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The city of Sierra Madre’s float is one of just six floats that are independently built.

A new California law imposes harsher penalties for assaulting emergency room workers. It responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform advocates

Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

Despite not having a ball that drops in the middle of town, L.A. and SoCal make pretty great New Year’s spots. There’s shockingly less traffic than you might expect, rideshares are plentiful, and Metro is free.

Huntington Beach's beloved libraries continue to stoke controversy.

Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft offenses face longer sentences under Proposition 36. A batch of new crime laws takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Enjoy the Rose Parade and related events in Pasadena, kick your year off with a guided hike in a California state park, try Zaytinya's new L.A. location and more of the best things to do.

New research shows what happens when cities add sidewalks and take other pedestrian-friendly steps.

Two Congressional reports make clear that, with increasingly frequent hurricanes, floods, and fires, "the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working."

Carter was president from 1977 to 1981, but he was perhaps more famous for the life he led after he left office. He was one of the biggest advocates for peace, democracy and human rights.

People feared the computer glitch would mean "the end of the world as we know it." Thankfully, Y2K didn't live up to the hype after years and billions of dollars were spent on painstaking preparation.