Crime & Courts
DeShawn has worked crime and courts beats in Oakland and Los Angeles for fifteen years. He reads charging documents so readers do not have to, and he never confuses an arrest with a conviction.
A lunchtime conversation between gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, LA Times columnist Gustavo Arellano and his father Lorenzo reveals tensions beneath Hilton’s Latino outreach.
Peter James Anderson faces new felony charges in connection with James Edward Murphy's death.
A coalition of groups under the Block the Merger banner have filed an amicus brief, a third party representation in a court case, opposing
New legislation targets repeat offenders with harsher penalties and license suspensions.
Federal and local agencies relocate eggs from Huntington Beach and Seal Beach to protect against forecasted high tides.
Mayor accuses rivals of smear campaign amid groping allegations at community event.
Some senior Californians will be allowed to permanently opt out of jury duty.
Pilot rescued by Navy after engine trouble near Paso Robles
Tasheena Braxton records her son Xavier Braxton, 19, as he drops off his ballot for the first time on Super Tuesday in San Francisco on Marc
A quiet community seeks limits on short term rentals as tech companies argue for growth
California Governor Predicts Democratic House Control Will End Current Administration's Influence
New state law aims to bypass red tape for projects on eligible urban infill sites.
The unlikely alliance between a Gaza critic and the former VP stokes political debate
As fears of an AI doomsday fan out from California, Gov.
A breathtaking 136-acre stretch of pristine Northern California coastline newly handed back to Indigenous tribes is proposed to become a pla
By Carly Kay / Science and Technology Reporter Published September 23, 2026 at 9:44 AM PDT Artificial Intelligence is improving far faster t
NEW YORK, California Governor Gavin Newsom took a major step forward in linking California’s Cap-and-Invest program with Washington’s by an
Energy Secretary Chris Wright challenged Gavin Newsom’s clean-energy claims, saying oil and gas supply majority of California’s energy use.
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A state-funded plan to turn a crime-ridden Southern California motel into housing for homeless people has become a yearslong money pit, swa
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Animal died after health complications and treatment plan
Fire near Rider Street and Dreamglo Lane forces immediate departure
California's governor, Gavin Newsom, has put his Sacramento-area mansion up for sale, before his term ends in January.The 12-bath, seven-bed
Officials say debris removal may take years as EPA arrives to handle toxic risks.
Officials report progress as fire threatens Reno neighborhoods
The latest green assault on your ability to keep treading water in Costly-fornia is coming to a tire dealer near you.The same people in Sacr
By John Raby, Associated Press Jack Brook, Associated Press John Seewer, Associated Press Aug.