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Brushfire grows to more than 100 acres in Big Sur amid high winds January 22, 2022

The fire was reported around 7 p.m. in the Palo Colorado Canyon area, authorities said.

Gregory Yee

Arnold Schwarzenegger involved in four-vehicle crash in Brentwood January 22, 2022

The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. at Sunset Boulevard and Allenford Avenue, police said.

Gregory Yee, Seema Mehta

Kamala Harris announces wildfire money in California visit January 22, 2022

With extreme wildfires becoming more common due to the effects of climate change, the federal government is redoubling efforts to mitigate them.

Alex Wigglesworth, Melanie Mason

Man fatally shot by police at San Francisco airport had airsoft guns January 22, 2022

San Mateo County's district attorney confirmed the man who was killed had two airsoft guns, not firearms.

Gregory Yee

L.A. mayoral candidate Mel Wilson leads protest over DWP rates and billing scandal January 22, 2022

L.A. mayoral candidate Mel Wilson held a protest at a DWP building in Van Nuys to demand that the utility lower water and power rates.

Dakota Smith

Man with history of mental illness, criminal record charged in Brianna Kupfer's murder January 21, 2022

Shawn Laval Smith was charged with murder and the use of a deadly weapon in the death of Brianna Kupfer on Jan. 13, authorities said. He faces a life sentence if convicted.

Richard Winton, Nathan Solis

December storms allow for 'modest increase' in state water deliveries January 21, 2022

Last month's record-setting snow and rain allowed state officials to increase planned water allocations from 0% to 15%.

Hayley Smith

Federal lawsuit filed against city of Torrance in police racist text scandal January 21, 2022

The man whose car was tagged with racist graffiti after it was towed by two Torrance police officers has filed a federal lawsuit against the city.

James Queally

South Korean man sentenced in scheme to illegally export live succulent plants from California January 21, 2022

The scheme involved illegally taking live succulent plants from public parks in northern California and attempting to export them to South Korea.

Nathan Solis

Column: We mourn Brianna Kupfer. But what about the Black girl dumped along the 110 Freeway? January 21, 2022

The lack of attention being paid to the killing of troubled Black teen Tioni Theus is yet another reminder of who is valued in America and who is not.

Erika D. Smith

Strong Santa Ana winds due in the Southland Friday afternoon and will linger into weekend January 21, 2022

It's going to be windy across California starting Friday afternoon and into Saturday.

Nathan Solis

Spider-Man and Wolverine impersonators spotted atop downtown L.A. building January 21, 2022

Sky cameras captured the superheroes on an exterior ledge near the downtown building's top floor Thursday evening.

Hayley Smith

Even as Omicron plateaus, L.A. County officials recommend avoiding gatherings January 21, 2022

Even as the winter Omicron surge flattens, Los Angeles County health officials are urging the public to continue avoiding nonessential gatherings.

Rong-Gong Lin II, Luke Money

Photos: Tears, hugs and the question of 'why' at Brianna Kupfer vigil January 21, 2022

Public shows up to remember 24-year-old stabbed to death at furniture store

Wally Skalij

The pandemic pushed more families to home-school. Many are sticking with it January 21, 2022

During the pandemic, a growing number of families have chosen to home school their children, with an especially large increase in the number of Black home schoolers.

Laura Newberry

Attorney's ethics complaint seeks investigation of Feuer, others in DWP case January 21, 2022

Paul Paradis, an attorney hired by the city of Los Angeles, this week filed an ethics complaint asking the agency to investigate City Atty. Mike Feuer, former Commissioner Mel Levine and others.

Dakota Smith, Richard Winton

Podcast: Standing up for Black lives at the border January 21, 2022

How a suburban mom became an activist by leaning into her Afro-Latina identity

Column: Their Mexican bakery weathered COVID-19's devastation. Can it survive a fire? January 21, 2022

Spigas was the culmination of a promise the two Mexican immigrants had made to each other 25 years earlier, when they met at another panaderia in Santa Ana.

Gustavo Arellano

LAPD offers cash rewards for information in three Jefferson Park hit-and-run crashes January 21, 2022

The crashes this month left two people injured and a third dead, police said. Two victims were pedestrians and one was on a scooter.

Gregory Yee

Four California healthcare providers to receive millions in grants to combat staff burnout January 21, 2022

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is among those that will receive a combined $8.7 million in federal funding meant to help curb attrition among staffers.

Christian Martinez

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