Some California landfills are on fire and leaking methane. Newly proposed rules could make them safer
California is considering adopting new rules to better identify and more quickly to respond to dangerous methane leaks and underground fires at landfills statewide.
Palisades fire victims claim a state park official restricted efforts to fight earlier blaze
Lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire are seeking to depose Los Angeles firefighters to shed light on allegations that a California State Parks official restricted how the Los Angeles Fire Department handled an earlier blaze that
L.A. city controller’s race gets ruff, as a candidate targets Kenneth Mejia’s corgis
A former state lawmaker questioned whether Mejia’s logos, corgi images and other graphics violate a law barring the use of city resources for election campaigns. Mejia’s team disputed the claims.
More rain coming to L.A. this week, with a new storm set to hit Thursday
The soggy weather that has drenched Southern California since the weekend has mostly moved out of the area, giving residents a brief respite from the rain before another storm moves in later in the week.
Olympic snowboarder turned drug lord ordered killing of witness against him, feds charge
Ryan Wedding, a former snowboarder who represented Canada in the Olympics, has been charged with ordering the murder of a witness in the federal narcotics case against him.
Mistrial declared in case of ex-Whittier cop charged for shooting unarmed man in back
Jurors could not reach a verdict against former Whittier police detective Salvador Murillo, who was charged with multiple counts of assault for shooting a fleeing unarmed suspect in the spine in 2020, leaving the man paralyzed.
FBI intercepts communications of Newsom administration officials, California political players
Current and former Newsom administration officials were among dozens of Sacramento insiders who received FBI notices that their communications had been intercepted as part of the federal corruption probe.
A California man vanished from his mountain town. Did a bear get him?
Officials believe a man who has been missing for three months likely had a medical emergency or died near his home before a bear or mountain lion dragged him away.
House explosion caused by child turning on lamp during a gas leak, neighbor says
Officials have determined a gas leak caused a home explosion in Chino Hills over the weekend that injured eight people, forced temporary evacuations and damaged nearby homes.
Billionaire hedge fund founder Tom Steyer is running for governor
Billionaire hedge fund founder, climate change warrior and major Democratic donor Tom Steyer is running for governor. Fossil fuel and migrant detention facility investments will likely draw attacks from his fellow Democrats.