Hurricane Ernesto continues to bring "life-threatening" conditions to East Coast
Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday, forecasters said, and will continue to bring "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" to the U.S. East Coast.
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Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday, forecasters said, and will continue to bring "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" to the U.S. East Coast.
Hurricane Maria nearly wiped out an endangered parrot in Puerto Rico, highlighting the grave threat climate change-fueled storms pose to endangered species.
An estimated $850 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs if players are willing to brave incredibly long odds.
The eye of Fiona was forecast to pass Bermuda Thursday night and "approach" the Atlantic Canada province of Nova Scotia Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Nicole Comstock reports from San Dimas, where she provides the latest on local efforts to provide relief in Hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico. Orange County Fire Authority and Riverside Fire Department crews are among those aiding the country in cleanup efforts.
The storm caused "catastrophic" damage in Puerto Rico, its governor said, and a forecaster said flooding was already "historic." Power was out across the island.
Luma, the company that operates power transmission and distribution, said bad weather, including winds of 80 mph, had disrupted transmission lines, leading to "a blackout on all the island."
Authorities in the U.S. territory said it was too early to know the full scope of damage from an expansive storm that was still forecast to unleash torrential rain across Puerto Rico on Monday.
Dorian became a Category 1 hurricane right before it made landfall on the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday, causing power outages and minor flooding.
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are under states of emergency as Tropical Storm Dorian tears through the Caribbean. Forecasters warn heavy rain could cause life-threatening floods.
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló resigned Wednesday night after his government and the country spent the day under a cloud of uncertainty. He said his resignation would take effect on Friday, August 2 and Secretary of Justice Wanda Vázquez will succeed him.
Rather than asking for something for herself after her rare form of leukemia went into remission, Zelaya Guevara asked Make-A-Wish to help the children and families of Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria.
The president tweeted that the 3,000 number was offered up by Democrats to make him look bad.
It's the latest defense since Mr. Trump on Tuesday claimed that federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was an "unsung success."
Officials said it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power to more than 1.4 million customers.
Puerto Rico's governor is demanding action from U.S. Congress after announcing that the Treasury Department has cut a nearly $5 billion disaster relief loan by more than half.
Federal officials are blaming a lack of leadership, money and communication in Puerto Rico for setting back hurricane recovery efforts in the U.S. territory.
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz says many in the U.S. territory still need the water and food they have been getting from FEMA.
Officials say 32 people have been slain in hurricane-battered Puerto Rico in the first 11 days of the year, double the number killed over the same period in 2017.
Two months after Hurricane Maria, San Juan's La Perla neighborhood, made famous in the viral music video for "Despacito," is still without water and power.
"By now, it's sort of comical, but it makes me feel second-class, like you don't belong," one New Yorker says of the federal response
Riverside Fire Department sent a search and rescue team Saturday to help victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
"All I can do it pray," Jeanette Santana said.
Baseball has scrapped a series in Puerto Rico between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins amid concerns over the Zika virus.
Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) completed their final press conference yesterday at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas ahead of their Nov. 21 world championship showdown.
Tuesday, October 15 is L.A. Found Day in the county, marking the anniversary of the disappearance of a 56-year-old Manhattan Beach woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Santa Monica police confirmed that the shooting was a "workplace violence incident, not a random act."
Struggling pharmacy chain attempts turnaround amid low drug reimbursement rates and slower consumer spending.
Multiple rows of parked cars were damaged in South Los Angeles early Monday morning when they were hit by a driver who was allegedly fleeing from a nearby street takeover.
Law enforcement continues their investigation Tuesday morning at the site of the shooting of an armed robbery suspect on the northbound I-15 Freeway, north of SR-138. Only one lane is open on the northbound 1-15 Freeway.
Law enforcement continues their investigation Tuesday morning at the site of the shooting of an armed robbery suspect on the northbound I-15 Freeway, north of SR-138. Only one lane is open on the northbound 1-15 Freeway
Tuesday, October 15 is L.A. Found Day in the county, marking the anniversary of the disappearance of a 56-year-old Manhattan Beach woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Santa Monica police confirmed that the shooting was a "workplace violence incident, not a random act."
Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos homered as the New York Mets stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-tying postseason scoreless streak in a 7-3 victory on Monday, tying the NL Championship Series at a game apiece.
Struggling pharmacy chain attempts turnaround amid low drug reimbursement rates and slower consumer spending.
Tuesday, October 15 is L.A. Found Day in the county, marking the anniversary of the disappearance of a 56-year-old Manhattan Beach woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Santa Monica police confirmed that the shooting was a "workplace violence incident, not a random act."
Multiple rows of parked cars were damaged in South Los Angeles early Monday morning when they were hit by a driver who was allegedly fleeing from a nearby street takeover.
Law enforcement continues their investigation Tuesday morning at the site of the shooting of an armed robbery suspect on the northbound I-15 Freeway, north of SR-138. Only one lane is open on the northbound 1-15 Freeway.
Photos of the deer show a large bone protruding from its mouth, which makes neighbors in the area believe that it's unable to eat and is slowly starving to death.
Christian Bedolla's car was hit by an alleged drunk driver on Oct. 8 a little before 11 p.m. near Cabot Road and Crown Valley Parkway in the Laguna Niguel area, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
For the second consecutive year Disneyland park officials have opted to increase prices on almost all ticket tiers by around 6% depending on the demand for any given day.
The crash happened a little after 6:30 p.m. near E. Wagner Avenue and S. Rio Vista Street, police said.
During the robbery a clerk of the store was violently attacked by several members of the mob.
Two Orange County women are speaking out after they say they were kicked off of a Spirit Airlines flight because of what they were wearing.
The incident happened at around 4:10 a.m. in the 1400 block of W. Mission Boulevard, according to the Pomona Police Department.
The blaze, dubbed the Jack Fire by firefighters, has torched 200 acres and is 90% contained as of Monday evening.
Deputies assigned to former President Donald Trump's rally in California's Coachella Valley on Saturday arrested a Las Vegas man at a checkpoint for allegedly possessing a loaded firearm, a shotgun and a high-capacity magazine.
It happened on Mt. Badly Road near Shinn Road, deputies said.
The crash happened at around 8:30 p.m. near Mission Boulevard and Pyrite Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
Ross Palombo goes over the crime statistics available for the Metro.
KCAL News investigates connection between Beverly Hills armed robbery and gun belonging to notorious police killer Christopher Dorner.
Ross Palombo shows how investigators arrested the man accused of starting the Line Fire after they spotted his white truck. Palombo also speaks to the man's family.
Struggling pharmacy chain attempts turnaround amid low drug reimbursement rates and slower consumer spending.
A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
Bath & Body Works apologized for its Snowed In candle adorned with a snowflake image that some people compared to KKK hoods.
How much is your caregiving worth? A new tool calculates the financial value of work devoted to aiding loved ones in need.
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind law requiring gas companies to store minimum levels of gasoline. The goal is to prevent spikes in California gas prices.
Lilly Ledbetter, a champion of women getting paid the same as men for doing the same work, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 86.
Deputies assigned to former President Donald Trump's rally in California's Coachella Valley on Saturday arrested a Las Vegas man at a checkpoint for allegedly possessing a loaded firearm, a shotgun and a high-capacity magazine.
The Harris campaign views the release as an opportunity to turn the conversation towards the physical health and mental acuity of her opponent, former President Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump's campaign requested military assets to enhance his security in the final weeks of the campaign, two sources said.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
Struggling pharmacy chain attempts turnaround amid low drug reimbursement rates and slower consumer spending.
In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery." But more than half of the athletes getting the procedure are under 18.
Fisher-Price is offering $25 to product owners who remove and destroy swing parts that increase risk of suffocation.
Healgen Scientific's combined COVID-19 and flu test gives people a new way to check what's causing their symptoms, FDA says.
"The Office" actress Jenna Fischer on Tuesday revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year but is now cancer-free after receiving treatment.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
California would have become the first to require such systems for all new cars, trucks and buses sold in the state starting in 2030.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The Pac-12 Conference announced Thursday that Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State will become new members as the conference rebuilds.
A snake slithered through the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos homered as the New York Mets stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-tying postseason scoreless streak in a 7-3 victory on Monday, tying the NL Championship Series at a game apiece.
Clayton Kershaw says he plans to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers for his 18th season next year.
Josh Norris capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning goal 56 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Los Angeles Kings 8-7.
Jerry West has made history by becoming the first three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
"Game of Thrones" fans came out in droves to bid on hundreds of costumes, props and other items from the series in an auction that raked in over $21 million, including #1.49 million for the famed Iron Throne.
One of the greatest actors of all time, Al Pacino's life might have turned out very differently, if not for his mother's determination, the faith of director Francis Ford Coppola, or his success at overcoming an addiction to drink. He talks about his new memoir, "Sonny Boy."
The 11-time Grammy-winner has written or produced songs with some of the biggest names in the business. Jack Antonoff talks about producing for Taylor Swift, singing with Bleachers, and appearing in a music video with wife Margaret Qualley.
A judge in New York has set a 2025 trial date for rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, who was arrested for sex trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy.
About a dozen cars parked along a street in South Los Angeles were left smashed and heavily damaged by a driver who was speeding away from the scene of a street takeover.
Efrain Reyes, co-founder of Latino Dad Connection, encourages men to put aside their machismo ways and open up to talk about life's challenges to become their best selves
A portion of the 15 Freeway is shut down Tuesday morning, as police investigate the site of an armed robbery pursuit suspect shooting.
The crash happened at 1:25 a.m. Tuesday at Torrance Boulevard and Fern Avenue as a speeding vehicle crashed into several parked cars, leading to the death of the 35-year-old driver.
A Santa Monica College employee was shot on a satellite campus Monday night and police searched for a suspect into the morning hours.
The Bridge Fire in California's Angeles National Forest exploded to more than 34,000 acres Tuesday evening, prompting evacuations and road closures.
The Airport Fire burning in eastern Orange County is one of three brush fires continuing to rage in Southern California as hot temperatures and dry conditions challenge firefighting crews.
Desert Daze is a music festival that's brought together acts like Tame Impala, The Flaming Lips, Toro y Moi and Wu-Tang Clan since starting in 2012. It's been held in Lake Perris in Riverside County, where festival-goers can jump in the water amid live performances. In 2024, it was canceled for the second year in a row. And it's not clear when the SoCal psych-rock fest will be back.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Shots from the second day of the JM Eagle LA Championship held at the Wilshire Country Club in the Palos Verdes Estates.
