Southern California

Two people have been killed fighting hundreds of wildfires ignited by intense lightning storms in California and tens of thousands have fled their homes as structures burn and the state ...

Scores of homes burned in California on Wednesday as hundreds of lightning-sparked blazes forced tens of thousands of ...

ORANGE, Calif.—A Chapman University Law School professor recently became the subject of nationwide controversy over an opinion piece ...

A helicopter pilot tackling the California wildfires died on Aug. 19 after his aircraft crashed during a water-dropping ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Aug. 17 requiring all students in the California State University (CSU) ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County Sheriff's Department investigators on Aug. 19 warned the public about a noticeable uptick ...

Authorities in Los Angeles shut off power to a house because several parties were held there, Mayor Eric ...

Commentary The cost of refinancing a mortgage is about to go up. Those considering refinancing their home mortgages ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday as wildfires burned across the state, saying the ...

Sparks erupted from the bottom of a FedEx cargo jet as it made a predawn emergency landing Wednesday ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—A proposed budget with reserves mainly holding the line against mandated furloughs and layoffs was ...

The City of Santa Ana in Orange County, California, launched a new program on Aug. 17 to offer ...

SAN FRANCISCO—About 100 pro-democracy activists gathered in Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square on Aug. 16 to call for the flag ...

Before almost every election in California, the wording of ballot measure titles, summaries, text, and rebuttals is enough ...

California officials said that over 20 people have been arrested in connection with a pandemic unemployment insurance scheme ...

Commentary We’re likely to either hear many proposals meant to aid the working poor or read about such ...

Sporadic power outages are expected to strike Orange County throughout the next few days as California continues to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said that California may continue to have serious power outages through Wednesday amid a West ...

IRVINE, Calif.—The Orange County Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a car fire on Aug. 17 in the Almador ...

As a raging wildfire approached Cherry Valley, California, neighbors united to help each other evacuate, along with their ...

A thermometer at Death Valley's Furnace Creek in Southern California has soared to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest ...

LOS ANGELES—Firefighters struggled to contain three wildfires near Los Angeles on Saturday as forecasters warned that the risk ...

Cities throughout Orange County, California, are considering allowing commercial cannabis sales to bring in tax revenue and help ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—This year's Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) might have been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 ...

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down California's ban on high-capacity magazines, saying that the law is ...

California Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R–Rocklin) is calling for an immediate joint oversight hearing following a glitch in state ...

California’s Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) launched a new mental health outreach campaign on Aug. 13 as ...