Puma that attacked child had to be euthanized, experts say
After a cougar attacked a 5-year-old boy over the weekend, some commentators on social media criticized authorities' decision to kill…
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An extreme heat wave is hitting Southern California. How bad will it be?
A scorching heat wave is headed to Southern California this week, bringing what are expected to be the hottest temperatures…
Sophisticated Southern California criminal tourism network charged in federal investigation
A multimillion-dollar crime tourism scheme that operated for years in Southern California, facilitating robberies across the country, led investigators to…
Father and daughter arrested in Southern California shoplifting ring, CHP says
A search warrant executed at an Inglewood home uncovered not only hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise but…
Maxie Solters, a publicist who joined a family business, dies at 37
Maxie Solters, a third-generation entertainment publicist who followed in the footsteps of her father and grandfather into the family business,…
California serial killer confesses to decades-old unsolved murder case
A 70-year-old convicted serial killer from Lake Elsinore has confessed to another murder in Southern California, ending a decades-old cold…
A 66-mile drive to and from Los Angeles: Clouds, intense heat and hail?
In Southern California, we're used to driving in time-bending times, and seeing estimated arrival times get longer rather than shorter…
Editorial: How to end Southern California's smog streak? Reduce pollution from railroads and ports
Southern California is in the midst of a smog streak, with more than 50 consecutive days of air pollution so…
Why the 4.9 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles was terrifying for some and nothing for others
The 4.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Southern California on Monday raised some classic questions: Why did it seem to last…
First West Nile virus death in years reported in Bay Area
The first mosquito-related death in the Bay Area and the detection of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in Southern California…