BATTLE ERUPTS OVER CONTROL OF CHARLES MANSON'S REMAINS, ESTATE

Beyond the two alleged wills, Manson's grandson Jason Freeman, born to Charles Manson Jr., said earlier this week he also is interested in claiming Manson's remains... READ MORE›

TESLA IS RETHINKING THE REST STOP FOR CALIFORNIA ROAD TRIPS

And there are inevitable Tesla touches at both solar-covered parking and Tesla Powerpacks... READ MORE›

CHARLES MANSON REPORTEDLY HOSPITALIZED IN CALIFORNIA

Manson, 83, was in a Bakersfield, Calif., hospital and his condition was unclear, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing Kern County sheriff's lieutenant Bill Smallwood... READ MORE›

CHARLES MANSON REPORTEDLY CLINGING TO LIFE IN CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL

Charles Manson was rushed out of prison to a California hospital, where he's clinging to life, according to reports Wednesday night... READ MORE›

CHARLES MANSON REPORTEDLY IN GRAVE CONDITION AT CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL

Cult leader Charles Manson has been hospitalized in California with a bleak prognosis, according to a report Wednesday... READ MORE›

'I KNEW EVERY DAY THAT HE WOULD PROTECT ME'

Bakersfield is considered the West Coast Nashville as the birthplace of the twangy Bakersfield Sound style of country music... READ MORE›

US VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE PRAISES AMERICANS' RESOLVE AT VEGAS PRAYER SERVICE

It was a tragedy of unimaginable proportions, Pence said as he addressed nearly 300 people at Las Vegas City Hall... READ MORE›

HERE ARE ALL THE VICTIMS OF THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING

Bowers loved country music and family members encouraged her to have a good time at the music festival... READ MORE›

VICE PRESIDENT PENCE PLANS CALIFORNIA FUNDRAISING VISIT

A breakfast event in Bakersfield and a Sacramento dinner also were cancelled because the vice president instead visited Florida to survey damage from Hurricane Irma... READ MORE›

FACTBOX: RETIRED TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE MOMS AMONG DEAD IN LAS VEGAS SHOOTING

Angela Angie Gomez, 20, was a 2015 alumna of Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California, the school's parent-teacher organization said on Facebook... READ MORE›

LAS VEGAS VICTIMS MOURNED: 'SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL SOUL'

Through tears and in heart-wrenching tributes, relatives and friends are remembering the dozens of people killed in the shooting massacre on the Las Vegas strip... READ MORE›

LAS VEGAS MASS SHOOTING: WHO ARE THE VICTIMS?

Angie Gomez was a 2015 alumna of Riverside Polytechnic High School PTSA in Riverside, California, the school said on Facebook... READ MORE›

DOZENS OF CLOWNS ARE TERRORISING CALIFORNIANS LATE AT NIGHT

Real life American Horror Story Freak Show? Scores of 'Wasco' clowns are terrorising rural California... READ MORE›

PESTICIDE THAT TRUMP'S EPA REFUSED TO BAN BLAMED FOR SICKENING FARM WORKERS

Nearly 50 farm workers experienced nausea and vomiting apparently caused by a pesticide whose scheduled ban was overturned by the Trump administration... READ MORE›

N KOREA JAILS US MAN FOR SIX YEARS

North Korean 'shelter' Mr Miller, 24, of Bakersfield in California, had been in custody since 10 April... READ MORE›

VIRGIN CRASH PROBE 'MAY TAKE A YEAR'

Christopher Hart said Virgin Galactic would be able to conduct further test flights while the investigation took place... READ MORE›

FROM FIELD TO FORK: THE SIX STAGES OF WASTING FOOD

And the consequences of food waste are oversized too, because of the environmental impact of large-scale industrial chicken processing plants... READ MORE›

'I WANTED TO STAY IN NORTH KOREA,' SAYS FREED US DETAINEE MATTHEW MILLER

In April, North Korea's state news agency KCNA announced that an American citizen had been detained at Pyongyang airport after apparently attempting to claim asylum... READ MORE›

BLACK TEENAGE GIRL 'PUNCHED IN MOUTH' BY POLICEMAN WHO MISTOOK HER FOR LARGE BALD MAN

Black teenager says police officer drew gun on her, punched her in the mouth and bitten by K9 dog... READ MORE›

CHARLES MANSON REPORTEDLY OUT OF PRISON FOR HOSPITAL TREATMENT

Charles Manson is out of prison -- and in a hospital, due to gastrointestinal problems, a report says... READ MORE›

North Korea announces trial date for detained American Matthew Miller... READ MORE›

THE MOST POLLUTED CITIES IN AMERICA

Nolen explained that every five years, the Environmental Protection Agency determines the safe levels of ozone and particle pollution... READ MORE›

DON DELILLOS UNDERWORLD STILL HITS A HOME RUN

Don DeLillo's Underworld is reissued as a Picador Classic this month... READ MORE›

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN AMERICAN HELD IN NORTH KOREA

What it's like to be an American held in North Korea... READ MORE›

'NOT MY PRESIDENT': PROTESTS ERUPT AFTER TRUMP VICTORY

Police investigate shooting near rowdy Trump protest in Portland... READ MORE›

ONE INJURED IN OREGON SHOOTING AMID ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS

Protests also were held in Detroit Minneapolis Kansas City, Missouri Olympia, Washington and Iowa City... READ MORE›

EARTHQUAKE OMEN: LAND AROUND SAN ANDREAS FAULT RISING, SINKING

LOS ANGELES -- For the first time, scientists have produced a computer image showing huge sections of California rising and sinking around the San Andreas Fault... READ MORE›

LONGTIME US RESIDENTS ASPIRING CITIZENS CAUGHT UP IN BAN

A man identifying himself as an immigration officer eventually called Ulayyet to say her sister was being sent back to Saudi Arabia, where she teaches school... READ MORE›

FAKE ULTRASOUNDS, FAKE BELLIES AND FAKE A BABY.COM GET US GIRL IN NON-FAKE TROUBLE

Fake ultrasounds, fake bellies and Fake a Baby.com get US girl in non-fake trouble... READ MORE›

1 SHOT IN OREGON AMID NATIONWIDE ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS

The shooting followed rowdy Friday-night protests, when police used tear gas in response to burning projectiles thrown at officers, police said on Twitter... READ MORE›

DOCTOR REMOVES 130-POUND TUMOR FROM MISSISSIPPI MAN

Doctors told him You're just fat, it's just fat, Logan told KERO-TV http bit.ly 2kGH23Q in Bakersfield... READ MORE›

TEA PARTY AIDED RISE OF POTENTIAL BOEHNER SUCCESSOR MCCARTHY

McCarthy and the Republican leadership have had to cancel some high-profile votes after they over-estimated support from fellow Republicans, handing victories to President Barack Obama's Democrats... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA FARMERS BRACE FOR POSSIBLE DEPORTATIONS UNDER TRUMP PRESIDENCY

Some farmers point to Trump's postelection shift as a sign his campaign bluster won't become reality... READ MORE›

ON HILLARY'S BIG NIGHT, MANY NEWSPAPERS FOCUSED ON BILL

Fusion reporter Kelsey McKinney was among those pointing out the focus on Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton, first woman to win the presidency!... READ MORE›

OFFICIAL SAYS CHARLES MANSON ALIVE; REPORTS SAY HOSPITALIZED

TMZ said he had been taken to a medical center in Bakersfield, about 60 miles south of Corcoran State Prison where Manson was being held... READ MORE›

STUDENT WHO SUFFERED BRAIN DAMAGE IN PEP RALLY ATTACK WHILE WEARING A CHICKEN SUIT IS AWARDED $10.5M

Student who suffered brain damage in pep rally attack while wearing a chicken suit is awarded 10.5m... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA POLICE KILL UNARMED 73-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO HAD CRUCIFIX, NOT A GUN

The family of Francisco Serna, who was fatally shot by police in a neighbour's driveway, says he was in the early stages of dementia... READ MORE›

FAKE ULTRASOUNDS, FAKE BELLIES AND FAKE A BABY.COM GET US GIRL IN NON-FAKE TROUBLE

Fake ultrasounds, fake bellies and Fake a Baby.com get US girl in non-fake trouble... READ MORE›

3 KILLED AS AMTRAK TRAIN RIPS PICKUP TRUCK IN HALF IN CALIFORNIA

The train carrying 217 passengers was traveling up to 129 km h from Bakersfield to Oakland through rural Central California... READ MORE›

80 PERCENT OF CITY-DWELLERS BREATHE BAD AIR, WHO WARNS

When air quality improves, health costs from air pollution-related diseases shrink, worker productivity expands and life expectancy grows... READ MORE›

NANCY REAGAN BEGINS FINAL JOURNEY TO HUSBAND'S SIDE

The casket was placed in a lobby behind a bronze statue of a smiling Ronald Reagan holding a cowboy hat... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES CLIMATE CHANGE BILLS

California lawmakers voted to extend the state's climate change fighting efforts to 2030 on Wednesday, giving a new lease on life to the most ambitious gre... READ MORE›