Officials said three victims and the gunman were dead at the scene of Wednesday’s Orange County shooting. The shooter, retired from the Ventura Police Department, was targeting his estranged wife, sources said.
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California sues Huntington Beach over ban on housing projects
The lawsuit that California filed against Huntington Beach is another clash in the conflict between the Newsom administration and the city on housing supply.
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California storm death toll reaches 16 as more rain, winds hit state
A winter storm continues to lash Northern California as the state’s death toll from the extreme weather climbed to at least 16 people, including a Santa Cruz man killed at Lighthouse Field State Beach.
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Biden declares emergency as latest in ‘parade of cyclones’ takes aim at California
President Joe Biden approves an emergency declaration for California as another series of powerful winter storms bears down Monday on Northern California.
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UC faces tumultuous finals week as strike reaches pivotal moment
In its fourth week, the massive academic workers strike has led to canceled finals, delayed grades and growing angst among students across the University of California’s 10 campuses.
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Firefighters face punishing weather conditions in battle against Oak fire, raging near Yosemite
The Oak fire near Yosemite has grown to more than 15,000 acres, making it California’s largest blaze so far this season and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for Mariposa County.
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‘Like Godzilla over my house’: Residents recount terrifying moments as Oak fire rages
Here’s what it’s like to live in the path of Oak fire near Yosemite, California’s biggest blaze of the year.
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One dead, five critically wounded in shooting at church in Orange County
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says it detained a suspect and a weapon at a church shooting in Laguna Woods. The victims were described as mostly Asian and mostly of Taiwanese descent, authorities said.
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Mass shooting blocks from state Capitol leaves Sacramento reeling and brokenhearted
An explosion of gunfire killed six people and wounded 12 others in the nation’s worst mass shooting of the year. Police were still searching for suspects late Sunday.
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Sacramento mass shooting: At least 75 shots fired, 18 people hit, 6 dead, many questions
More than a day after the Sacramento mass shooting, many questions remain unanswered. Here’s what we know.