...

From the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Two mysteries surround a huge herd of sea lions that were hanging out on a pier in San Francisco Bay: Why did so many show up, and why did so many leave at once? Just...

From The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose police are testing head-mounted cameras to record interactions with the public. The test using 18 patrol officers comes as citizens' groups...

From The Associated Press LOS ANGELES – Residents across California braced for possible flash floods and mudslides Tuesday as a Pacific storm began showering foothill areas devastated by wildfires. Sandbagging...