Cal student dies after frat-house drowning incident. Hazing not involved
A 19-year-old UC Berkeley student has died after being hospitalized last week for nearly drowning during a fraternity party, authorities confirmed Wednesday morning. Emergency personnel responded to a call at…
USC student union building evacuated following false bomb threat
A bomb threat that turned out to be false prompted the evacuation of the student union building at USC on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The USC Public Safety Department…
Crews race storms to contain oil spill in SoCal waterway
Cleanup was underway Wednesday in a wooded, remote area of Ventura County after about 420 gallons of crude oil inundated a waterway, officials said, and crews were working to beat…
Aliens? Submarines? Gassy whales? Bubbles off California coast spark intrigue
Is it a gassy whale? A top secret submarine? Godzilla rising from the surfer-filled waters of Hermosa Beach? Residents have been stumped over a patch of bubbles rising out of…
Bonta spent nearly half a million on lawyers. His consultant explains
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta spent nearly half a million dollars in campaign funds last year on personal attorneys to represent him as he spoke to federal investigators about alleged…
Border Patrol agent died of drug overdose after arrest, autopsy says
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was found dead in a Riverside County home earlier this year following an arrest in Long Beach overdosed on cocaine and was dealing with…
California’s budget shortfall could be worse than expected
SACRAMENTO — California’s budgetary woes are worse than expected, forcing state lawmakers to grapple with a nearly $18 billion shortfall next year, according to a new report from the Legislative…
Despite student protests, UC regents approve tuition hike amid state, federal funding gaps
Confronting increasing costs and decreasing state and federal funding, the University of California regents on Wednesday approved a tuition hike lauded by UC leaders but fiercely opposed by students. The…
Some California landfills are on fire and leaking methane. These rules could help
A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the…
L.A. city controller’s race gets ruff, as a candidate targets Kenneth Mejia’s corgis
Los Angeles City Controller Kenneth Mejia loves to show off his two corgis, displaying them on his social media accounts, his financial reports and his reelection campaign materials. Cardboard cutouts…