A 38-year-old man wept Thursday as he was sentenced by a San Mateo County Superior Court judge to three years in prison in connection with the death of his two young sons in a 2004 San Gregorio house fire.
Hundreds of people along California's Central Coast were forced to flee their homes as flames ominously licked the ridge overlooking the community of Big Sur. Meanwhile, a fast-growing fire north of Santa Barbara also forced residents to evacuate.
Police in Santa Clara County announced Thursday that three sobriety checkpoints will be in operation this weekend as well as increased patrols looking for drunken drivers as part of the region's "Avoid the 13'' anti-drunken driving campaign.
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A fire and several explosions erupted on Thursday at a refinery in Industry. No injuries are reported. The Los Angeles County fire department says the flames and several blasts were reported at 10:47 a.m. in an exterior cooling unit and
At least 22 employees who were disciplined in connection with the closure of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital are still employed by Los Angeles County, it was reported Thursday. Despite county supervisors' promise to "wipe the slate clean" of problem
A car crashed into a fire hydrant on Mulholland Drive Thusday, which caused a geyser of water to shoot into some electrical lines, a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power spokeswoman said. LADWP workers responded to the scene and
Two people were killed Thursday when a Honda collided with a Toyota SUV on Ortega (74) Highway east of San Juan Capistrano, a highway patrol officer said. The fatal crash took place at 4:45 a.m. near La Pata Avenue, according
A projected $500,000-plus deficit is now about a $41,000 surplus, the City Council learned at Monday’s meeting, where they approved the 2008-2009 budget, but City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz cautioned that next year’s shortfall would be serious.
Emilio Morales, a 3-year-old boy drowned in a recent swimming pool accident at a southwest Houston apartment complex, according to a news report in The Houston Chronicle.The Missouri City boy and his family were reported to have been with friends
Flames ominously licked the ridge overlooking this scenic coastal community, which appeared nearly abandoned Thursday after an explosive wildfire caused authorities to order more residents out of the area.
Authorities say firefighters are battling a blaze that has spread to three beachfront homes in Malibu, shutting down traffic on nearby Pacific Coast Highway.
A Modesto house fire is being blamed on a 17-year-old playing with fireworks. Police say the teen illegally launched a Piccolo Pete firework into the air and it landed nearly 100 yards away.
Members of the Riverside County pet protection department have tips to help people put their animal at ease during the fourth of July, because because, as one official put it, fireworks "really drive animals batty."
Hands-free wireless headsets are flying off store shelves now that California's hands-free cell phone law is in effect. The problem is the devices are being stolen by thieves.
The coroner's office is asking for the public's help in identifying a man whose mummified body was discovered in an abandoned house in Beverly Hills last week.
