The Santa Ana winds are notorious for being hot, dry and dusty, but the quality that really defines these ‘devil winds’ is their direction.

Some want the environmental organization to lean harder into environmental justice, while others fear the club is abandoning its roots in wilderness preservation. The state club’s new acting director, tasked with managing the fractured membership, believes in a big tent approach.

The fatal train collision resulted in shutting down travel in both directions and temporarily stranding 70 passengers on the train that was involved.

A new study in Science found that California wildfires are growing four times as quickly as they did 20 years ago. Experts say that the danger increases with faster growth.

During six terms in office, Gates earned a reputation as a powerful politician who was a cowboy at heart.

Mario Alex Medina and María Alejandra Medina of Rosarito, Mexico, were found guilty for their roles in a violent kidnapping scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Matthew Perry’s former Pacific Palisades home sold in an off-market deal almost a year to the day after the “Friend’s” actor was found dead on the property.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Gascón’s decision to seek to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez is just the first step in what could be a lengthy process to get the brothers released from prison.

Former President Clinton will attend events for Orange County Democrats Derek Tran and Dave Min, who are part of two races that could determine control of Congress.

The Biden administration and California are close to finishing new plans for operating the state’s major water systems, an overhaul that is generating debate.