First West Nile virus death confirmed in L.A. County, as studies show that drought conditions may increase risk
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported the first death from West Nile virus in 2025, in a patient from the San Fernando Valley.
A rogue Santa Cruz otter is terrorizing surfers: the redux
An otter is hopping on surfboards in Santa Cruz’s storied Steamers Lane. Two years ago, a similar situation played out in these prime surfing waters. Is it the same otter? A different one? And what benefit, if
A mysterious road trip, a young girl in a wig: New clues emerge in Melodee Buzzard’s disappearance
Detectives are focusing on a three-day road trip that Ashlee Buzzard took from Lompoc to Nebraska and back in the search for her missing 9-year-old daughter, Melodee.
UC must publicly release Trump administration’s $1.2-billion settlement proposal
The California Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the University of California to block the release of a roughly $1.2-billion Trump UCLA settlement. UCLA is required to share the document Friday.
Mayor Bass selects longtime LAFD leader to head embattled fire department
The mayor picked Jaime Moore, a deputy chief in the city’s Valley Bureau, to head the department after a nationwide search.
Federal immigration enforcement surge is now paused in East Bay too, Oakland mayor says
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said Friday that a planned increase in federal immigration enforcement was on pause throughout the Bay Area, not just in San Francisco.
Video shows security opening fire on U-Haul truck outside Coast Guard base in California
Video shows security officers opening fire on a U-Haul truck that was reversing toward them near a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area during an anti-ICE immigration protest.
Mega Millions alcanza los 680 millones de dólares, aquí tiene una lista de las tiendas de lotería más afortunadas de California
A medida que se acerca el sorteo de Mega Millions, ¿volverá a caer el rayo en alguna de las tiendas más afortunadas del estado? Aquí tiene una lista de los lugares conocidos por vender boletos ganadores de
‘Make or break moment’: Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump using troops in U.S. cities
It’s the first time the Supreme Court will decide whether the president has the power to deploy troops in American cities over the objections of local and state officials.
‘Reckless’ scrap yard with history of endangering a Watts high school is shuttered
A Los Angeles County judge ordered the owners of a troubled metal recycler to pay $2 million in penalties and permanently cease operations next door to a high school in Watts.