California
Dharmesh Patel has been held in jail since he drove his wife and children off the cliff on Highway 1 at Devil’s Slide, plummeting 250 feet to the rocky terrain below. The family miraculously survived.
June 26, 2024
Firefighters responded a little before 2 a.m. to a call at Point Fermin Park, known for its steep bluffs overlooking the ocean.
June 16, 2024
A body was found after Los Angeles firefighters responded to reports of a person at the bottom of the cliffs near Point Fermin in San Pedro.
May 11, 2024
DNA analysis helps identify a woman found at bottom of cliff in the Bay Area nearly 60 years ago.
May 17, 2024
Dharmesh Patel, a Pasadena radiologist, was charged with three counts of attempted murder after he drove the family’s Tesla off the cliff at Devil’s Slide on Highway 1 near Half Moon Bay.
April 25, 2024
The wife of the man who drove his family off a cliff testified Thursday, saying he should be released from jail into a mental health program and calling him “kind and altruistic.”
May 3, 2024
Homes on Scenic Drive in Dana Point saw a nearby cliff crumble during recent rain, the latest landslide to strike coastal Orange County during wet weather.
Feb. 14, 2024
A Rancho Cucamonga man is accused of initiating a high-speed chase and driving off a cliff, surviving a 200-foot fall to the bottom of a canyon.
Feb. 18, 2024
Climate & Environment
The California Air Resources Board reports that state carbon emissions dropped about 9.3 million metric tons in 2022 compared to 2021.
Sept. 20, 2024
This summer, the Russian River in western Sonoma County has been the site of pitched battles over public access rights to the prized strips of beach that sit at the water’s edge.