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Storm slams Southern California as record-breaking rain possible this weekend

If rain falls as forecast, this storm could result in downtown Los Angeles seeing its wettest November since 1985. Heavy rain brings the possibility of damaging flooding and landslides.

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Ex-cop testifies in own defense about shooting that left unarmed Whittier man paralyzed

Salvador Murillo, a former detective, is standing trial on assault charges over a 2020 incident in which he shot a fleeing suspect in the back, leaving the man paralyzed.

L.A. city told the court there were 88 beds at a homeless shelter, but 44 of them were missing

A South Los Angeles tent shelter reported it was providing 88 beds under its contract, but an inspector found half of that. A federal judge overseeing a court-ordered agreement with the city about its homeless services saw the discrepancy as a sign of mismanagement he has been railing about.

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Newsom touts California's record battery energy gains at U.N. climate conference

California has now reached 16,942 megawatts of available battery storage — about one-third of the estimated capacity needed to reach the state's goal of 100% clean energy by 2045.

Sorrow, outrage mark hearing on deadly firestorm as senators come to the Palisades

The Senate field hearing featured testimony on the plight of senior residents in the wake of the Palisades fire.