Workers have only just begun removing millions of tons of oil-caked soil left buried for decades in the yards of Carson’s Carousel tract, but a long-awaited financial settlement for the pain and suffering of residents likely will be disbursed before Christmas. The final payout from two companies dee...

SAN DIEGO >> Thousands of comic and pop culture fans cheered as Kylo Ren stopped battling with young Jakku scavenger, Rey, during Saturday night’s Comic-Con Inte ational’s Masquerade costume contest, got down on one knee and asked her to be his bride and she said yes. “They were so loud you just cou...

More than 1,600 firefighters were battling the raging Sand fire Sunday, which has scorched about 34 square miles in the Angeles National Forest and Santa Clarita area, left one man dead and destroyed 18 homes, authorities said. The wildfire — which began Friday near the northbound 14 Freeway and San...

Thousands of trees across Southe Califo ia are dying because of an invasive beetle for which there is no remedy. The polyphagous shot hole borer is attacking hundreds of tree species and can reproduce in 41 of them, including some of the trees most favored by gardeners, city landscape designers and ...

More than 1,500 homes are under evacuation orders due to the Sand fire bu ing in the Angeles National Forest near Santa Clarita. The fire, which began near the 14 Freeway on Friday, has bu ed more than 34 square miles of forest and 18 structures. One body was found in the bu area on Saturday. Evacua...

Protracted policy questions. Big-money battles. Contradictory proposals that are difficult to disce . It’s shaping up to be an all-too-typical fall election, once again confronting Califo ia voters with an unwieldy ballot. This wasn’t supposed to happen. After polls confirmed that Califo ia voters w...

PHILADELPHIA — Debbie Wasserman Schultz is resigning under pressure as Democratic Party chairwoman, a stu ing leadership shakeup as party officials gather in Philadelphia to nominate Hillary Clinton. Wasserman Schultz’s a ouncement Sunday follows a firestorm over hacked emails suggesting the Democra...

ALHAMBRA >> Police arrested a Norwalk man after he robbed a grocery store pharmacy of painkillers Sunday, officials said. Albert Eloy Keil, 23, was booked on suspicion of robbery and burglary shortly after the crime, which took place about noon inside an Albertsons store, 2400 W. Commonwealth Ave., ...

PHILADELPHIA — Debbie Wasserman Schultz is resigning under pressure as Democratic Party chairwoman, a stu ing leadership shakeup as party officials gather in Philadelphia to nominate Hillary Clinton. Wasserman Schultz’s a ouncement Sunday follows a firestorm over hacked emails suggesting the Democra...

More than 1,600 firefighters were battling the raging Sand fire Sunday, which has scorched about 34 square miles in the Angeles National Forest and Santa Clarita area, left one man dead in its wake and destroyed 18 homes, authorities said. The wildfire — which began Friday near the northbound 14 Fre...

SANTA CLARITA >> As the Sand fire continued scorching through brush in Santa Clarita with “freight train” force, the flames and smoke not only sent hundreds of human residents scattering to seek safety, but also forced the evacuations of a large number of pets and large animals, from horses to grizz...

Most come to Comic-Con for the panels, celebrity sightings and special edition merchandise, but some come just for the cosplay. Thousands arrive at the San Diego Convention Center dressed in highly detailed, often handmade, costumes and ready to pose. One of the costumes that caught our eye was wo b...

LOS ANGELES - A red flag wa ing his been issued today for the greater Los Angeles area and is expected to continue through 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. During this time, there will be a greater chance of brush and wild fires due to excessive heat and wind. Meanwhile, temperatu...

More than 1,600 firefighters were battling the raging Sand fire Sunday mo ing, which has scorched about 22,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest and Santa Clarita area as of its third day, left one fatality in its wake and destroyed more than a dozen structures. The wildfire, which began Friday n...

SANTA CLARITA >> Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose charred body was discovered near a home scorched by the raging Sand fire in Santa Clarita, which had consumed more than 20,000 acres and an unknown number of structures late Saturday, authorities said. The body was disco...

More than 1600 firefighters were battling the raging Sand Fire Sunday mo ing, which has scorched about 22,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest and Santa Clarita area on its third day, left one fatality in its wake and destroyed more than a dozen structures. The wildfire, which began Friday near ...

One man died this mo ing in a fiery two-vehicle crash on the 605 Freeway in north Long Beach, according to the Califo ia Highway Patrol. The crash took place at 2:35 a.m. on the northbound 605 Freeway, just south of Carson Street, according to CHP Officer Alex Rubio. A good Samaritan tried to pull t...

SAN DIEGO >> Characters on “Once Upon a Time” will be exploring the darkness within themselves heading into the sixth season of the popular ABC series. Now that the Evil Queen is back, co-creator and executive producer Edward Kitsis said in a Q&A during Comic-Con Inte ational Saturday the upcoming s...

SAN DIEGO >> The original series of “Star Trek” didn’t even finish out its original five-year mission, getting the axe after three seasons. But syndication made those three years of boldly going where no one had gone before into a cult favorite, leading to an animated television series, movies and a...

The car salesman seemed somewhat interested to hear I was a sports columnist, and at one point while his manager was crunching numbers inquired if I was working on anything interesting. “Well, there’s that whole story about the Rams moving back to Los Angeles after spending the last 22 years in St. ...