A self-heating chemical drum sparked a hazmat response and evacuation in a Huntington Beach industrial park Wednesday. The substance inside remained unidentified.

A Bakersfield mother suffered major leg injuries when a boat struck her inner tube near Needles. Investigators now believe they have identified the vessel involved.

A police pursuit from Victorville ended with a fatal crash near a Pomona apartment complex Wednesday. The driver was the only person in the blue sedan.

A Beverly Hills film producer faces seven federal wire fraud counts after prosecutors accused him of running a $100 million Ponzi scheme with an Illinois investment adviser at its center.

A rider died and another person was critically injured after an electric motorcycle collided with a Tesla in Burbank. Police say speed may have contributed.

A California appeals court upheld an order requiring Long Beach to rehire former officer Dedier Reyes and pay him years of back wages.

A suspected stolen car and a possible gun turned a Los Angeles police pursuit into a tense live scene Tuesday night.

FBI agents executed a court-authorized, sealed search at a Beverly Hills residence on Tuesday. Investigators have limited public comment while supporting filings remain under seal.

A Kaiser Permanente employee was fatally struck near Riverside Medical Center after a driver fled a police stop. The suspect remains at large.

A catalytic-converter theft turned violent in Bixby Knolls when a man confronting the thieves was shot early Tuesday.

A late-night welfare check in Hollywood Hills ended with three men dead inside an apartment. Detectives are still working to determine what happened.

A heavy police presence sent workers and customers out of Pomona’s WinCo early Wednesday as officers entered with guns drawn and a robotic dog.

A Lancaster man was sentenced to 46 years in state prison after a jury convicted him of human trafficking and violent abuse, the Ventura County DA says.