Orange County D.A. dismisses gang injunctions against hundreds of people
Orange County’s top prosecutor moved to dismiss all active gang injunctions Tuesday, making it the latest California jurisdiction to move away from the controversial court orders in recent years. Dist.…
Newsom v. Trump judge orders L.A. troop deployment records handed over
The Trump administration must turn over a cache of documents, photos, internal reports and other evidence detailing the activities of the military in Southern California, a federal judge ruled Tuesday,…
Palm Springs bomb accomplice suspect dies in federal custody
A Washington state man facing terrorism charges related to the bombing of the Palm Springs fertility clinic in Palm Springs has died in custody inside a federal detention facility in…
How Wall Street hedge funds are gambling millions on Eaton fire insurance claims
In a high-stakes gamble, Wall Street hedge funds are offering to buy claims that insurers may have against Southern California Edison if the utility is found liable for causing the…
Trump orders California to remove gender identity from sex education
The Trump administration has given California 60 days to remove gender identity materials from sex education curriculum or risk losing more than $12.3 million in federal grants that helped pay…
Looming raises for L.A. County employees could cost $2 billion, CEO says
Los Angeles County’s looming agreement with its biggest labor union is expected to cost a little more than $2 billion over three years — the latest hit to a budget…
‘Who are these people?’ Masked immigration agents challenge local police, sow fear in L.A.
Increasingly aggressive immigration raids carried out by masked federal agents, sometimes using unmarked vehicles, are creating problems for local law enforcement agencies. Police have little or no insight into where…
California achieved significant groundwater recharge last year
A year of average precipitation gave California’s groundwater supplies a significant boost, according to a state analysis released Tuesday. California’s aquifers gained an estimated 2.2 million acre-feet of groundwater in…
Fitness influencer mother killed by estranged husband while out on date
Three people are dead in San Bernardino County after authorities say a man gunned down his estranged wife and her date outside a restaurant before he was confronted and fatally…
Should Risky Hikers Pay for Their Own Rescue? One Sheriff Thinks So
Should Risky Hikers Pay for Their Own Rescue? One Sheriff Thinks So Every year, search and rescue teams in the wild areas around Mount St. Helens are called out to…