A major earthquake hasn’t struck any of California’s biggest cities in more than three decades, but the “Big One” is a matter of when, not if. The annual ShakeOut drill preaches preparedness.

An early-season storm brought heavy rain to California, including the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Use our map to see the biggest rainfall totals across the state.

The Palisades Fire was the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles to date and among the five worst in California’s history. Federal authorities said Wednesday that they have charged a 29-year-old

Officers with the California Highway Patrol Friday were following a suspect who refused to surrender to the officers' orders and surrender in northern Los Angeles County. The CHP said its officers tried to pull over the driver in a silver Toyota Corolla for a cellphone violation in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Generally speaking, during La Niña winters, Southern California more often has had drier conditions than Northern California. Put another way, the farther north you go, the more likely it is to be

With a fire outbreak at Chevron's 290,500 b/d El Segundo refinery near Los Angeles now extinguished, traders and analysts speculate refineries in Northern California will bear the short-term brunt of supplying Southern California with distillates and gasoline products.

The Los Angeles Clippers still won't be fully healthy for their third preseason game against the Sacramento Kings

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

A woman who was knocked unconscious and arrested by two Northern California sheriff’s deputies after pulling off a road during a family trip in 2020 has been awarded a $17 million settlement.

Saturday marks the second “No Kings” protest and the third mass movement against the administration this year.