CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A U.S. Marine from California was identified by military officials Sunday as one of four people killed when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in a [...]
California’s elected insurance commissioner has asked the state’s insurers to make maximum payments for the contents of homes destroyed in last month’s Southern California fire disaster without requiring policyholders to [...]
A University of California group representing undergraduates across nine campuses is suing the U.S. Department of Education, accusing it of illegally giving DOGE, the advisory group led by Elon Musk, [...]
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s official reason for visiting Washington this week was to shore up federal disaster aid in response to the Los Angeles County wildfires.But the Democratic governor of California [...]
The Red Cross will soon close its temporary shelter at the Pasadena Convention Center and relocate nearly 300 people whose homes were destroyed in the Eaton fire to a new [...]
President Trump signaled his plans Tuesday to diminish the U.S. Department of Education, saying that he has told Secretary-Designate Linda McMahon that he wants her to “put yourself out of [...]
The ACLU sued the Trump administration for shutting down most avenues to asylum, a move that has thrown the immigration system into chaos, sowed confusion at the southern border and [...]
Thousands of protesters rallied in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday against President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and his aggressive deportation policies.Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags, demonstrators gathered near [...]
Police fatally shot a homicide suspect during a confrontation on the Newport Beach Pier early Saturday following a high-speed chase that began in Santa Ana, authorities said.The incident began when [...]
After an extremely dry January, California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada now measures just 65% of the average for this time of year, but state water officials said two approaching [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to allow Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas wildfire.Investigators found [...]
The Reuben Lasker was about four miles off the coast of Manhattan Beach when ash began to rain upon the sea — first in delicate flurries, then in noxious clouds. [...]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Tuesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration directive that would have frozen an array of federal financial aid while the administration assessed whether it comported with the [...]
Nine people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with an alleged scheme to smuggle at least $200 million of counterfeit and illicit goods from China through the ports [...]
A video offers new evidence suggesting the massive Eaton fire may have been ignited at a Southern California Edison transmission tower just moments after flashes of blue and white light [...]
Residents of several dozen homes in Ojai were briefly ordered to evacuate or shelter in place Saturday morning after a hybrid electric vehicle caught fire, sending billowing smoke toward the [...]
Three days after the Eaton fire devoured his Altadena home, Leo Bulgarini traveled through his leveled neighborhood, past scorched houses and gutted businesses, to check on his restaurant. As he [...]
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, along with several other Pacific Palisades property owners, have sued the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power over [...]
A rapidly growing fire near the Castaic jail complex sparked alarm Wednesday morning, as attorneys urged the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to evacuate the nearly 5,000 inmates in the [...]
The union that represents more than 3,000 Los Angeles city firefighters renewed its support for Fire Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday, denouncing an anonymous letter that accused her of mishandling [...]
A Pacific Palisades home that narrowly survived the fire that rampaged through the community was heavily damaged by a landslide this week.Photos of the wreckage showed the single-family home split [...]
As firefighters continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires, many residents have been denied entry to their fire-ravaged neighborhoods to see the condition of their homes, partly due to [...]
The night the Eaton fire started, Edgar McGregor stood on a darkened Altadena street, held up his cellphone and started recording as the sky glowed orange behind him. His voice [...]
Los Angeles sports teams committed $8 million toward wildfire relief and announced three events to provide supplies to those affected by the fires, the teams said Monday.The events — at [...]
Fire agencies are investigating whether downed Southern California Edison utility equipment played a role in igniting the Hurst fire near Sylmar, company officials said. The company issued a report Friday [...]
Her Calabasas home is wedged between two major fires that have devastated Los Angeles County, and she can see water-dropping helicopters through the windows. The slightest change in the wind [...]
After a brief respite on Saturday, gusty winds from the north and northeast are expected to return to the Los Angeles area as early as Sunday. That could be the [...]
The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned thousands of homes in Los Angeles County, in the process creating refugees in a region with a persistent housing shortage.For now, many of [...]
If you receive an evacuation warning, don’t wait to pack your “go-bag” and make sure to remember your essential items.Fire has broken out in large swaths of Los Angeles County [...]
Thousands of Pacific Palisades residents were urged to evacuate Tuesday as fire exploded amid intense winds. The current honorary mayor of the celebrity-studded Los Angeles neighborhood, actor Eugene Levy, was [...]
By January, Southern California usually has experienced enough rain that a major winter wind event does not bring fears of a major fire.But not this year.More than eight months without [...]
The Santa Cruz Wharf reopened to visitors and businesses on Saturday, less than two weeks after crashing waves from a powerful storm collapsed more than 100 feet of the pier [...]
Rescue crews searched Mt. Whitney on Saturday for a Texas man who went missing last week while attempting to summit the notoriously challenging peak in frigid and snowy conditions.Taylor Rodriguez, [...]
A man who police say opened fire on two security guards who confronted him at a downtown Los Angeles Target store will face multiple counts of attempted murder and robbery, [...]
Officials have identified the driver of a Tesla Cybertruck that was packed with fireworks and fuel and exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, leaving the driver dead [...]
One person was killed and seven others injured after a Cybertruck burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the glass entrance doors of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, with [...]
For many, ringing in the new year will also mean getting a new driver’s license. The federal Real ID Act will take effect May 7, meaning a standard state-issued driver’s [...]
Santa Ana winds are expected to usher in dry wildfire conditions for Southern California on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service.Temperatures are forecast to be in the [...]
Keanu Reeves’ stolen Rolex has been found — in Chile.The $9,000 Rolex Submariner, engraved with Reeves’ name, turned up in a police raid on four houses in Santiago. The timepiece [...]
One woman was killed and three others rushed to hospitals early Saturday morning after a fire tore through townhomes in Panorama City, Los Angeles fire officials said.“Sadly one patient was [...]
When the Varsity Blues scandal hit in 2019, it rocked American academia in unprecedented ways. The federal case alleged that wealthy parents cheated to get their kids into elite universities. [...]
Authorities launched a search Thursday along the Palos Verdes Peninsula, a day after a human leg washed up along the shoreline.Palos Verdes Estates Police Department said in a written statement [...]
Stormy seas along the California coast calmed a bit for the Christmas holiday, but powerful ocean waves were expected to return to the Bay Area for the rest of the [...]
By day, Israel Claustro was an Orange County prosecutor who took down violent gang members, sex abusers and corrupt bureaucrats.In 2022, Claustro glided to electoral victory, winning an open judicial [...]
A 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Azusa by her ex-boyfriend just days before Christmas, according to her family. The Azusa Police Department responded around 10 p.m. Friday to [...]
An imprisoned Bay Area killer has been found guilty of the 1986 murder of two young Northern California women after a DNA match connected him to the crime, authorities said.An [...]
A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said.Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault [...]
As government agencies prepare for a potential shutdown, questions about the government’s response to a potentially burgeoning H5N1 bird flu pandemic are top of mind for many public health and [...]
The Chinese government allegedly used a Chino Hills man in an effort to advance policies favorable to the People’s Republic of China in Southern California local governments, according to a [...]
The X Games are saying “later dude” to Southern California after years of gnarly action and heading north to Sacramento for the next three years.The extreme sports competition will celebrate [...]