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After more than a year of dark venues and canceled events to slow the spread of COVID-19, Fourth of July celebrations will be in full swing this weekend. While many community events may not be back this year, some of the biggest fireworks displays are making a splashy comeback.
The Dodgers are the first professional team to visit the White House as champions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The California Department of Finance Thursday said the recall election was expected to cost $276 million.
Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thursday began surveying the damage and reconstructing what led to a Wednesday evening explosion in South Los Angeles that injured 17 people.
Actor James Franco and two other men have reached a $2.2 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging that female students at the Studio 4 Film School in New York or Los Angeles were sexually exploited by the three men, according to court papers obtained Wednesday.
A recent stream survey has uncovered egg masses of the California red-legged frog at two sites – one in Los Angeles County and another in Ventura County.
This will mark just the 12th corpse flower to bloom at the Huntington Library since 1999.
A woman died Saturday and two others were hospitalized when an SUV crashed into a house in Baldwin Hills and severed a natural gas line.
The state of California will use $5.2 billion in federal money to pay off past-due rent.
By early Wednesday afternoon, all 39 of the remaining cows had been returned to the slaughterhouse.
Blink 182's Mark Hoppus took to social media Wednesday to share his cancer diagnosis.
Two mountain lion cubs were just six months old when they were first spotted in February at the edges of the Tijeras Creek Golf Course in Orange County.
John McAfee has been found dead in a Spanish prison hours after a court approved his extradition to the US.
Peel died Sunday at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles. His family says he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer just nine days ago.
Home security cameras captured video of a burglar, who was naked for most of the time, taking a swim in the pool and walking around inside a Bel Air home Friday before coming face to face with the homeowners.
Terance Mann scored a career-high 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers advanced to a conference final for the first time in the franchise's 51-year history, beating the Utah Jazz 131-119 on Friday night.
Hundreds of dolphins began to stampede next to a tour boat in Newport Beach Friday.
Police officers were called out to a home at about 2 p.m. on June 13, where a fawn's hind leg somehow became stuck in the bars of a cinderblock fence.
California State Parks officials say the Monterey County hiking trail will be open Friday for the first time since 2008, when it was destroyed by the Basin Complex Fire. The trail leads under coastal redwoods down through a gorge to the 60-foot Pfeiffer Falls waterfall.
Los Angeles Police Department is giving a "good boy" to one of it's K-9 officers, Iggy, after he located an armed suspect who hit the K-9 in the face.
Actor Ned Beatty reportedly died Sunday at his home. He was 83.
California Highway Patrol closed the 170 Freeway at Burbank Boulevard in both directions because a man on the overpass was threatening to jump.
Sheriff's deputies Tuesday seized thousands of marijuana plants and arrested more than 20 in raids targeting illegal pot farms in the Antelope Valley.
LAPD releases footage of a March 31 hit and run that seriously injured a pedestrian.
In March, a rainbow-colored Pride lifeguard station was burned down in a fire that was deemed arson.
Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game with 1:41 remaining in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.
Noah Cates extended his goal-scoring streak to five games, Morgan Frost scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1.
Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their second playoff appearance in three seasons with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots.
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.
Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their second playoff appearance in three seasons with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots.
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.
Olivia Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
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.
It occurred at around 9:40 p.m. near the 18600 block of W. Saticoy Street, according to Los Angeles Police Department.
Family members say that they believe Ruthey Smith is the victim of human trafficking after she went missing three years ago in South Los Angeles.
It happened on Friday evening near S. Maywood Street and South Street, according to the Anaheim Police Department.
"It's a felony?" A recently viral video shows the moments that two shoplifters discuss Proposition 36, one of the new laws in effect in California that now makes stealing a felony, all while sitting handcuffed in the back of a police car.
Undercover police saw 43-year-old Anthony Hanzal steal multiple boxes of Legos before leaving a grocery store in Fullerton, prompting what ended up being a deadly pursuit on Dec. 18.
It happened at around 4:20 p.m. near Orangewood Avenue and Court Street, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Holiday joy lit up the sky and water in Orange County as the Newport Beach Boat Parade started this week.
The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on northbound lanes near Rainbow Valley Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Deputies were dispatched to a crash in the 13000 block of Leota Court at around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
Four people, two of which were juveniles, were arrested in San Bernardino County after allegedly trying to carjack a person during a road rage incident in early December.
The scam is targeting attendees of the Mission Inn's beloved Festival of Lights, which features millions of holiday lights adorning the historic hotel.
The blaze, which spread quickly, caused more than$100,000 worth of damage to equipment inside of the facility, deputies said.
Is your recycled Starbucks cup ending up where you expected? A CBS News investigation says that it probably isn't.
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.
Greg Gumbel, the renowned CBS Sports anchor and commentator, has died of cancer at the age of 78.
The Mega Millions jackpot winner could either take the cash payout of $549.7 million or the $1.22 billion annuity paid out over 30 years.
A body was found in the wheel well of United Airlines Flight 202, which left Chicago for Hawaii on Dec. 24, the airline said.
President Biden signed legislation Christmas Eve to make the bald eagle officially the U.S. national bird.
Last-minute grocery items and gifts can be found on Christmas Day, but many retailers and chains may be closed today.
President Biden signed legislation Christmas Eve to make the bald eagle officially the U.S. national bird.
Among the new laws signed by President Biden are Paris Hilton's bill to protect institutionalized teenagers and a bill to address hazing on college campuses.
President Biden vetoed an effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying "hurried action" by the House left important questions unanswered.
President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences. Their sentences will be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A report by the House Ethics Committee found former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid multiple women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex.
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.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country.
Cases now reported in eight states related to Yu Shang Food products sold online and at stores nationwide, officials say.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
The "Dawson's Creek" alum shared the news on Sunday and said that despite the diagnosis, there is "reason for optimism, and I'm feeling good."
The lawsuit contends that multiple food truck operators have created constant nuisance outside of the store in the form of congestion, trash generation and rudeness to store employees.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare "double eagle" gold coin at a Southern California auction house.
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned after the newspaper's owner blocked its plan to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game with 1:41 remaining in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.
Noah Cates extended his goal-scoring streak to five games, Morgan Frost scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1.
Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their second playoff appearance in three seasons with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots.
Jayden Maiva threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to hit tight end Kyle Ford with eight seconds left to give USC a 35-31 victory over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl on Sunday night.
Norman Powell scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the slumping Golden State Warriors for the third time this season, 102-92.
Olivia Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
The appeal had asked the court to reinstate charges, including involuntary manslaughter, against Alec Baldwin.
The lawsuit lays out Blake Lively's allegations against Justin Baldoni during their time working on "It Ends with Us."
Tory Lanaz, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, is harassing her from prison through surrogates, the petition alleges.
A spokesperson for Foxx said that he had to get stitches after he was hit in the face by a glass thrown from someone else in the restaurant.
Encanto in Los Feliz came into the studio to give a taste of the restaurant's New Year's Day brunch, serving up everything from sweet churros to tangy aguachile.
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Pasadena hosts an annual count of people in the city struggling with homelessness, working to get a picture of just how many individuals are in need so resources can be brought together and allocated accordingly. If you're looking to join those efforts, here's how you can volunteer. Kara Finnstrom reports.
Coachella and Palm Springs may be some of the better known vacation spots in Riverside County's Coachella Valley but the communities of La Quinta and Indian Wells also offer up a desert oasis of their own. From spas and shopping to premiere golf and tennis tournaments, AAA Westways Senior Features Editor Derrik Lang breaks it all down for us in this edition of Westways Weekender.
This year, Visit Mississippi is showing up at the Rose Parade in Pasadena with a float honoring a pair of iconic musicians known for their Southern roots -- B.B. King and Elvis Presley.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
