The Los Angeles Fire Department was alerted at 5:38 p.m. Saturday to the blast in the 7300 block of Woodman Avenue, according to Connor Thompson, an LAFD spokesman.

The confirmation of long-held suspicions has roiled the L.A. golf world, with players clamoring for the city to crack down.

A Crescenta Valley council member was caught urinating outside a bar, then got into a fight. A video of the incident went viral.

California is unlikely to meet its landmark greenhouse gas reduction goals unless it can increase emission reductions threefold, according to a new study.

Crews of thieves who travel from Chile and other South American nations for the purpose of stealing jewels and luxury goods are not new in Los Angeles, authorities say, but such heists “are way, way up.”

Supervisor Patrick Jones, who has led the far-right charge in Shasta County, has lost his re-election bid. The March primary results could signal a shift toward the political center in Shasta.

The identity of the $1.765-billion Powerball winner has been revealed, according to a California Lottery news release.

NASA photos show the state replenished by rain and snow from winter storms. The state is entirely out of the drought and snowpack levels are near normal.

Cara Delevingne thanked L.A. firefighters for knocking down a greater alarm structure fire at her Studio City home that collapsed the roof.

The Cuban institution in Silver Lake will reopen on Saturday under new ownership.