'GOD WILLING, THIS WILL SLOW DOWN SO THE FIREFIGHTERS CAN DO THEIR JOB'

UCLA, at the edge of the Bel-Air evacuation zone, cancelled afternoon classes and its evening basketball game... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA LAWYER ADMITS RUNNING $50 MILLION VISA-FRAUD SCAM

Authorities said Chan and her father operated a company, California Investment Immigration Fund, LLC, that applied for green cards for wealthy investors... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA WOMAN LEADS OFFICERS ON SECOND CHASE IN 2 DAYS

LOS ANGELES AP -- Authorities say the same woman led officers on vehicle chases through Southern California on back-to-back days... READ MORE›

ASTROS OUTLAST DODGERS 7-6 IN 11 INNINGS IN WILD FINISH TO WORLD SERIES GAME 2

The Astros outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 in 11 innings in a Hollywood thriller Wednesday night to tie the World Series at one game apiece... READ MORE›

BLISTERING TEMPS BRING FIRE WARNINGS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES AP -- The risk of wildfires will spike as triple-digit temperatures blanket parts of Southern California early this week... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES: RECORD HEAT, FIERCE WINDS FORECAST

Record heat, fierce Santa Ana winds to fuel wildfire threat in California... READ MORE›

AP EXPLAINS HOT DRY DIABLO WIND SCORCHED WINE COUNTRY

But most arguments mention Santa Ana Canyon in Orange County... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA FIRE AFTERMATH PICTURES SHOW EXTENT OF DEVASTATION

In addition to homes and businesses, the fires ripped through the vineyards of wine country in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino Counties... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 10 KILLED, 20,000 EVACUATED DUE TO OVER 20 WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA

The CA Statewide Fire Summary signed by Berlant at noon said overnight significant winds fanned over a dozen fires across Northern California... READ MORE›

1 KILLED, 20,000 EVACUATED BY WILDFIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Then the evacuation order was applied to the area, located 50 miles 85 kilometers east of the Los Angeles downtown... READ MORE›

OFF-DUTY COPS, FIREFIGHTERS TAKING IN CONCERT HELPED SAVE VEGAS VICTIMS

San Diego police officer Tom McGrath said he threw himself on top of strangers to shield them... READ MORE›

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CANNABIS INDUSTRY ROILED BY WHITE HOUSE COMMENTS ON ENFORCEMENT

Congress has prohibited the Justice Department from interfering with states' medical marijuana programs but has remained silent about recreational marijuana... READ MORE›

GATEWAY TO DRUGS BORDER CITY IN A LEGAL POT WORLD

Now that adult-use, recreational marijuana is legal in California -- and still illegal in Arizona -- Blythe could be the gateway to green... READ MORE›

MYSTERIOUS LIGHT IN NIGHT SKY SENDS CALIFORNIANS INTO TIZZY

The Union-Tribune reported that police and news media in San Diego were flooded with calls at about 6 p.m... READ MORE›

ARSENAL OF EXPLOSIVES, AMMUNITION FOUND AT HOME OF SAN BERNARDINO ATTACKERS AS FBI SEEKS MOTIVE

A total of 30 of the 35 people shot on Wednesday were county employees, San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said... READ MORE›

OAXACAS MAIZE EMBRACED BY WORLDS TOP CHEFS

Mexico imports about 10 million tons of corn from the United States a year, nearly a third of what it consumes... READ MORE›

SAN BERNARDINO VICTIM TIN NGUYEN'S FAMILY GRIEVES AMID SURGE IN U.S. SHOOTINGS

Tin Nguyen was more than just one of 14 victims murdered in San Bernardino... READ MORE›

Related Nearly 2,000 Fighting Huge Wildfire in California MacLean extensively researched the 2006 Esperanza Fire in Southern California -- one of the state's worst arson wildfires... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS FIGHT TO PROTECT UNDOCUMENTED CITIZENS IN FACE OF DONALD TRUMP'S ASSAULT

Sanctuary cities California Democrats fight to protect undocumented citizens in face of Donald Trump's assault... READ MORE›

SEARCH FOR SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTERS' HARD DRIVE CONCLUDES IN CALIFORNIA LAKE

FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said specialized divers with the agency concluded their search through a San Bernardino lake for abandoned evidence... READ MORE›

EX-PTA PRESIDENT AWARDED $5.7M AFTER COUPLE PLANTED DRUGS IN HER CAR

Kent Easter declared bankruptcy before the civil trial but such protection doesn't extend to the lawsuit damages, said Rob Marcereau, Peters' attorney... READ MORE›

AFGHAN FAMILY, BOUND FOR WASHINGTON AND DETAINED IN LA, WILL BE RELEASED, LAWYER SAYS

Instead, they were detained by U.S. immigration officials... READ MORE›

TWO REMAINING FUGITIVE CALIF. INMATES CAUGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO

As officers approached the van, Nayeri fled on foot but was captured after a short chase. The officers then returned to the van and found Tieu hiding inside, Hutchens said... READ MORE›

ABOUT 1 IN 5 PEOPLE LIVING IN U.S. ILLEGALLY ARE IN NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES

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HOW A FEDERAL SPY CASE TURNED INTO A CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PROSECUTION

-- FBI agents entered Keith Gartenlaub's home in Southern California while he and his wife were visiting her relatives in Shanghai... READ MORE›

NEVER MIND GOLF THIS NEW CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY IS BUILT AROUND HORSES

The Oaks Farms is at the intersection of Avenida Siega and Calle Arroyo in San Juan Capistrano... READ MORE›

HEIGHTENED EARTHQUAKE ALERT ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

California is earthquake country, said Mark Ghilarducci, the director of the state's Office of Emergency Services... READ MORE›

RECAPTURED INMATES RETURNED TO ORANGE COUNTY JAIL

Post to Facebook Recaptured inmates returned to Orange County jail The last two inmates captured after a daring escape returned to Southern California jail... READ MORE›

FRANCISCO FLORES EX-PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR DIES AT 56

Francisco Guillermo Flores Perez was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador, on Oct. 17, 1959, to Ulises Flores, an economist, and the former Maria Leonor Perez... READ MORE›

HEIGHTENED EARTHQUAKE ALERT ISSUED FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOLLOWING SERIES OF SMALL TEMBLORS NEAR SAN ANDREAS FAULT

California is earthquake country, said Mark Ghilarducci, the director of the state's Office of Emergency Services... READ MORE›

TRUMP LAYS OUT NEW APPROACH TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

HIRE 15,000 BORDER AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS The Trump administration announced plans to hire 5,000 new Border Patrol agents and 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents... READ MORE›

PIMCO SAYS HAD 'GOOD CAUSE' TO FIRE BILL GROSS

The case is Gross v. Pacific Investment Management Co et al, California Superior Court, Orange County, No... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA WOMAN ARRESTED IN CRAIGSLIST 'RAPE FANTASY' HOAX WAS 'INNOCENT VICTIM'

Orange County District Attorney says charges will be dropped for Michelle Susan Hadley calling her 'the innocent victim of a diabolical scheme.'... READ MORE›

HARRISON FORD HAS JET RUN-IN AT CALIFORNIA AIRPORT

Actor Harrison Ford had a potentially serious run-in with an airliner at a Southern California airport, NBC-TV reported Tuesday... READ MORE›

EX-COLLEGE STUDENT SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR KILLING PARENTS

They say he shot and killed his parents, Bradford Sachs, 57, and Andra Sachs, 54, and then shot his 8-year-old brother, who was left paralyzed... READ MORE›

2 REMAINING CALIFORNIA JAIL ESCAPEES ARRESTED

We do not want another escape from an Orange County jail, I can tell you that, the sheriff said... READ MORE›

FRANCISCO FLORES, EL SALVADOR PRESIDENT TRAILED BY CORRUPTION, DIES AT 56

Mr. Flores, who led El Salvador from 1999 to 2004, was under house arrest on charges of embezzlement and illegal enrichment... READ MORE›

3 STABBED AT KKK RALLY IN CALIFORNIA

Martin Luther King Jr. and supporting the Ku Klux Klan were left in the driveways of about 40 homes in Santa Ana, about 13 kilometres south of Anaheim... READ MORE›

ROWDY TRUMP PROTESTS PORTEND EXPLOSIVE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY

AP -- Hundreds of rowdy protesters broke through barricades and threw eggs at police Friday outside a hotel where Donald Trump addressed the state's Republican convention... READ MORE›

HARRISON FORD HAS JET RUN-IN AT CALIFORNIA AIRPORT

AP -- Actor Harrison Ford had a potentially serious run-in with an airliner at a Southern California airport, NBC-TV reported Tuesday... READ MORE›

CALIFORNIA SHARK ATTACK SURVIVOR FIGHTS TO PROTECT THEM

AP -- A Southern California woman who survived a near-deadly shark attack is now fighting to save the storied, yet often dangerous fish... READ MORE›