A shocking series of murders stunned the rural California mountain town of Placerville in the 1980s. Authorities were under intense pressure to solve the cases, and for a while it seemed they did.

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. -- A California woman charged with the murders of her three children appeared in court for her preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Patricia Ortiz, of Le Grand, is accused of ...

Slab City, a former military base turned alternative community in Southern California, has served as a safe space to ...