The college students gazed intently at the screen, trying to discern whether the photo was real or created by artificial intelligence. “It’s almost like a smudged painting,” said Quincy Shepherd, a ...

A 24-year-old man was killed on Thanksgiving Day in a motorcycle crash in north Oxnard, police said. The collision occurred at about 6:45 p.m. Nov. 27 on Ventura Road, near Devonshire Drive, according ...

Merced police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a robbery at a local shoe store. The strong-arm robbery occurred at the Shoe Palace store in the Merced Mall on Tuesday, Nov.