Man charged with stealing Yosemite Park employee vehicle, which he drove off a cliff during chase
A Rancho Cucamonga man is accused of initiating a high-speed chase and driving off a cliff, surviving a 200-foot fall to the bottom of a canyon.
They falsely said USPS packages were lost or damaged, collecting $2.3 million. Now brothers face prison
They used fake names and addresses to purchase packages and postage that included insurance for lost or damaged items. Thousands of fraudulent claims followed.
Cost of Owens Valley storm damage continues to mount for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Heavy rain and flooding over the last year have caused roughly $100 million in damage to Los Angeles water and dust control systems in the Owens Valley.
Column: Still searching for the fountain of youth? Don’t drown in all the hype
The anti-aging industry is booming, but hype and hope won’t make you younger, so skip the ‘fountain of youth’ claims and embrace healthy living.
Column: We hold these truths to be self-evident — the Golden State is still golden. And yes, we are Americans
A poll indicated many Americans believe California is on the decline and some say it’s not even “American.” Columnists Mark Z. Barabak and Anita Chabria explain why it’s still the Golden State.
LAPD colleagues tried to intervene when officer used police car to knock down armed man
Los Angeles’ civilian police oversight panel has ruled that an officer broke department policy last year when he maneuvered his squad car to stop a knife-wielding man.
Opinion: Is the restoration of California’s cutest keystone species worth it?
Since the 1960s, a remnant population of sea otters has revived Monterey Bay. But they can’t migrate north throughout their historic range without human help.
‘We don’t want to cry wolf’: How forecasters predict L.A.’s next huge rainstorm
Based on their expertise, forecasters at the National Weather Service in Oxnard correctly anticipated that even the machine-calculated, eye-popping rain totals were probably an underprediction.
How hard should L.A. go after copper wire thieves? Council members hold a lively debate
A vote to approve motions aimed at stopping copper wire theft sparked a debate at L.A. City Hall, with some council members saying the focus should not be on ‘punitive measures.’
‘No burnin out’: Compton tire shop owner graffitis own business in dispute over street takeovers
The owner of a Compton tire shop is locked in a dispute with city officials over selling low-cost tires to people suspected of performing burnouts and other illegal maneuvers. The shop owner says he cannot control what customers do with the tires they buy.