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Authorities say three people died during this year's Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, including two men found unresponsive at the event and a third who died en route to a hospital.

Days before California voters receive their mail-in ballots, gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, and Steve Hilton, a Republican, will debate in a nationally televised face-off.

California's next governor will decide whether to continue a moratorium on executions. Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton hold very different views on the death penalty.

Scholarship Prep South Bay in Wilmington has worked to eliminate chronic absenteeism among homeless students through wrap-around care, trauma-informed support and family trust.

A bill that would help California water agencies avoid being sued when hydrants run dry in wildfires is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.

Rafael Vela Gonzalez was taken by ICE from his Silver Lake home in January. His health has rapidly declined in the eight months he's spent in detention.

As El Niño and a marine heatwave threaten mass strandings along California beaches, the release of one rescued seal pup offers a window into the possible crisis.

Forecasters say unusually humid conditions will persist into the week as will dangerous rip currents at the beach.

Long Beach Fire Department officials concerned about structural damage evacuated about 20 homes on the Long Beach Peninsula.

LAPD launches "Operation Street Sweeper" to target illegal street takeovers.

Authorities say two people are dead in a plane crash at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego.

Intense heat and high humidity will hit Southern California this week as dangerous high surf and coastal flooding from Tropical Storm Marie continue to linger.

Union members in Wilmington marched in solidarity and celebration Monday, but worry about future jobs and the cost of living, all as politicians court their votes.

The Civilian Oversight Commission for the Sheriff's Department is fighting with county officials to obtain records related to three use-of-force incidents.

An Amber Alert was issued for a 14-year-old girl. Monterey County authorities who had issued a murder warrant are saying she is also a victim as they investigate her baby's death.

The epicenter of the 3.2 earthquake near Compton sits directly over the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, one of Southern California's most prominent urban fault lines.

Labor Day weekend in Los Angeles turned soggy with rare September rain and coastal flooding from Hurricane Marie. Angelenos brace for a midweek heat wave.

The California attorney championed farmworkers and fought to outlaw the short-handled hoe, or "el cortito;" he died Saturday after a battle with cancer.

The state recognizes nearly 50 racial and ethnic identities for data collection, but it only considers Jewish identity as a religion, not an ethnicity.

Adriana Jimenez was 16 weeks pregnant and the mother of a 6-year-old girl, according to family. She was taken off life support Friday.