CALABASAS — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. The helicopter plunged into a steep hillside at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday with an impact that...
Highway 41 Now Open at Cholame Intersection After Fuel Tanker Crash
Update, 2 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22: Caltrans reports that Highway 41 is now open between highways 33 and 46. Original Story Motorists headed to the central coast via Highway 41 can expect traffic delays after a fuel tanker crashed north of the San Luis Obispo County line at about 6...
Grand Jury Indicts Pair in Fresno Armed Robbery Spree
A federal grand jury has indicted two Fresno residents in connection with three armed robberies and one attempted armed robbery in October and November. U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced the indictments of Felipe Barajas, 25, and Brittney Manzo, 24, on Thursday afternoon. If convicted, Barajas and Manzo face up...
Girl's Attempt to Fly Plane at Fresno Airport Ends in a Crash
Police arrested a 17-year-old girl after she crashed an airplane into a building Wednesday morning at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Officials said in a news release that the girl breached the airport's fence, commandeered a Beechcraft King Air 200 propeller-driven plane and started one engine. The airplane moved a short...
4 Firefighters Hurt in Crash on Tulare County Road
PORTERVILLE — Authorities say four Cal Fire firefighters from San Diego were injured when a fire engine crashed and overturned on a rural road in central California. ABC30 reported Wednesday that the engine was heading back to Southern California after helping with a wildfire in Tulare County when the single-vehicle crash...
NAS Lemoore Super Hornet Jet Crashes in California Desert
CHINA LAKE — A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet jet crashed Wednesday in the California desert and a search-and-rescue operation is underway. The single-seat jet was assigned to the "Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron 151 based at Naval Air Station Lemoore. (Read the latest version of this story at this...
Fatal Plane Crash in Southern California Prison Yard
NORCO — A one-of-its-kind flying wing aircraft crashed and burst into flames in the exercise yard of a Southern California prison on Monday, killing at least one person, authorities said. The Northrop N-9M crashed around midday "under unknown circumstance" at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco shortly after takeoff from...