Law requiring ICE agents to show identification struck down by 9th Circuit

Appellate judges ruled in favor of the Trump administration in its challenge to a California law that required federal immigration agents to display identification while on duty.
44% of Americans breathe dangerously polluted air. In California, it’s 82%

The American Lung Assn.’s 2026 State of the Air report again graded L.A. as having some of the worst air quality in the country. California as a state performed poorly.
D4vd murder case: Teen girl suffered multiple stab wounds, L.A. County M.E. says

After months of investigation, the L.A. County Medical Examiner released Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s cause of death Wednesday.
California marks biggest state park expansion in decades with 3 new parks

California’s largest state park expansion in decades would bring the total to 283 parks, far more than any other state.
California is leading national preschool expansion, but quality lags, report says

California has expanded free transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds. But a new report says the state still needs to improve programs by expanding teacher training and limiting class size.
Jury awards $2.25 million to Riverside County sergeant forced to resign after reporting harassment

Riverside County has been ordered to pay $2.25 million to a former sergeant who said he was pressured into early retirement in retaliation for reporting workplace harassment by a superior.
LAPD steps up patrols at Silver Lake Reservoir after two women are groped

Two women have reported being groped at the Silver Lake Reservoir in the last month, police said.
Video shows black bear charging at a hiker on Mount Wilson

Video captured on Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest showed a black bear charging at a hiker.
Three tornadoes confirmed in California in a single day

Rising heat and sinking cold air mixed together Tuesday for three separate tornados across California, the National Weather Service said.
US Lawmakers, Experts Sound Alarm On Deadly Iran-Russia Axis

In a political climate where bipartisan unity is increasingly unique, a consensus is forming among US lawmakers and foreign policy heavyweights: the relationship between Moscow and Tehran has moved far beyond diplomatic convenience.