California
Man suspected of igniting the Line fire pleads not guilty to multiple counts of arson. The fire has scorched nearly 40,000 acres and is 49% contained.
Sept. 17, 2024
A Los Angeles sanitation truck powered by compressed natural gas caught fire Thursday, prompting evacuation of about a dozen homes in Sun Valley.
Sept. 16, 2024
The Santa Monica City Council has voted to take out a section of the anti-camping ordinance that allowed homeless people to use pillows and blankets while sleeping outdoors. The new ordinance is scheduled to go into effect next month.
Sept. 13, 2024
Prosecutors say Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, of Norco had tried multiple times to start a fire. His mother told The Times that he is ‘not an arsonist.’
Residents were coming to terms with the losses as firefighters tried to slow destructive brush fires ripping through the mountains of Southern California.
Sept. 12, 2024
It’s been an unusually active year for earthquakes in Los Angeles, as Thursday morning’s magnitude 4.7 Malibu temblor shows.
Santa Monica leaders will discuss new changes to its anti-camping ordinance, including to a section allowing homeless people to use pillows, blankets, bedrolls.
Sept. 10, 2024
An overview of evacuation orders, shelter options, mental health resources, donation info and more for the Airport, Bridge and Line fires in Southern California.
San Bernardino County coroner officials have identified the remains found underneath the home of a man suspected of murder a husband and wife at a nudist resort as those of the couple. The suspect, Michael Sparks, has been charged with two counts of murder.
Sept. 6, 2024
Los Angeles County public health officials are warning residents about swimming at several popular beaches after water samples showed unhealthy levels of bacteria.
Sept. 4, 2024