As catastrophic windblown blazes strike with more frequency, California’s system of mutual-aid firefighting is cracking, with fire chiefs sometimes reluctant or unable to assist their counterparts.
The earthquake occurred 27 miles from Coachella, 31 miles from Indio, 31 miles from Brawley and 35 miles from Imperial.
Hollywood Boulevard Superman impersonator Christopher Dennis was found dead in the Valley. What does his story tell us about life in L.A. today?
Five days after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 32 into law, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials posted a solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities website for at least four detention facilities around the state.
A look at California stories from the last week, including conservatives leaving the state.
The deputy’s death revived criticism over the state’s so-called sanctuary law
An officer with the Cypress Police Department was arrested in Garden Grove on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman early Friday. Garden Grove police responded to the 5500 block of Ludlow Avenue after a woman called the department at around 3:45 a.m. Police said the woman and officer met at a nearby bar and drove…
SANTA ANA — Robbers staged a smash-and-grab burglary at a Macy’s fragrance counter at the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana Thursday night. Three men smashed glass display cases and made off with perfume just before 8 p.m., according to the Santa Ana Police Department. The men were wearing hoodies and possibly bandanas covering their faces…
A 40-year-old man has been charged with igniting the Williams fire, a 2.75-acre wildfire in the Cleveland National Forest near Silverado Canyon that was quickly extinguished on Sunday. Jeremy Ryan Shaw, 40, is facing a felony count of unlawfully causing a fire in a structure or forest during a state of emergency. Shaw pleaded not…
One of six co-defendants charged with the stabbing death of a man whose body was found in a San Juan Capistrano creek bed pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter. In return for being allowed to plead guilty to manslaughter rather than facing the special-circumstance murder charge he was previously facing, Myles…
