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Candlelit vigil honors Mayra Jimenez, teacher slain in North Hollywood

Families gathered at Wilshire Park Elementary School Friday evening to mourn the jarring loss of third-grade teacher Mayra Jimenez, who prosecutors allege was killed by her firefighter husband at their…

Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow welcome first egg of the year

Houston, we have an egg! In major news for followers of Southern California’s most famous feathered power couple, bald eagles Jackie and Shadow have welcomed their first egg of the…

Record warmth brings below-average snowpack in California

At UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpack each day. There is still some…

Former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson killed in South L.A. homeless encampment

Kevin Johnson, a former NFL defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders, was found dead at a homeless encampment Wednesday, authorities said. Officials with the Los Angeles County…

How California lawmakers are trying to speed up spending on voter-approved climate projects

A Democratic lawmaker is pushing a proposal to speed up $10 billion in funding for climate programs more than a year after voters approved Proposition 4, the state’s biggest investment…

The White House put out a fake photo. Here’s why we should all be outraged

How do you know what you know? Did you learn it in school, read it in a newspaper? Did you get your information on social media or though chatter with…

GOP rails against Newsom’s late date for special election to fill Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s seat

This year’s midterm election already was going to be frustrating for many voters in a vast, rural swath of Northern California whose staunchly conservative district has been redrawn to favor…

Alex Honnold, California native, delays Tapei 101 climb due to rain

Even Alex Honnold, the fearless rock climber who famously scaled Yosemite’s El Capitan without ropes, knows better than to battle Mother Nature. The California native, who now lives in Las…

DOJ drops demand for Children’s Hospital L.A. transgender care records

The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop demanding medical records that identify young patients who received gender-affirming care from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, ending a legal standoff with…

Rady Children’s Health to stop transgender care amid Trump admin threats

The largest pediatric healthcare system in California will stop providing gender-affirming medical care to transgender youth next month amid increasing pressure from the federal government. Rady Children’s Health, encompasses Children’s…