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2 homes destroyed, another damaged in Palos fire in La Habra Heights
A fast-moving brush fire dubbed the Palos fire erupted Monday in the hills near La Habra Heights, destroying at two structures and damaging a third, authorities said.
WATCH: California climber rescued from 700-foot cliff
A helicopter crew saved a hiker who was stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains after an injury.
Broadcom buys its Irvine office building
Broadcom paid its former landlord, PRP Real Assets, $325 million for the 660,000-square-foot research campus in one of the largest office sales in Southern California in recent years.
WATCH: Celine Dion, Bob Mackie, Usher and Chris Brown: Here's what's trending
ABC News' Rocsi Diaz takes a look at what's buzzing in pop culture, including Dion performing her first full concert in six years and Hollywood losing the man who taught it how to sparkle.
Stalker fatally shoots California woman after months of harassment, investigators say
Shalini Thakur of Sacramento was shot and killed last Tuesday by a man who had stalked her for months, according to authorities.
WATCH: Oil prices rise after attacks on key Middle East shipping routes
Record high diesel prices hit U.S. drivers as new attacks raise concerns about key global shipping routes.
Orange County car influencer among two killed in McLaren crash in Irvine
Two people, including a well-known car influencer, died in a high-speed car crash in Irvine early Sunday morning.
Crash involving L.A. Fire Department truck sends 7 to hospital including firefighter
A Los Angeles Fire Department vehicle crashed Sunday afternoon on Figueroa Street in South L.A., sending one LAFD member and six civilians to the hospital, authorities said.
Dog leaps into Shasta Lake and man jumps in to save it. Dog survives, but the man does not
Geordan White, 60, of Redding died after attempting to rescue a dog that had jumped into Shasta Lake Friday morning, according to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.
One L.A. school trades asphalt for trees and grass
LAUSD turns an asphalt schoolyard into an oasis at Esperanza Elementary, adding shade trees and grass to fight campus heat in Westlake.
Pratt voters could play pivotal role in deciding L.A.'s next mayor
One in four L.A. primary voters wanted Republican Spencer Pratt to be mayor. But for Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, openly chasing these voters could alienate liberal supporters.
California prison towns grasp for new jobs after closures: 'No one is coming to save us'
As California closes state prisons, rural towns like Susanville and Blythe struggle with lost jobs, shrinking populations and uncertain economic futures.
Sep 16, 2026