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Bystander calls police on woman who left two young kids in hot car, but she drives off
Video from a La Mesa, California, parking lot shows the woman saying the children weren't hers before leaving before officers arrived.
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Woman cancels first date after the man sends her screenshots of a crude chat about her
Cydney Jordan says she met him at a beach in Newport, California, months earlier, before the late-night text with his friend's 'tag team' remark arrived.
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Calabasas hotel guest wakes up to ants near her head; staff say they’re ‘just looking for water’
TikTok creator Wardrobe says the Anza Hotel moved her to a suite after she complained, and shares a recording of the staff's explanation.
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CBP and Coast Guard intercept three smuggling boats off California, detaining 60 people
The interdictions took place between April 17 and 21, and many of those detained had prior criminal records, CBP says.
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Dog’s middle-of-the-night barking wakes California family as their garage burns
Fillmore, a German short-haired pointer, wouldn't stop barking until the family in Tustin woke up around 4:30 a.m., NBC Los Angeles reports.
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Police say California man swapped LEGO pieces for dried pasta and returned sets to Target
Irvine police arrested Jarrelle Augustine, 28, on suspicion of grand theft over refunds at Target stores across the country.
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Three Californians jailed for insurance scam using a person in a bear costume to damage cars
Investigators dubbed it 'Operation Bear Claw' after an insurer grew suspicious of a claim that a bear had trashed a Rolls-Royce.
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California deputy filmed apparently using a dating app during an active SWAT standoff
The Riverside County sheriff called it 'a slap in the face' after news helicopter footage from Jurupa Valley showed the deputy crouched behind an armored vehicle.
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King Charles faces calls to meet Jeffrey Epstein survivors during US visit
Buckingham Palace has declined the request from survivors, including Virginia Giuffre's family, and US lawmakers, the BBC reports.
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TikToker praised Slab City as ‘the last free place in America,’ then told people not to go
Van-dweller Taylor Hereid (@taylorhereid) posted a glowing video about the off-grid California settlement before walking it back in a comment.
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Southwest flight attendant threatens to remove passenger who moved to an empty row
Niki (@niki_nik20) says other passengers moved seats without a problem on her Houston-to-California flight. Her video has 13 million views.