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After warm weather, temperatures to cool this week across Southland

The New Year’s streak of unseasonably warm weather in Southern California is about to take a break. After more than a week in which temperatures hovered in the upper 70s…

Magnitude 4.9 earthquake recorded near Indio

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Riverside County on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered seven miles from Indio. It occurred at a depth of…

Photos: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade in L.A.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade took place in South Los Angeles on Monday morning, bringing together hundreds of people. The event, hosted by the Los Angeles Sentinel…

Newsom plans no new journalism funding despite $175-million funding deal with Google

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal includes no money for a fund formed last year to boost the state’s local newsrooms, casting doubt on whether a heralded effort to help California…

Explaining California’s billionaire tax: The proposals, the backlash and the exodus

The battle over a new tax on California’s billionaires is set to heat up in the coming months as citizens spar over whether the state should squeeze its ultra-rich to…

Photos: Iranian protest in downtown Los Angeles

Demonstrators in Los Angeles wave flags and chant slogans as they rally in solidarity with Iranian protesters, after a violent protest crackdown that killed thousands in Iran. Demonstrations in Iran,…

SoCal hiker went to search for lost friends. They were rescued; he was not

After a group of four hikers became lost Saturday in a remote, mountainous region of Riverside County, a fellow hiker in their group — fearing for their safety — struck…

Santa Barbara County officials crack down on unsanctioned Deltopia spring break rager

The future of Deltopia, an annual unsanctioned street party that draws thousands of college students and is often marked by chaos and arrests, is uncertain after Santa Barbara County supervisors…

Man killed wife, daughter, then himself in Lakewood shooting, authorities say

More details have emerged in a shooting that left three dead inside a Lakewood home on Thursday, with authorities saying a man allegedly killed his wife and youngest daughter before…

One dead and five injured in early Sunday morning crash near Griffith Park

A 25-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning in a five-car crash on the northbound 5 Freeway near Griffith Park, officials said. Five others were injured. The California Highway Patrol…