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Big rain and snow could hit California around Christmas, risking floods, landslides and snarling travel

Big rain and snow could hit California around Christmastime, ending a long dry spell for the state. There’s a high risk for heavy rainfall along the entire California coast between…

How can I find a financial advisor?

Dear Liz: Could you possibly recommend a financial advisor I could sit down with who could counsel me on ways to save money? I work a full-time clerical job, but…

Leaders of cult-like SoCal group charged with murder

Leaders of a secretive Inland Empire religious group have been charged with murder in two separate cases — the disappearance of longtime member Emilio Ghanem in Redlands and the 2010…

Why Nick Reiner struggled with drugs, mental health before his arrest

Rob Reiner was 20 minutes into a video podcast promoting his new film — a semi-autobiographical tale of a famous dad and his drug-addicted son — when the interviewer asked…

Rob Reiner was a Hollywood maverick who never wanted to repeat himself

Over his five-decade career, Rob Reiner — who was found dead Sunday at his Brentwood home along with his wife, Michele — never stayed put, roving from music spoofs (“This…

Trump’s callous political attack on Rob Reiner shows a shameful moral failure

Hours after Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their home in what is shaping up to be a heartbreaking family tragedy, our president blamed Reiner for…

California law worsens sex trafficking, GOP candidate for governor says

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on Monday visited a notorious sex-trafficking corridor in South L.A. and vowed to rescind a law that decriminalized loitering, a measure critics say endangers, not…

Trump plan to pump more water draws criticism from Calif. lawmakers

A Trump administration plan to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands is facing vehement opposition from Democratic members of Congress who represent the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and the…

Mt. Whitney rescue team finds body that may be missing hiker

The Inyo County Sheriff’s office announced on Monday it had recovered the body of a young male hiker that fits the description of Joseph Brambila, who disappeared on the mountain…

From across the table or across the aisle, Rob Reiner was passionate about his pet causes

Whether you sat across the table from him or across the aisle, Rob Reiner left no doubt about what he cared about and was willing to fight for. I had…