Clara Harter

In late summer, when almond husks split open, workers at Creekside Farming in Madera gear up machinery to shake the trees.

LOS ANGELES - The city of Malibu declared a local emergency and issued evacuation orders for 31 homes after a massive and expanding sinkhole opened up in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's oceanfront residence.

LOS ANGELES — The city of Malibu declared a local emergency and issued evacuation orders for 31 homes after a massive and expanding sinkhole opened up in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's oceanfront residence.

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A hunt for justice is on in Studio City after someone shot a beloved young coyote twice in the head by a pellet gun, leading to an infection so severe veterinarians decided the most humane thing was to euthanize the creature.

Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages.

LOS ANGELES — Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages.

LOS ANGELES — Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages.

A family disturbance in Irvine triggered a SWAT response Friday morning as Irvine Police engaged in an hours-long standoff with a 32-year-old man who was eventually flushed out of a two-story home using tear gas.

Clara Harter Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having to endure any rolling power outages.