The largest aftershock to date from the July 5, 2019 earthquake — that terrified residents of Mojave Desert towns and caused significant damage — struck that region Wednesday, June 3. The magnitude 5.5 earthquake was felt in Southern California and beyond. Minor damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 6:32…

An 18-year-old man jumped a fence into Garden Grove Police Department headquarters property to try to steal a squad car, and later attacked a police officer, authorities said. The incident happened on Sunday at around 8 p.m. at the station on Acacia Pkwy, police Lt. Carl Whitney said Wednesday. “We got a call from a…

In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, investigators work the scene of a helicopter crash that killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others in Calabasas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) LOS ANGELES — A hearing on an initial bid by the union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles County Sheriff’s…

After arresting the man at his home, police said they found more than 600 pounds of illegal fireworks and a cache of weapons and ammunition.

By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors plan to charge a Minneapolis police officer accused of pressing his knee against George Floyd’s neck with second-degree murder, and for the first time will level charges against three other officers at the scene, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Widely seen bystander video showing Floyd’s May 25 death…

Gov. Gavin Newsom will allow California counties to provide fewer in-person voting locations if they also offer three days of early voting.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore apologized minutes after condemning looters and saying George Floyd’s ‘death is on their hands.’

California’s legal marijuana industry faces a year of decline as a result of the coronavirus, despite dispensaries being deemed essential businesses.

Four demonstrations, at least one of them billed as family friendly, are scheduled across Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Progressive activists want the City Council to slash spending at the LAPD.