Southern California

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A 2014 California voter-approved initiative that reduced penalties for certain drug and property crimes has led to the lowest arrest rate in state history as police frequently ignore those ...

FONTANA, Calif.—Within hours, towering, fast-moving flames had ravaged pine forests near the California ski town of Wrightwood — ...

Two new baby penguins that hatched in May joined the Magellanic Penguin exhibit on Thursday at the Aquarium ...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—A ferocious wildfire has swallowed up many homes across more than 49 square miles of mountain ...

LOS ANGELES—A German man set nearly 50 fires in a California arson spree because he wanted revenge for ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Google is pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout ...

LOS ANGELES—Renata Phillip was 11 years into a satisfying teaching career when she shocked her friends and family ...

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif.—Carl Kepner, 48, owner of Kepner Farms, says his career is in his blood.With Jewish-German farming ...

LOS ANGELES—The death sentence of the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer last week put to rest a case that ...

LOS ANGELES—Friends and supporters of Wang Zhiwen say he has been severely mistreated for the past 17 years ...

LOS ANGELES—Harmful lead exposure in the United States has steadily decreased since the 70s and 80s due to ...

LOS ANGELES—Two fatal police shootings in the Los Angeles area in the last two weeks began the same ...

MONTEBELLO, Calif.—A Los Angeles-area park has been closed after coyotes attacked three people. The Los Angeles Times reported ...

LOS ANGELES—A serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murders of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO—Los Angeles leaders pitched their bid Tuesday for the 2024 Olympics as a "risk-free" project that ...

LOS ANGELES—Filmmaker Nanfu Wang, based in New York City, filmed her first feature documentary in China on a ...

CRESTLINE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California wildfire has surged to nearly 11 square miles and put thousands ...

CRESTLINE, Calif.—A wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest about 55 miles east of Los Angeles tripled in ...

Thank you San Diego for your support along the procession route today @SDFD #RIPJD pic.twitter.com/xU5NMl5RcG — San Diego ...

MALIBU, Calif. — The National Park Service says cameras recorded a rare sighting of a black bear in ...

LOS ANGELES — Southern California Gas Company says costs related to the massive leak of natural gas from ...

LOS ANGELES — The parents of "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against ...

LOS ANGELES — About a dozen lions, tigers, cougars and other big cats have returned to a Los ...

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.— Most of the roughly 20,000 evacuees forced out by a wildfire were cleared to go ...

Man from Orange County sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to support ISIS. told the agents ...

LOS ANGELES—Southern California is in the midst of a strong heat wave due to a ridge of high ...

SAN FRANCISCO—The origin of "Pokemon Go" is as peculiar as any of the Voltorbs or Snorlaxes that players ...