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02/18/26 11:37 PM
A large, illegal fireworks display prompted firefighters to respond to the 6th Street Bridge in the latest of a series of troubling incidents taking place on the structure. The spectacle has been attracting attention on social media.
'El Mencho': From California drug dealer to cartel kingpin
02/23/26 5:39 PM
The founder of the ruthless Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed Sunday in Mexico, authorities said, ending a criminal career that reshaped his country's underworld after humble beginnings on the streets of San Francisco.
'That man is a monster': California serial child molester granted parole. Victims are outraged
02/22/26 11:00 AM
A Sacramento man who prosecutors said used candy and toys to lure children into his car and then molest them was granted elderly parole. Several of his victims and the woman who prosecuted the case are horrified that he may soon be released.
911 system goes down across L.A. County Sheriff's Department areas overnight
02/20/26 5:28 PM
Los Angeles County's 911 system was down overnight before coming back online Friday morning.
After a Super Bowl sex trafficking crackdown, NorCal authorities gear up for the World Cup
02/20/26 2:42 AM
Santa Clara County law enforcement is preparing to combat sex trafficking ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A Super Bowl crackdown netted dozens of traffickers and victims.
After Epstein files, Wasserman's survival as L.A. Olympics chief may come down to money
02/24/26 3:36 PM
Behind the debate over whether Casey Wasserman should resign as the 2028 Olympics chief over 20-year-old correspondences unearthed in the Epstein files is a fraught question that has long haunted the L.A. games: Will there be enough money?
As Altadena rebuilds, a new approach to child care is emerging
02/24/26 11:00 AM
Child care in Altadena and Pasadena is slowly rebuilding a year after the L.A. fires ravaged the region. Now, local groups are reimagining how to support the area's providers.
Bakersfield man arrested on suspicion of trying to murder alleged domestic violence victim
02/24/26 12:17 AM
A Bakersfield man was arrested this month in connection with his girlfriend's death in an alleged domestic violence case.
Barabak: Eight candidates, four minutes to run for California governor. Ready, go!
02/22/26 11:00 AM
Appearing before the Democratic faithful at the state party convention in San Francisco, hopefuls offered the whys and wherefore of their candidacies. There was a great deal of Trump bashing.
Bernie Sanders kicks off billionaires tax campaign with choice words for the 'oligarchs'
02/19/26 11:00 AM
Populist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has a long history of support from liberal California voters, formally kicked off a billionaires tax proposal on Wednesday at the Wiltern in Los Angeles.