A brush fire that erupted Wednesday just northeast of Lake Elsinore scorched nearly 30 acres before Cal Fire air operations significantly slowed its advance. The non-injury Toro Fire was reported at 4 ...

The City Council Wednesday gave preliminary approval to an increase in the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers — reaching $30 an hour by 2028 — a plan hoteliers and some business owners warned ...

Former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting bribes from at least one real estate developer to secure support for projects on the council’s agenda, but the man accused ...

The city of Los Angeles can move forward for now with most of the claims in its lawsuit against a Los Angeles Zoo nonprofit, with which it is engaged in a dispute over the use of $50 million in ...

The family of a missing 24-year-old Chicago man was on the way to Orange County Wednesday to ask the public for more help, nearly two years after his disappearance. Nihar Mehta was running a cannabis ...

A 52-year-old high school teacher suspected of sexually assaulting a girl multiple times in Riverside and Redlands was being held Wednesday in lieu of $2 million bail. Elvin Paul Vereau of Riverside ...

The Desert Wildlife Center, in partnership with the Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies, will hold its grand opening ceremony this weekend in Indio. The free event is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m.

As he approaches presiding more than 500 jury trials, Orange County Superior Court Judge M. Marc Kelly Wednesday reflected on two panels that stood out during Jury Appreciation Week — both from ...

The Los Angeles Kings Wednesday named Ken Holland as the team’s new vice president and general manager, following the recent ...

An investigation was underway Wednesday after two people were found dead at a homelessness encampment in the Westlake ...

City officials Wednesday urged residents and business owners to take part in a pair of surveys aimed at finding ways to ...