Christmas Day shooting in Lancaster kills 16-year-old, injures 4 more
A 16-year-old boy was killed and four others were injured during a Christmas Day shooting in Lancaster, authorities said Thursday night. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a…
2 killed, 3 injured in Christmas crash on I-5 near Pyramid Lake
Two people were killed Thursday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in northern Los Angeles County. Authorities have yet to say what caused the crash shortly before 3…
What to expect Friday amid SoCal storm: Rain overnight through noon
Soggy holiday revelers and travelers can look forward to hanging up their raincoats and heading outside to enjoy what’s expected to be a mostly dry weekend after record-setting rains caused…
She goes to police calls in a Prius. It’s part of a new approach to mental health emergencies
Briana Fair, a mental health clinician with the San Mateo Police Department, received a dozen voicemails from the same distressed caller over a single weekend this month. She knew the…
Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting immigrants in Northern California courts
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its Justice Department counterpart from “sweeping” civil arrests at immigration courthouses across Northern California, teeing up…
L.A. got a break from the rains during Christmas day, but flooding risks remain
The heaviest part of a storm system that pummeled the Los Angeles area and other parts of the southland subsided somewhat by Christmas morning, but showers are expected throughout the…
ICE tore apart families. The community brought back some Christmas joy
The steady drizzle tested the limits of the string of tarps stretched across the backyard of a Maywood home. Beneath them, dozens of boxes, overflowing with clothes, shoes and toys,…
How the Grinch went from a Yuletide bit player to a Christmas A-lister
It takes a lot for sweet-tempered 28-year-old Nick Darnell to transform himself into Christmas’ most sought-after sourpuss. There’s colored contacts and facial prosthetics, a protruding belly and at least an…
San Diego man killed by falling tree in third storm-related death
A San Diego man was killed Wednesday morning after a tree fell on him, the third death linked to the storm pummeling Southern California over the holiday, the San Diego…
Woman rescued after she is swept nine miles in San Jose Creek during SoCal storm
A woman was rescued by firefighters after she was swept nine miles down San Jose Creek, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said Wednesday. The woman, whose name was not…