News Analysis: A humbled California isn't quite as special as we like to believe
California likes to think of itself as exceptional. But weeks of fires and power outages underscore how we are not that much different from the rest of the country.
California likes to think of itself as exceptional. But weeks of fires and power outages underscore how we are not that much different from the rest of the country.
The Federal Aviation Administration determined last month that much of the Clippers proposed arena development poses no threat to aviation.
The Sandalwood fire ultimately burned more than 1,000 acres, destroying at least 76 homes and killing two women in a Calimesa mobile home park.
When PG&E turned off the power, it made it clear that the climate crisis we face is much bigger than our capacity for remediation.
The start of the Maria fire was captured by a camera that's part of a program that helps investigators determine the origins of and track fires.
For many Angelenos, Day of the Dead is a tradition learned in the United States. As a result, their practice is often imbued with political activism.
Here are evacuations, school closures and containment numbers for blazes burning across the state.
The Rampart Boulevard offramp and onramp onto the 101 Freeway remain closed as police investigate the crash.
The brush fire in Ventura County has quickly grown to 7,400 acres, threatening areas south of Santa Paula.
Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, the face of the youth movement against global warming, will join her Los Angeles peers in a planned climate strike
On Nov. 2, 1927, Los Angeles city and county officials gathered with executives from the Pacific Electric Railway to dedicate a new 1,000-foot viaduct.
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A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported at 2:33 a.m. Friday 63 miles from Ridgecrest, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
With power shutdowns becoming more frequent, some Bay Area residents are mastering the art of preparation.
Dozens of fires destroyed more than 100 buildings and forced mass evacuations and power shut-offs. But there were no deaths, and losses were far lower than in the last two years.
Fierce winds spark new blazes, including the Maria fire in Ventura County
Crews are battling a brushfire that erupted Thursday evening in Ventura County.
Journalists who have declared "the end of California" need to think again.
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m.
At least two homes and two other structures are damaged in the 46 fire in Jurupa Valley. Riverside County officials declare a state of emergency.
The victims were identified by Long Beach police as Maurice Poe Jr., 25, of Long Beach; Melvin Williams II, 35, of Gardena; and Ricardo Torres, 28, of Inglewood.
The staffing shake-up came after the family of Diego Stolz, 13, filed a $100-million legal claim against the school district, alleging that family members had complained of bullying days before the eighth-grader was fatally assaulted Sept. 16.
The outbreak has infected 18 people in the jail since Oct. 22, when at least one inmate unaware he was infected with the virus was housed at the jail, officials say.
When strong winds hit California, utility companies increasingly cut power to neighborhoods across the state to try to reduce the threat of wildfires.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel, which included two Republican appointees, said federal law did not permit the Trump administration to make helping the federal government deport immigrants a condition for L.A. receiving the grant money.