Illinois man, family lose everything in devastating Palisades Fire

Fred Ufkes, who grew up downstate and works for a law firm in Chicago, is grappling with the aftermath of losing everything in the Palisades fire in California.

Trump blames Newsom for 'apocalyptic' California wildfires

President-elect Donald Trump blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the "apocalyptic" wildfires raging in Los Angeles County.

California wildfires: Plane passenger films aerial view of Palisades Fire

A plane passenger captured video of the massive Palisades fire as they were landing at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday evening. 

San Jose K-9 failed 22 times to respond to commands before latching onto man's throat: court

A federal judge has paved the way for a trial to proceed against the city of San Jose after a police dog bit a man's neck for a minute after he was suspected of shoplifting at a Safeway and then hid in a trash can to avoid police.  

Bureau of Prisons to pay $116M to more than 100 FCI Dublin sex assault survivors

The Bureau of Prisons on Tuesday agreed to pay $115.8 million to 103 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the now-closed FCI Dublin all-women's prison.

2 arrested, accused of killing doctor outside Woodland Hills urgent care

Evan Hardman and Ashley Rose Sweeting were arrested and are accused of murdering Dr. Hamid Mirshojae outside his Woodland Hills clinic in August.

Malibu fire prompts evacuations at Pepperdine University

Thousands of Southern California residents are under evacuation orders and warnings as firefighters battle a wildfire in Malibu.

7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Humboldt County, tsunami warning canceled

A series of major earthquakes struck Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning, causing chaos, especially among coastal communities from the Golden State to Oregon. 

Suspected gunman dead, 2 students injured after school shooting in California

The Butte County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a shooting at Feather River School of Seventh Day Adventists in Palermo, a town of about 5,700 people south of Oroville.