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A former school counselor in Riverside was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Wednesday for possessing child sexual abuse material, placing a hidden camera inside a school bathroom to film students, prosecutors said.
Rain bringing possible flooding and risks of debris flows near the burn scar of last year's Airport Fire led to Orange County officials announcing Wednesday that evacuation warnings for those areas will be issued Thursday morning.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is planning to run for governor of the state of California in 2026, a source with the campaign confirmed to CBS News Los Angeles Wednesday.
Forecasters released a breakdown Tuesday of where and when heavy rainfall this week is expected to hit areas of Southern California left burn-scarred by recent wildfires, raising the risk of potentially dangerous debris flows in those parts of the region.
Milton C. Grimes, a longtime Los Angeles attorney, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution for a case of tax evasion spanning more than two decades.
The two deadly wildfires that left widespread devastation after erupting on opposite ends of Los Angeles County last month have resulted in property losses and damage costs that may be as high as $164 billion, according to a recent UCLA report.
Protesters rallying against immigration policies under the current presidential administration marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, marking another day of demonstrations after protests continued for six straight days last week.
A Los Angeles County teenager was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday after admitting to making more than 375 "swatting calls" in which he made false reports of bomb and mass shooting threats at locations around the U.S.
A woman was wounded in an officer-involved shooting while police were responding to a possible kidnapping at an Arleta motel, authorities said Saturday.
A man suspected of started a brush fire near the Chatsworth Reservoir is facing felony arson charges, prosecutors said Thursday.
A former U.S. Army private in Southern California was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison for producing images of child sexual abuse involving a 14-year-old girl who prosecutors say he met through Snapchat.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said deputies will not be making immigration-related arrests, making the announcement in an online video Thursday in which he also slams the state's sanctuary state law.
A former U.S. Postal Service supervisor faces up to 20 years in federal prison after admitting to stealing checks, gold and other currency worth more than $300,000 from mail at a Costa Mesa post office.
Law enforcement officers were seen responding to a protest outside Kaiser Los Angeles Medical Center in the East Hollywood area, led by a union which has accused the company of unfair labor conditions.
Heavy overnight rain sent mud flowing onto the Pacific Coast Highway, leading to a full shutdown of the highway between Malibu and Santa Monica Friday, authorities said.