Game developer, who was also involved in Medal of Honor and Titanfall, reportedly killed in a car crash Vince Zampella, the co-creator of the Call of Duty video game series, has died aged 55. The head of the video game developer Respawn Entertainment and the co-founder of Infinity Ward was killed in a car crash … Read more
One person has died amid flooding and an atmospheric river is forecast to drive storms across the state this week One person has died in California amid heavy flooding, as residents across the state brace for a week of brutal storms that are predicted to bring extensive rainfall throughout the Christmas weekend. Authorities in Redding, … Read more
Development is latest in case in which carmaker accused of falsely marketing and overstating self-driving capabilities A California regulator has put on hold an order to suspend Tesla sales in the state, the latest development in a case in which it accused the electric vehicle maker of falsely marketing and overstating self-driving capabilities. The decision … Read more
Explosion led to three-alarm blaze in Hayward, California, neighborhood after construction crew damaged a gas pipe A big explosion erupted in a San Francisco Bay Area neighborhood of Hayward, California, after a gas line rupture on Thursday, injuring at least six people, according to local news reports. The explosion broke out around 9.30am local time, … Read more
Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin … Read more
Drag queen, environmentalist, diversity and inclusion advocate and social media star arrives in San Francisco Pattie Gonia, the drag queen and environmentalist, arrived in San Francisco on Friday afternoon where she crossed the Golden Gate Bridge with $1m more than when she set out on her journey last week. The diversity and inclusion advocate completed … Read more
Judge seems skeptical of administration’s case and whether any crisis justifying deployment still exists in Los Angeles The judge presiding over California’s lawsuit against the Trump administration challenged the federal government’s authority and rationale for continuing to maintain command over the national guard troops it deployed to Los Angeles earlier this year. The Trump administration … Read more
Zoe Rosenberg, 23, studying at UC Berkeley, had said it was a ‘rescue’ and ‘will not apologize’ for her actions A California student has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after breaking into a Petaluma poultry and taking four chickens in an effort she called a “rescue”. Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old student at the … Read more
Dead included children, aged eight, nine and 14, and a 21-year-old man who were shot at a banquet hall Details are beginning to emerge about the victims of the shooting at a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton, California, that left four people dead and at least 11 injured over the weekend. The dead included children, … Read more
Search continues after four people, including three children, were killed and 11 were injured in Stockton Authorities in California urged witnesses of a deadly shooting at a child’s birthday party to come forward as the search for a suspect stretched into another day. Three children ages eight, nine and 14 and a 21-year-old were killed … Read more