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01/14/2025

The IRS payments should start landing in people’s bank accounts and mailboxes in late January.

The IRS payments should start landing in people's bank accounts and mailboxes in late January.

01/14/2025

Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities consider the money a lifeline.

01/14/2025

Here's a deeper look at the science behind wind, including what it is, what causes it and how it behaves in the geography around SoCal.

01/14/2025

The fires sweeping across Los Angeles County for the past week have burned more than 40,000 acres.

01/14/2025

One man was charged with arson, a group of looters were caught with a stolen Emmy, and another brazen looter had disguised himself as a firefighter, according Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who announced wildfire charges.

From a man impersonating a firefighter to an arrest made after an Emmy Award was stolen from a home, dozens of arrests have been made.

01/14/2025

The cause of LA's deadly wildfires hasn't yet been determined, but that hasn't stopped the flood of lawsuits against Southern California Edison, blaming the utility giant for the Eaton Fire that destroyed more than 7,000 structures. ""t would be fabulous if the utilities could quit lighting the fifth-largest economy in the world on fire and do what needs to be done to harden their lines, to bury their lines and to make the transmission of energy safe,” a plaintiff's attorney said.

People impacted by the Eaton Fire are suing SCE, alleging the utility company failed to de-energize electrical equipment despite warnings.

01/14/2025

ALSO: Bay Area Firefighters Working To Save LA Homes; City Adds Fire Truck, Personnel; Tony La Russa Announces New Animal Charity.

01/13/2025

Comet Atlas C/2024 G3 is at its closest point to the sun this week. It won't return for another 160,000 years.

01/13/2025

Took a break from the news? Worry not. We've rounded up some of the stories you missed in NorCal on Saturday and Sunday.

01/13/2025

Flood and frost advisories were also impacting the Bay Area. Here's what to expect weather-wise in the region.

01/13/2025

Something to think about as a new workweek begins.

According to new rankings from Forbes, three California families are among the nation's wealthiest by net worth.

01/13/2025

Wildfires raze through restaurants and a restaurant chain closed for child labor violations: California Business News this week.

01/13/2025

The only thing that would’ve made the story of a woman who lived in a sign more perfect is if she’d taped a $6.2 million banana to the wall.

The only thing that would've made the story of a woman who lived in a sign more perfect is if she'd taped a $6.2 million banana to the wall.

01/13/2025

Firefighters are battling to protect hard-fought containment lines as another powerful Santa Ana windstorm moves in.

01/13/2025

Six pre-approved plans range from a 205-square-foot studio to an 847-square-foot two-bedroom/two-bath.

Property owners can find free, pre-approved ADU plans on the city's website.

01/12/2025

Health experts call the uptick in cases a "silent" surge because it comes after a long lull in COVID-19 transmission.

01/12/2025

Kohl's plans to close 27 underperforming stores by April, including 10 stores in the Golden State.

01/12/2025

It's your state, it's your shot. This is California in photos.