The Cardinal

Passer by video captured the limousine that burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward bridge Saturday night, killing five women. The driver and four other passengers survived. Monday, authorities said the vehicle had too many passengers. The California Highway Patrol has released the names of four of the surviving passengers and the surviving driver of [...]

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A Northern California sheriff’s office has arrested three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually battered a 15-year-old girl who hanged herself eight days after the attack last fall. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Lt. Jose Cardoza report that two of the teen suspects of a sexual assault were arrested at Saratoga High School and the [...]

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Southbound lanes of Highway 101 in Marin County, Calif. were temporarily blocked due to large boulders in the roadway. The large rocks made it through a chain link fence located past the Waldo Tunnel. Some large rocks damaged vehicles, shredded tires, and chipped concrete barriers. The Dutch pop/rock group Diesel released “Sausalito Summernight” in 1981 [...]

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The bus that crashed on a Southern California mountain highway, leaving seven dead and dozens injured, had a history of brake and other maintenance problems. It recorded 22 safety violations in five inspections between 2011 and 2012. San Bernardino Battalion Chief Ron Walls in California say more people could be dead after an accident Sunday [...]

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WARNING GRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: Man firebombed by Molotov Cocktail device. After ignition, the offender apparently runs toward the lower right of the screen; the victim (on fire) runs toward the upper right. Long Beach Police Department released a surveillance video recorded outside a market on Pacific Coast Highway on October 19, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. [...]

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Officials say they are still investigating the cause of the riot at a California prison Wednesday that left thirteen people wounded, including one inmate shot. One inmate was shot, and at least 12 others were taken to the hospital after being stabbed or slashed during a riot at California State Prison, Sacramento in Folsom. Correctional [...]

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An Anaheim officer-involved shooting that left an unarmed man dead in Anaheim, Calif. stirred anger for two nights over the weekend. Two officers have been placed on paid leave, and the local district attorney’s office is investigating. A police shooting victim, 25-year-old Manuel Angel Diaz of Santa Ana, was pronounced dead at a local hospital [...]

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Tori Vance, former Miss Arizona Teen USA, ‘fesses up about her DUI bust — and proves hot chicks in sombreros are nothing but trouble. Tori’s description of what happened: 1. Drink 2. Drive on Cinco de Mayo 3. Make and illegal U-turn. 4. Wear a sombrero (I’m no princess!) Former Miss Arizona Teen USA Tori [...]

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Bev Nicholson shows of Mugly — a Chinese crested’s short snout, beady eyes and white whiskers earned it the title of World’s Ugliest Dog at the annual contest in Northern California. The annual summer Sonoma-Marin Fair held in Petaluma, California plays host to the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. Videos, photos and results of the contest [...]

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Handlebar cam catches black car hitting two bikers, including the one with the camera onboard (crash at elapsed time 2:38). Video shows two bicyclist hit by a black car on southeastbound Tunnel Road near Vicente Road and the entrance ramp to California State Route 24. The vehicle was identified from the video by police, who [...]

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A gunman opened fire Monday at a Christian university in California, killing at least seven people, wounding three more and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt that ended hours later with his capture at a shopping center, authorities said. Oakland police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:33 a.m. PDT Monday to a report of multiple victims [...]

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Wilmington, California extra-alarm fire at the Conoco Phillips administration building, fought by about 160 firefighters. Los Angeles firefighters battled a blaze for about four hours after they responded about 4:20 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2012 to the Conoco Phillips Administration Offices on the 1600 block of West Anaheim Street in Wilmington. Video was shot from [...]

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