L.A. County prosecutors tried to make city councilman’s wife testify against him to grand jury
City Councilman Curren Price has denied wrongdoing in response to corruption charges that prosecutors filed over votes that allegedly financially benefitted his wife, real estate consultant Del Richardson.
A blind Bay Area woman conquered snowboarding and the Boston Marathon. Now she’s taking on Kilimanjaro
Kristie Colton, a 28-year-old resident of Mountain View, is part of a group of visually impaired climbers who are slated to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Contributor: How many kids must die before L.A. makes streets safer?
After 14 years of meetings and plans, the city failed to upgrade a dangerous Koreatown intersection with enhanced crosswalks and other improvements. Now a 9-year-old boy is dead.
Brush fire next to 5 Freeway triggers evacuation warnings and freeway closures in L.A. County
The King fire began east of the 5 freeway just after 1 a.m. north of Pyramid Lake and grew to 400 acres before sunrise, according to fire officials.
Juneau, Alaska sees record glacier-related flooding, prompting evacuations
Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the Mendenhall River into areas in the region, which is expected to cause major flooding. The flooding is being
Contributor: The heat-safety law isn’t enough. Farmworkers are still dying every summer
California enacted rules two decades ago that should have saved many more lives than they have. We need serious investment and enforcement.
Pres. Trump speaks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, EU leaders ahead of meeting with Russia’s Putin
On Wednesday, President Trump had a virtual meeting with numerous European Union leaders, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ahead of his scheduled summit in Alaska on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Organized by German
Homeless people in detention camps? Fears grow about Trump and the Olympics
Trump’s announcements have raised fears that the government will use the Olympics to take actions that deprive homeless people of their human rights.
Arellano: Can homegrown teens replace immigrant farm labor? In 1965, the U.S. tried
Teens quit or went on strike across the country to protest abysmal work conditions. A-TEAM was such a disaster that the federal government never tried it again.
California’s signature climate effort is up for renewal — and it’s a fight
The future of California’s cap-and-trade program is in limbo. Experts say the state can’t meet its climate goals without it.