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Wildfires burning in Los Angeles County have left five people dead and burned thousands of structures to the ground this week, becoming some of the most destructive the area has seen in decades.
During his visit to Los Angeles, President Joe Biden was briefed Wednesday morning by local law enforcement and fire officials on three wildfires which have killed two people and injured several others as powerful winds carried them across over 20,000 acres.
As the Palisades Fire quickly tore through 2,921 acres, the Pacific Coast Highway was shut down in the Malibu area while fire authorities told drivers to get of their cars to flee the flames Tuesday afternoon.
After killing at least nine people, the Palisades Fire continues to burn as residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings, with the next Santa Ana wind event continuing fire danger.
Four years later, detectives are still working to solve the killing of seven people at an illegal cannabis grow in rural Riverside County — announcing three people of interest Friday who are believed to be members of a San Diego-area gang.
Family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez advocating for their resentencing met with Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Friday, a meeting the newly elected DA described as a "productive" hours-long discussion.
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Two people died and 19 others suffered injuries following a small plane crash in Orange County Thursday afternoon.
A man arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in Coachella pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor gun charges Thursday, months after suing the Riverside County Sheriff over alleged violations of his constitutional rights.
Two security guards at a Target store in downtown Los Angeles were shot by a suspected shoplifter, leaving one of them in critical condition while the shooter remained at large Tuesday, according to police.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, are expecting their first child, the player announced Saturday.
Anaheim police fatally shot a man while responding a report of a possible robbery in a neighborhood where investigators later discovered a replica firearm, authorities said Saturday.
A woman died in a fire at a townhouse in Panorama City as the flames spreading to a neighboring early Saturday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Los Angeles Police Department officers opened fire on a shooting suspect in South Los Angeles, leading to a chase that ended with two people being taken into custody Thursday evening.
Flames ripped through the building that was once the historic Morrison Hotel in downtown Los Angeles Thursday, with several dozen people inside managing to escape before firefighters put out the blaze.