December 18, 2025, 6:31 a.m. Pacific time
An unrelenting gloom has blanketed much of the state’s Central Valley since late November.
Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug addiction, an affliction that millions of Americans face.
Neighbors said a pall had fallen over the wealthy Los Angeles area where Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death.
Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that two policies announced in June appeared to unlawfully bar members of Congress from making unannounced visits at immigration detention facilities.
Olde Good Things, an antiques giant with stores in New York and Los Angeles, is operated by a group called the Church of Bible Understanding.
The musical was already one of theater’s biggest success stories. Then came Hollywood.
Noche Buena brings together Filipino communities over rich dishes and great music. This year, the celebration started early.
Nearly a year after the Southern California wildfires, Josh Irving is playing his senior year at Pasadena High and committed to Texas A&M.
Wineries and boutique hotels have sprouted along the backroads and once-sleepy main streets of this Central Coast county.
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