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Should a high-voltage power line run through California's largest state park? Critics are furious
The proposed 140-mile, 500-kilovolt Golden Pacific Powerlink from San Diego Gas & Electric would cut through California's largest state park, Anza-Borrego.
Barabak: Californians on a confounding race for governor: 'I haven't ... a clue who I'm going to vote for'
Becerra and Hilton have emerged as the candidates to beat. But dozens of interviews across the San Gabriel Valley, a prime campaign battleground, find many voters still undecided. And discouraged.
Photos: Red Bull Soapbox Derby Racing
What do a bowl of cereal, a dish of ramen, a hamburger, a taco truck and hot dogs have in common?
The world's largest wildlife crossing and five others are coming to Southern California
While construction continues on the world's largest wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills, planning is underway for five more crossings in the Mojave Desert and over I-15.
WATCH: California fire crews save Little League game from power outage
The Lakeside fire department, responding to check on the smoking power lines causing the outage, decided to help save the game with lighting from a new rescue unit.
WATCH: National BBQ Month heats up
Virgil's Real BBQ pit boss Michael Conlon joins ABC News Live to share tips on grilling in honor of National BBQ Month.
May 16, 2026
2026 USC commencement ceremonies in Photos
The Steyer campaign pays influencers. Their posts don't always make that clear
Tom Steyer's campaign appears to have relied on paid influencers more than any candidate for governor, according to the most recent campaign finance filings.
Conditions at immigrant detention centers in California have worsened under Trump, report says
California enacted a law during the first Trump administration requiring state oversight of immigrant detention facilities. This is the fifth report released by the California Department of Justice since 2019.
Tustin police search for shooter who killed a 42-year-old woman
A woman was found fatally shot Thursday evening in Tustin. Witnesses reported seeing a man fleeing the scene, according to the Tustin Police Department.
Winds to whip Southern California, boosting risk of fires and dangerous seas
Southern California is in for some windy weather over the weekend, which could bring brief periods of elevated wildfire risk to some areas.
Altadena's latest roadblock to rebuilding: Sewage
Hundreds of Altadena residents worry that they may be on the hook for a share of the estimated $70 million needed to build sewer lines in neighborhoods that rely on septic tanks.
L.A.'s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There's a plan to change that before the Olympics
'Trash interceptors' will be installed in the L.A. and San Gabriel rivers to stop tons of plastic from reaching the ocean before the 2028 Olympics.
May 18, 2026