Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has two men in custody who are accused of robbing a Bank of the West in Bellflower Tuesday afte oon. Sheriff’s units responded at 12:40 p.m. to an armed robbery call at the bank, which is located at 16824 Bellflower Blvd., said Sgt. Greg Knapp, a watch command...

Boeing Co. and MemorialCare Health System have struck a direct contract to provide medical care to Southe Califo ia employees, the first such cost-saving alliance in Califo ia between a large employer and a health provider, the companies a ounced Tuesday. Unlike traditional health plans offered by i...

PG&E says it will close Diablo Canyon, Califo ia’s last nuclear power plant, by 2025 By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO >> A utility company and environmental groups have reached an agreement that will close Califo ia’s last nuclear power plant, ending the state’s nuclear power era. The state’s l...

A 33-year-old Commerce man was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck while riding a motorcycle in Long Beach Monday night. Officers were dispatched at 9:55 p.m. to an injury traffic crash at 7th Street and Newport Avenue, police said. The motorcyclist was found lying unconscious in front of th...

Hundreds of firefighters from the Losu2009Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service are still battling a pair of brush fires in the foothills and mountains north of the Sanu2009Gabriel Valley on Tuesday as a third day of extreme heat continues to add fuel to the fire. A single canyo...

Hundreds of firefighters from the Losu2009Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service are still battling a pair of brush fires in the foothills and mountains north of the Sanu2009Gabriel Valley on Tuesday as a third day of extreme heat continues to add fuel to the fire. A single canyo...

A 33-year-old Commerce man was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck while riding a motorcycle in Long Beach Monday night. Officers were dispatched at 9:55 p.m. to an injury traffic crash at 7th Street and Newport Avenue, police said. The motorcyclist was found lying unconscious in front of th...

Small drones cleared for commercial use under new FAA rules A hexacopter drone is flown during a drone demonstration at a farm and winery on potential use for board members of the National Co Growers, Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Cordova, Md. Routine commercial use of small drones got a green light fr...

Hundreds of firefighters from the Losu2009Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service are still battling a pair of brush fires in the foothills and mountains north of the Sanu2009Gabriel Valley on Tuesday as a third day of extreme heat continues to add fuel to the fire. A single canyo...

WASHINGTON >> By any measure, Donald Trump’s fundraising is falling far short of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Together, Trump and the Republican National Committee brought in about $18.6 million in May, including another loan from the candidate. Clinton and the Democratic National Committe...

LOS ANGELES - Former state Sen. Ron Calderon is expected to plead guilty today to a federal mail fraud charge, weeks after his brother, also a former lawmaker, admitted allowing bribe money earmarked for his sibling to be fu eled through his firm. Calderon admits that he accepted tens of thousands o...

LOS ANGELES - Viewing parties will be held at six locations in the Southland for tonight’s telecasts of the U.S.-Argentina Copa America Centenario semifinal men’s soccer game. The game from NRG Stadium in Houston will begin at 6 p.m. and be televised in English by cable’s FS1 and in Spanish by Univi...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led Zeppelin’s lawyers asked a judge to throw out a case accusing the band’s songwriters of ripping off a riff for “Stairway to Heaven.” The estate of Randy Wolfe, founder of the band Spirit, failed to prove it owned the copyright to his 1968 song “Taurus” or that it was substanti...

Federal auto safety authorities are cautioning drivers of select Fiat Chrysler vehicles following the death of actor Anton Yelchin, who was crushed after his 2015u2009Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled down a driveway at his Studio City home over the weekend. Yelchin’s SUV was one of 1.1u2009million vehicle...

LOS ANGELES >> Former Pico Rivera Councilman Ron Beilke’s whistle-blower wrongful-termination lawsuit against Central Basin Municipal Water District can go to trial, a Superior Court judge ruled Monday. Judge Robert L. Hess ruled there are enough contradictory facts for a jury to determine if Beilke...

On top of the triple-digit heat, Southe Califo ia also is getting slammed with unhealthful levels of smog. Levels of lung-irritating ozone pollution rise in hot, stagnant weather as it cooks up urban pollutants. Specifically, volatile organic compounds, such as industrial solvents, react with nitrog...

A group of teachers who traveled to Long Beach to lea about the Golden State’s aerospace history gathered Monday at Rosie the Riveter Park to meet Elinor Otto, who entered the industry during World War II and continued working for Boeing Co. into her 90s. Otto, 95, received the Lillian K. Keil Award...

A 300-ton crane collapsed at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance Monday mo ing hitting a piece of equipment, slightly hurting three workers, and causing flammable-vapor releases that were quickly subdued, officials said. The incident came as the company is completing final repairs to make the refine...

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST >> Hundreds of firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service battled a pair of brush fires in the foothills and mountains north of the San Gabriel Valley on Monday, as triple-digit heat baked the region. Fire authorities said a single ca...

If power outages signal the unofficial start of summer in Southe Califo ia, then Monday marked the transition from spring, as thousands across the region endured varying disruptions to the grid. An estimate 23,000 customers were without power at one point in the coverage area for Southe Califo ia Ed...