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The Rock Bottom Remainders, a contingent that has made it clear with every performance that literary giants like Amy Tan, Stephen King and Scott Turow really did make the right decision when they set aside their musical ambitions to write books, is calling it a career after two Southern California shows later this month.
Two of four young men arrested on suspicion of vandalizing a Mormon church in the city of Jurupa Valley are facing possible hate crime charges.
On Friday, Bill Clinton showed support for nephew again by delivering the commencement speech at his Redondo Beach high school.
Firefighters on Sunday were gaining ground on a stubborn brush fire that has scorched about 2,198 acres in Riverside.
Ben Stiller and his voice co-stars of "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" held on to the No. 1 spot again with $35.5 million for the animated sequel's second weekend.
Officials say a 7-year-old Lancaster boy accidentally hanged himself in the backyard of his home.
Deputies arrested a 38-year-old Murrieta man Friday and accused him of robbing and sexually assaulting a 60-year-old woman in her home twice on the same day.
A 31-year-old Thermal man was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl inside her house, a sheriff's department spokesman said
A large brush fire -- at 1100 acres and counting -- has been reported in Riverside County.
A man was found shot and dying in an unincorporated area of Arcadia Saturday, sheriff's officials said.
A driver of a silver Honda Civic was killed in a collision with a suspected drunken driver in the Jefferson Park section of Los Angeles.
Authorities said the body of a man believed to be in his 30s was found tied to a tree Friday near the campus of a private high school in Studio City.
California lawmakers may have passed a budget on time to get paid, but their plan to close a $15.7 billion shortfall carries a big risk on the assumption that voters will approve Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase this fall.
An arson investigation was under way in Westwood on Saturday morning following a fire at a 61-year-old church near the University of California, Los Angeles campus.
A child actor, who became an overnight sensation after portraying Darth Vader in a Volkswagen Super Bowl ad, was in good condition after undergoing heart surgery this week.
