Former Anaheim City Manager Jim Vanderpool was appointed as Palm Springs’ interim city manager by the city council Wednesday following the retirement of Scott Stiles. Vanderpool will begin work ...

A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday in a collision with an SUV in Huntington Beach. Officers were sent at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday to investigate a crash at Newland Street and Talbert Avenue ...

A student who allegedly brought a handgun to Bell Gardens High School was arrested Wednesday, prompting a lockdown and search of the campus, but no injuries were reported. According to the Bell ...

A Southern California man who admitted his involvement in a scheme to kidnap migrants to the United States and hold them for ransom, demanding cash from their families in exchange for their safe ...

A South Los Angeles man faces up to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty Wednesday to scheming to illegally obtain more than $9.33 million via shell companies as part of a COVID-19 pandemic ...

A January hearing date was scheduled Wednesday to discuss a defense motion to keep grand jury transcripts sealed in the case of Nick Reiner, who is accused of killing his actor-director father Rob ...

Advance reservations to see space shuttle Endeavour in its permanent home at the California Science Center’s new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center became available Wednesday, ahead of the facility’s ...

Tom Cruise will receive the American Film Institute’s 52nd Life Achievement Award next year, recognizing a career that includes four Academy Award nominations and some of Hollywood’s highest-grossing ...

Long Beach Police Chief Wally Hebeish is retiring after 32 years with the department, officials announced Wednesday. Hebeish, who was appointed chief on Jan. 1, 2022, will serve through the end of the ...

A 47-year-old woman was killed in San Pedro early Wednesday when she was struck by a tractor trailer whose driver failed to stop. The crash occurred at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday at West Channel and Gaffey ...

The Orange County Board of Supervisors will hold a special closed-door meeting Friday to consider new proposals for a labor contract with the local union representing waste and public works employees.

A house in Sherman Oaks underwent some unwanted demolition overnight when a vehicle crashed into it, sending a passenger to a hospital but injuring no one inside. The crash was reported at about 11:30 ...