The death toll from the Eaton fire increased to 18 on Wednesday after investigators with the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office discovered human remains in Altadena.

Metro moved forward on the Vermont Transit Corridor project without new bike lanes — a decision that transportation safety advocates say ignores a mandate to follow the city’s mobility plan.

Investigators said the victims were in a car stopped at a light when a second vehicle pulled up next to them and someone opened fire. The shooter escaped.

Friends of Big Bear Valley have announced the names for the mountain’s two newest bald eagles — Sunny and Gizmo.

A Times analysis found that the median age of those killed in Eaton fire was 77, and at least a third of them suffered impairments that could affect their mobility.

A federal judge temporarily reinstated a program providing lawyers for 26,000 children. Nonprofits representing the children had already begun laying off staff.

Xavier Becerra, who previously served as California attorney general, joined a growing field of Democrats running next year to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It’s the third straight year the state has had near-average or above-average amounts of snow.

Delaney was booked by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, while Morgan was booked for misdemeanor domestic violence. But three days later, prosecutors said the Marina del Rey couple would not be charged due to “insufficient evidence.”

The Menendez brothers’ lawyers paint Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman’s motion to rescind his predecessor’s resentencing request as motivated by politics, not legal reasoning.