To avoid officer-involved shootings and “suicide by cop,” some California law enforcement agencies no longer handle calls about lone people acting suicidal.

A look at California stories from the last week, including the stabbing rampage in Orange County.

FBI agents who raided the Los Angeles DWP sought information about cybersecurity and physical security, says a federal warrant reviewed by The Times.

Dozens protest at the West Hollywood Equinox over parent firm owner’s fundraiser for President Trump, who says the controversy makes Stephen Ross ‘hotter.’

Helmuth Hauprich didn’t feel comfortable with his new next-door neighbor, Zachary Castaneda. He thought Castaneda, covered in tattoos and prone to staring him down, was just bad news. “My father-in-law said he looked dangerous. He was afraid of him,” said Irvine resident Eddie Nawabi. On Friday, prosecutors charged Castaneda, 33, with four counts of murder…

An attorney for Hossein Nayeri on Friday raised doubts about key testimony and forensic evidence prosecutors allege ties him to the abduction, torture and sexual mutilation of a Newport Beach marijuana dispensary owner, as his high-profile trial wound to a close. A Newport Beach jury on Monday, Aug. 12, is expected to begin their deliberations,…

Prosecutors have charged a 33-year-old man with four counts of murder after police say he went on a violent stabbing spree in Garden Grove and Santa Ana this week. Zachary Castaneda, a documented gang member from Garden Grove, faces felonies and enhancements that make him eligible for the death penalty, the Orange County District Attorney’s…

After more than 20 years of waiting, shoppers on Catalina have a new Vons.

The Orange County stabbing rampage left four dead. Survivors feel lucky but also terrorized.

L.A. County sheriff’s deputy Neil David Kimball is sentenced to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a minor while investigating her case.