Two hostages who were shot, one fatally, in a violent incident at a California park Thursday were a married couple, Roseville police said Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

A man who was holding hostages inside a California office building for about 12 hours was shot and killed by the FBI early Wednesday, police said. The hostages were found unharmed inside the downtown Bakersfield building that houses a bank and a school district office,

A man who took 10 hostages while claiming to have explosives in a California school district’s offices before authorities killed him Wednesday morning was an Army veteran and convicted sex offender, authorities said.

The local sheriff characterized it as a particularly callous and brutal crime: People went to a child's birthday party Saturday night and opened fire, killing victims ages 8, 9, 14 and 21. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad ...