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25-50 acre wildfire force evacuations of a few neighborhoods in the Castaic area as of 4pm pt.

Former high school sweethearts Robert McGill and his wife Shirley reunited and married five years ago in what seemed to be a moment of kismet.

Finally, an a-peeling story that'll bring a tear to your eye and allow us to make shallow onion puns.

Prosecutors are treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide, while the singer's personal doctor, who was with him when he died apparently from a lethal injection of anesthetic, has left California for...

San Juan Capistrano residents may finally be able to get fast food without leaving their cars.

It's a scary time to be a 7-Eleven clerk.

Judy Chu wins her runoff election with 62 percent of the vote, becoming the first Chinese American woman voted to congress, representing the 32nd district.

Adrenaline-loving soapbox racers are down to the last minute to submit designs for the Red Bull Soapbox Race.

He was asked twice to remove his KKK hood, and that was enough for LA City Council members.

Actress Mischa Barton, who became famous in the "O.C." is having problems in West Hollywood.

An animal rights group is trying to appeal to peoples' compassion for pets as a way to keep a popular Bay Area beach open.

Comedian Jeff Garlin, the USC Marching Band, and legions of adoring regulars turn out to raise a toast, or piece of toast, or a donut, to our city's favorite gathering spot

It might just be a sign that the economic times are changing. An Ohio company is opening a new distribution center in the hard-hit Inland Empire, bringing with it dozens of new jobs.

As the California budget crisis continues, dozens of protestors against proposed cuts to education and healthcare demonstrate outside of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's San Francisco office.

Three people are killed in a plane crash near the Hawthorne airport.

Meet the Los Angeles Zoo's latest batch of babies.

Three 6 Mafia is working on a new cooking show.

Several mayors from Orange County are banding together to fight state budget cuts in their cities.

A new report by Rolling Stone casts a shadow on California gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman's past.