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Six months after the Palisades and Eaton Fire – NBC Los Angeles

Six months ago today, the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires began in Southern California, destroying thousands of businesses and homes. Families are still trying to find a “new normal” as…

Tiny cars, big stakes: These remote control racers aren’t hobbyists. They’re pros

The neon yellow race car whipped around the corner, gunning it in a bid to lose the dragster on its tail. Mistiming a turn, it ricocheted off a dirt mound…

What this formerly undocumented congressman understands about patriotism that Trump doesn’t

Rep. Robert Garcia’s relatives, many of Peruvian decent, have been asking him recently if they need to carry identification with them, as federal agents seemingly round up brown people at…

Why California’s plan to ‘Make Polluters Pay’ stalled again

California lawmakers have for years vowed to hold fossil fuel companies liable for damages caused by their emissions, including worsening wildfires and floods and mounting costs of climate recovery and…

Who’s No. 1? UCLA and UC Berkeley stake their claims on social media

Who’s No. 1? UCLA and UC Berkeley can’t seem to agree. In fact, they refuse to back down from a top spot. When U.S. News and World Report released its…

Two brothers went missing three weeks ago. They were found dead along a California highway

Two brothers who went missing three weeks ago were found dead along a California highway last week, the victims of a vehicle crash, according to authorities. On June 25 around…

Eaton fire’s 18th victim has been identified. He was an actor and a teacher

Kevin Devine was last seen outside of his Boston Street apartment complex in Altadena on Jan. 7, hours after the deadly Eaton fire ignited. Weeks passed without word of his…

Newsom pushes major housing reform through California Legislature

SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers stood around Gov. Gavin Newsom and celebrated the passage of the state budget and “transformative” housing legislation at the state Capitol. Between mutual praise and handshakes…

Nonprofit staffer suspected of smuggling drugs into L.A. juvenile hall

An employee working for a nonprofit organization was arrested with dozens of pills in his possession at a Downey juvenile hall on Monday, months after several youths overdosed at the…

134 cats found crammed into a U-Haul van outside California Taco Bell

A U-Haul van was found in a California Taco Bell parking lot on Sunday evening crawling with cats. Officials said the van contained 134 cats, most in distress and about…