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Flames from a backfire consume a hillside as firefighters battle the Maria Fire in Santa Paula, Calif., on Nov. 1, 2019.

Trump blasts California governor’s forest management, though last week’s big fires didn’t start in forests

November 3, 2019 at 1:09 p.m.

The big fires that hit Southern California last week burned expensive Los Angeles homes, swept through lush agricultural land, closed the 405 Freeway and threatened a presidential library. But they...

Man accused in San Francisco terror plot was depressed over losing custody of kids, family says

August 22, 2019 at 2:07 a.m.

Days before he was charged with plotting a terror attack, Everitt Aaron Jameson went with his father and some friends to an Oakland Raiders game. His father said everything seemed...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca arrives at the downtown federal courthouse Aug. 1 for a sentencing hearing.

Former Los Angeles sheriff indicted for obstructing justice, lying to authorities

August 21, 2019 at 7:33 p.m.

A federal grand jury on Friday indicted former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on charges of obstructing justice and lying to federal investigators concerning operations at the troubled county...

California man swung rabbit by the ears, set it on fire, police say

June 25, 2019 at 5:32 a.m.

A Santa Paula man was arrested Saturday for allegedly swinging a rabbit by the ears and setting the animal on fire. Police were called to the 200 block of March...

At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke, left, UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland and campus Chief of Police Albert Vasquez answer questions about the attacks on campus that left four injured and a student dead.

Man who stabbed four at California school inspired by Islamic State, FBI says

June 25, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

A man who wounded four people at UC Merced last year appears to have been inspired by the militant group Islamic State but acted alone, the FBI said Thursday. The...

2 dead in California nightclub shooting

June 22, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

Two people were killed and several others were wounded early Wednesday in a shooting outside a nightclub in San Bernardino, California, police said. The shooting took place around 1:45 a.m.,...

Donald Sterling says he and wife Shelly are divorcing

August 19, 2019 at 6:41 a.m.

Donald Sterling says he and his wife, Shelly, are in the process of divorcing, following a scandal that had the L.A. Clippers owner banned for life by the NBA. "The...

Donald Sterling slams Magic Johnson, cites HIV status

August 19, 2019 at 6:41 a.m.

Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling lashed out at Magic Johnson during a CNN interview broadcasted Monday night, alluding to the NBA's great's HIV-positive diagnosis and saying, "I don't think...

V. Stiviano: Donald Sterling ‘traumatized and hurt’ over NBA ban

June 18, 2018 at 11:06 a.m.

V. Stiviano, the woman at the center of the Donald Sterling scandal, said the Clippers owner feels traumatized after being banned from the NBA over recorded comments attributed to him...

Schwarzenegger staffer’s onetime husband reacts to scandal

August 23, 2021 at 12:36 a.m.

The onetime husband of the household staffer who gave birth to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's out-of-wedlock son said he's "very, very angry" over the revelations, adding he learned only last...

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