Two young children were found safe after an Amber Alert was issued when their father, who allegedly killed their mother, took them.

Two young girls were found alive after being taken by their father, who is also suspected of killing their mother in California's Central Valley, authorities said.

Officials are searching for 3-year-old Arya Maldonado and 2-year-old Alana Maldonado. Their father, 23-year-old Jonathan Alexis Maldonado-Cruz, is listed as a suspect in their abduction on the Amber Alert.

Two toddler sisters are missing in California after their mother was found dead from a gunshot wound police believe was inflicted by their father.

Amber Alert for two abducted children, Aryana and Alana Maldonado, after their mother's murder in Hanford, California.

The Amber Alert included Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties, with authorities saying the suspect may have fled to Mexico.

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Southern California has had a dry start to the state's wet season, but a recent winter storm brought snow to the region.

The search for the two young girls who were taken by their father following a homicide have been located and found safe, deputies said. An Amber Alert was issued for a man suspected of killing a woman and abducting two girls in Hanford in Central California.

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Two girls were located on Thursday after they were believed to have been abducted by their father in Hanford, Kings County.