Jill Replogle

With one hikers still missing — the well-known actor Julian Sands — expert mountaineers say the usual scarcity of snow in the L.A.-area makes it especially hard to get enough experience to safely venture out in harsh conditions.

A deep soaking rain in September helped germinate seeds at the state park in eastern San Diego County.

Fatbergs, explained. And, yes, it’s as gross as it sounds.

The train tracks south of San Clemente State Beach are sandwiched between crashing waves and a crumbling slope.

The nation's most common learning disorder is thought to affect somewhere between 5% and 20% of the population.

College students with disabilities often have to be their own tireless advocates.

The "hidden curriculum" of higher education, explained.

Sometimes you tweet, and real angels deliver.

A deal struck among key stakeholders limits space for big corporate jets at John Wayne, reserving more space for smaller and quieter craft.

Come 2020, there will be no more neighborhood polling places in Orange County. Instead, voters can mail in their ballot or cast it at a vote center.

San Clemente leaders have brushed aside offers to build a homeless shelter in the beach town. Meanwhile, residents are increasingly irate over growing encampments.

Despite initial concerns about the shelter from neighbors, they say the surrounding area has been cleaned up since it opened in April.