Calif. Aspiring Nurse, 22, Is Fatally Shot Outside Elementary School Was Sitting in a Friend's Car

Lexus Gutierrez.Photo:Gofundme Gofundme •The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is searching for suspects, who have not yet been identified •The shooting occurred near an elementary school in East Lost Angeles Lexus Gutierrez, 22, was sitting in with her friends on the morning of Jan. 21 when someone fired a shot from another car, according to reports fromKABC,KCALandKTLA, citing authorities and family members. Gutierrez was shot in the head while sitting in the passenger’s seat, while a person sitting in the driver’s seat was shot in the hand, the outlets reported.

Calif. Becomes First State to Offer Free School Meals to All Children: 'This Benefits Everyone'

Photo: Getty Images California has become the first state in the nation to offer free school meals. Called Universal Meals, the program builds on the foundations of the federal National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, according to theCalifornia Board of Education. More than 5.8 million students — the state’s public school enrollment count in April, perCal Matters— will benefit from the policy. Merced Union High School District has already started giving free breakfasts and lunches to students because of the program, which launches across the state this school year,ABC Newsreported.

Calif. Doctor Strangled Wife, Then Staged Scene as a Fall After Becoming Angry About Photo She'd Posted

Susann Sills.Photo:Facebook Facebook A California fertility doctor was found guilty of murdering his wife and then staging the scene so it looked like an accident. E. Scott Sills, 58, was convicted of one count of second-degree murder Tuesday in an Orange County courtroom in connection with the death of his 45-year-old wife Susann Sills. Susann, a mother of twins, was found dead from what Sills initially said he believed was a fall in the early morning hours of November 13, 2016.

Calif. Family Members — Including a Baby — Have Been Kidnapped, and Police Have No Idea Why

“So far we have no idea why” the family was kidnapped, Sheriff Warnke said in the video. “Or the motivation behind it. We just know they are gone.” “We need your help,” he said, in trying to “locate the family and possibly identify the suspect.” Merced County Sheriff’s Office “It’s imperative that we get some information on this,” he said. The suspect is described as “a light-complected male with a shaved head,” according to an update from the MCSO.

Calif. Family Murder Suspect Allegedly Left Baby to Die of Exposure, Had Longstanding Feud with Parents

Thesuspect accused of kidnapping and killing a California familywas a former employee of the family business who was in a protracted argument with them that turned deadly, authorities said. Suspect Jesus Salgado, 48, had worked for the slain family’s trucking business as a driver and had a falling out with them that “got pretty nasty” after he left the company more than a year ago, Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke confirmed toThe Associated Press.