'Dangerous heat' to broil Southern California this week, raising health and fire risks

07/13/26 6:41 PM

Temperatures across Southern California's interior — from inland San Luis Obispo County south into San Diego County — are expected push into the triple digits this week, peaking Thursday and Friday.

'I didn't cheat.' California DMV's test fraud claims spark frustration, anger

07/16/26 10:00 AM

Frustration is growing among California drivers and legislators asking what evidence of suspected cheating led the DMV to invalidate 11,000 knowledge tests.

'It looks like a war.' How a $38 Armenian brisket sandwich ignited debate over culture and cost

07/13/26 5:21 PM

A $38 Wagyu basturma brisket sandwich at Yerord Mas has become a lightning rod, igniting hundreds of online comments over price, tradition and respect.

'It'll buy us time': Feds to pay millions to prop up dwindling Lake Mead

07/16/26 10:00 AM

A Southern California water agency is among those partnering with the federal government to prevent a large reservoir from reaching a critically low water level.

'Trees vanished in seconds': Canadian wildfire smoke prompts air quality alerts in US

07/16/26 2:21 PM

Detroit and Minneapolis rank among the top major cities with poor air quality.

11 dogs died after being crammed in crates in a sweltering van. How a trainer tried to cover it up

07/10/26 9:44 PM

Authorities said Kwong "Tony" Chun Sit, an Irvine trainer, killed 11 dogs by keeping them in small crates in a hot van. He covered up the deaths by impersonating the dogs' owners and having the pets cremated.

2 inmates accused of strangling, killing inmate at Erie County Holding Center

07/16/26 2:50 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two inmates have been charged with second-degree murder following the death of another inmate at the Erie County Holding Center on July 4, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said. Around 11 a.m. on July 4, officials said deputies found 27-year-old Antonio Pizarro unresponsive inside a cell at the Erie County [...]

A Bel-Air shootout: Fitness influencer gunned down after confrontation with robbers

07/11/26 10:00 AM

After a late lunch with his wife at Bossa Nova, Miguel Angel Aguilar got in his 1959 Chevrolet Impala and headed home. He didn't notice the Acura that tailed him through rush-hour traffic on Sunset Boulevard.

A vacant lot near City Hall will become an art park. Why are some people objecting?

07/13/26 10:00 AM

Residents, unions, politicians and nonprofits have tussled over the future of a two-acre plot of prime real estate in the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

Academy Award-winning special effects pioneer Don Iwerks dies at 96

07/12/26 7:23 PM

The Academy Award-winner created special effects used in Disney films and attractions around the world.