SAN FRANCISCO — Four members of an alleged California militia group have pleaded guilty ... Rush — who also had military experience — named himself the group's “commanding officer ...

The parking lot of H&L Lumber in Mariposa, California, was host to a flurry of activity Sunday as members of a local militia sporting military-style fatigues handed out pancakes and steak ...

There are about 150 members in the militia across California, and about 20 of them ... which parked two large green military-surplus trucks beside their kitchen operation.

Investigators also believed Caldwell was providing instructions to militia members via a Zello chat ... Fischer said Caldwell’s military service and litany of health issues should warrant ...