Alyce McFadden, a reporting fellow on The Times’s Metro desk, writes about what covering a disaster for the first time brought home to her.

Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for ...

Hughes Fire initially started 10:53 a.m. Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 10,425 acres after being active for ...

After an extremely dry January, California’s snowpack in the Sierra Nevada now measures just 65% of the average for this time of year, but state water officials said two winter storms are ...

Officially known as California State Route 47, or California 47 for short, the freeway was part of the plan set forth by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Parkway Engineering Committee in 1946.

Much-needed rain helped firefighters make gains on several blazes in Southern California on Monday as flooding shuttered schools, triggered landslides and prompted road closures. Intermittent ...

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of ...

About 6:45 a.m. Monday, a dispatch call was made about the collision along Route 23. Grand Ridge Fire Department Chief Tim Geiger said that the crash was a near head-on wreck and all involved in the ...

Two businessmen looking to bring a special cigar lounge to Park Ridge – and allow ...

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2. Immigration. “You're going to find this out in California very quickly. The disruption that's going to come, the immorality of deporting huge numbers of women and children, legal immigrants.” ...

If you live in California, you'll want to bank with a financial institution that operates in your state and offers good perks and low rates. Below, you'll find our top picks for the best banks and ...