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A Los Angeles County middle school teacher pleaded not guilty Tuesday to eight felony counts in connection with allegations she sexually abused a male student when he was between the ages of 13 and 14.
While the fight against the Mountain Fire continues, Ventura County has begun allowing some to return home while some evacuations remain in place. Here's how to find help if you've been affected and how to join in the donation and volunteer efforts.
As two vehicles were street racing in Van Nuys, one of them crashed into another car that wasn't involved. Over the weekend, a man inside the uninvolved car died from his injuries while the search for one of the racing drivers continues, police say.
The University of Southern California's football program has been placed on probation for one year and fined $50,000 for multiple violations of NCAA coaching staff rules, the National Collegiate Athletics Association announced Tuesday.
Waymo One, the driverless ride-hailing app, is now fully available to much of greater Los Angeles after the robotaxi service previously started offering rides in LA to a limited number of people on a waiting list.
Winds continue to batter much of Southern California with forecasters issuing wind advisories across three counties warning of gusts reaching up to 60 mph this week.
California wildfires have gotten much worse over the last two decades, researchers say. But an especially wet winter, combined with drier, warmer weather tied to climate change, came together to fuel the devastating Mountain Fire in Ventura County.
Two people were left in critical condition and two others wounded after a vehicle collided into another car that was street racing in Van Nuys, police said Saturday.
After powerful winds and low humidity fueled the spread of the Mountain Fire, forecasters lifted a Red Flag warning over the area of the devastating Ventura County blaze Friday as weather conditions improve.
Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County's incoming district attorney, said he may ask the court for more time to review the Menendez brothers' case ahead of a resentencing hearing next month.
The Frenchman Fire has burned 50 acres in the Angeles National Forest Thursday afternoon as firefighters continue battling the massive Mountain Fire in neighboring Ventura County.
Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes as it exploded by thousands of acres, injuring people and destroying homes in its path.
Some of Orange County was placed under quarantine due to an invasive fruit fly species, according to the state's Department of Food and Agriculture, which has told residents in affected areas to not move homegrown fruits and vegetables from their property.
A Camarillo church has become an overnight shelter for Ventura County families evacuated in the Mountain Fire, providing meals, medical care and a place to sleep for those forced to flee their homes.
Dozens of Ventura County schools closed this week due to the destructive Mountain Fire that tore through thousands of acres. On Friday, Nov. 9, the Ventura County Office of Education announced most schools were expected to reopen Tuesday, Nov. 12.