Jose Ugarte led Estuardo Mazariegos in Council District 9, while Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan were nearly even, early returns show.
Two people were charged with concealing a man's death inside his Santa Barbara apartment. They are accused of wrapping his body in a bedroll, stuffing it into a metal container and covering it with plastic wrap.
Bobby Pulido becomes the first Latin Grammy winner elected to Congress. He will represent Texas' 15th Congressional District.
Three days after sustaining a neck injury during Detroit's victory over Minnesota, Lions linebacker Jack Campbell said he has full movement in his lower body and is making progress elsewhere.
Inés Gómez Mont, who once declared her love for Tom Brady in dramatic fashion, was detained by ICE in Miami over her immigration status. There are three warrants for her arrest in Mexico.
Anyone seeking the GOP's 2028 nomination knows they can't run in opposition to Trump's record, given his all but certain continued hold on MAGA voters.
California Democrats won pivotal House races up and down the state in the first election under maps approved by Proposition 50.
California water regulators have approved a permit for the planned Sites Reservoir northwest of Sacramento, clearing the way for construction of the state's first major reservoir in decades.
Jamie Foxx and his girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp welcomed their first child together. The "Ray" Oscar winner is also a father to two adult daughters, ages 32 and 18.
St. Monica put together its girls' flag football program for this season and they'll be playing for the Southern Section Division 6 championship.

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