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When the Franklin Fire broke out in Malibu this week, students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put — even as those in neighboring communities fled for their lives. Here's why the school has had this policy in place for decades.
Six years after the Woolsey Fire tore through Los Angeles and Ventura counties, killing three people and destroying hundreds of homes, the Franklin Fire erupted Monday night in the same area of Malibu devastated by the 2018 wildfire.
A Malibu wildfire that has forced people to evacuate and destroyed homes broke out amid a rare weather advisory warning of particularly dangerous conditions, which will remain in place through the afternoon Tuesday.
A Los Angeles County Fire Department captain died while in active duty, the department announced Sunday.
Homicide detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead in a fire near the San Gabriel River in Long Beach, police said Sunday.
Investigators are searching for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in Canoga Park this week, police said Saturday.
A chemical spill at the Anheuser-Busch facility in Van Nuys, which produces beer by Budweiser and several other brands, led to an evacuation Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Two people found guilty of committing armed robberies in Los Angeles County, one of them acting as a getaway driver, could face up to life in prison, federal prosecutors said Friday.
A man accused of stealing a vehicle and leading sheriff's deputies on a pursuit through San Bernardino County allegedly rammed two patrol cars and reached speeds of more than 130 miles per hour during the chase, authorities said.
A massive earthquake that struck off the coast of Northern California Thursday morning is one of the largest the state has seen in the last 100 years. Here are all the largest California earthquakes since the earliest recorded temblor in the 1700s.
The search for a 29-year-old lobster diver who went missing Wednesday night while freediving in Long Beach with two other men, is now a recovery effort authorities said Thursday.
The distribution of a $71 million settlement for the Aliso Canyon gas leak was announced Wednesday, a payout intended to address environmental concerns stemming from the leak which released more than 100,000 tons of methane into the San Fernando Valley.
Nearly two weeks after adopting a sanctuary city ordinance, the Los Angeles City Council approved a revised version of the new policy Wednesday — one with exceptions made for cases involving individuals convicted of serious felony crimes.
The ball Freddie Freeman struck into right field in a history-making moment that led the Dodgers to victory in the first game of the World Series hit the auction block Wednesday morning.
A man fatally shot a woman in Compton before killing himself Monday night, according to police, opening fire after allegedly intentionally crashing his car into a vehicle she and another person were inside.