Senate Republicans investigate Palisades fire response
Two Senate Republicans have opened yet another investigation into the deadly Palisades fire, adding to a long list of ongoing probes aimed at determining whether local officials prepared sufficiently for…
Bid to repeal L.A.’s $30 hotel minimum wage fails to qualify for the ballot
The business group looking to repeal a $30 per hour minimum wage for Los Angeles hotel and airport workers failed to secure enough signatures to qualify the proposal for the…
‘Early season cold front’ brings cooling, rain across California this week
After weeks of monsoon-fueled thunderstorms, wildfires and sweltering heat, “an early season cold front” is expected to bring temperatures down across California this week. “We’re going to have rapid cooling,…
Six people killed, two injured in solo-vehicle crash in Napa County, officials say
Six people were killed in a solo-vehicle crash in Napa County on Sunday night, according to authorities. The collision occurred around 6 p.m. on Pope Valley Road near a vineyard,…
California baby snatched at knifepoint recovered in Arizona
A 1-year-old boy who was allegedly snatched from his mother at knifepoint by the child’s father and grandparents in the City of Industry has been rescued by authorities in Arizona,…
Allegations of mismanagement, overspending in California fire cleanups raised in whistleblower trial
Exposing years-old concerns about California’s resilience to wildfires, a government whistleblower and other witnesses in a recent state trial alleged that cleanup operations after some of the largest fires in…
David Baltimore dead: Former Caltech president, Nobel winner was 87
In 2003, the Nobel Prize winner David Baltimore, then president of Caltech, paused to reflect on his role as one of the world’s most decorated scientists. “People keep e-mailing me…
Gift-grabbing wedding crasher is arrested and some of couple’s cash is recovered, police say
After a video went viral this week showing a man crashing a wedding in Glendale and then taking off with a gift box containing about $60,000 in cash and checks,…
California GOP energized by opposition to Newsom’s redistricting plan
Generally speaking, it’s a grand time to be a Republican in the nation’s capital. President Trump is redecorating the White House in his gold-plated image. The GOP controls both houses…
Temps fall across California – no relief for Bay Area residents
It might still be iced-coffee weather in Los Angeles, but much of coastal California could see thick fog, chilly breezes and even scattered showers this week as temperatures fall across…