A surfer's board was bitten by a shark at Montara State Beach outside San Francisco, leading to a temporary closure of the park. But scientists say these encounters are relatively rare, with only 47 unprovoked shark encounters worldwide in the last year.

A surfer narrowly escaped injury after a shark attacked his board about 100 yards off Montara State Beach in California on Saturday, prompting officials to close the beach for 48 hours. Jens Heller, 42,

One suspect is in custody after a shooting in Baldwin Park, California left a police officer dead and another hospitalized Saturday night, officials from Baldwin Park Police Department and Los Angeles Sheriff's Office said.

Two Southern California police officers were shot, one fatally, when they were ambushed Saturday night and got into a gunfight with a suspect shortly after he allegedly killed a man, police said. The shooting occurred at around 7:12 p.

A police officer was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Baldwin Park, California, where another victim was also found dead.