- Associated Press - Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. CHARLES MANSON

Mass murderer, 82, reportedly taken from Corcoran State Prison to hospital in Bakersfield.



2. LEGISLATURE

California Legislature to convene new two-year legislative session.

3. MISSING COUPLE

Search for missing Los Angeles couple turns up auto wreckage 325 feet down coastal cliff in northern San Luis Obispo County.

4. STORM

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Forecasters: Winter storm warnings posted in the Sierra Nevada as “atmospheric river” remains aimed at Central California.

5. CRABBERS STRIKE

Dungeness crab could be harder to come by if hundreds of fishing boats remain tied up at docks from California to Washington state in price dispute with processors.

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