SAN DIEGO -- A television reporter was bitten and beaten as he and his cameraman, who captured the attack on video, tried to do a story on a couple they believed were involved in a real estate scam.

SPRINGVILLE -- A pilot and firefighter in a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection plane crashed in remote Tulare County foothills Wednesday, authorities said.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- A police affidavit has linked a former Lake Tahoe teacher, facing federal child pornography charges, to two Internet accounts that contained hundreds of sexually explicit images of children.

BERKELEY -- California is in danger of losing its educational edge in the international work force, according to a new assessment of higher education nationwide.

LOS ANGELES -- What is being hailed as the largest gathering of Hispanic leaders in decades began Wednesday with promises to re-energize a campaign to secure citizenship for over 11 million illegal immigrants.

SOMIS -- A Southern California Edison helicopter crashed on a horse ranch Wednesday, killing both people onboard, authorities said.