A local health emergency was declared Friday for Los Angeles County by Health Officer Dr. Muntu Davis in an attempt to reduce health risks from ash and smoke due to the fires burning in the region.

Several Humvees, more than a dozen bayonets and other items were taken from a storage warehouse and parking lot at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin this week, and the thieves remain at large, police ...

A man suspected of burglary in an evacuation zone in Santa Monica was taken into custody, authorities announced Friday. Officers from the Santa Monica and Culver City police departments observed a man ...

A 45-year-old Garden Grove man with previous felony convictions pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to four years in prison for stabbing a man in Anaheim. Gilbert David Marquez was ...

The Palm Springs Animal Shelter is offering assistance to Los Angeles County wildfire evacuees who need help with their pets. “If you’ve evacuated to the Palm Springs area with your pets, we’re here ...

A man who supplied fentanyl-laced pills that caused the death of his 29-year-old friend in Norco pleaded guilty Friday to voluntary manslaughter and other offenses, even as jurors were deliberating ...

Containment of a brush fire that erupted in the West Hills area and consumed 1,052 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties increased from 35% to 50% Friday, with the spread of the flames halted. The ...

More erroneous evacuation alerts were sent to tens of thousands of residents overnight, prompting waves of criticism from people already on edge from the Southland fires, and the county’s emergency ...

An off-duty police trainee accused of crashing into and killing a fellow Palm Springs Police Department employee while driving under the influence pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and ...

A 43-year-old Mission Viejo woman pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for stabbing her boyfriend to death in the backyard of their home. Georgette Maggie ...