Police officers in California improperly accessed a state database of private information more than 7,000 times in 2023, according to a new report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights and privacy advocacy group.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is working to locate and identify dozens of missing persons from the wildfires.

The Hughes Fire has now burned 8,096 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since igniting late Wednesday morning near Castaic Lake, according to Cal Fire. More than 24,00 people have been ordered to evacuate due to the Hughes Fire. Another 30,000 people are in evacuation warning zones.

Rescuers searched for the 35 year old man as a winter storm bore down on Southern California.

Altadena residents can have the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department check on their homes for free as the Eaton Fire cleanup efforts continued through the weekend.

Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department launched a Looter Suppression Team for the Altadena area scorched by the Eaton fire.

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate when the blazes ignited and destroyed more than 12,000 structures. Here are the latest updates.

Ronalee Barrett Stanberry, 37, was apprehended in Hollywood, 18 days after police say he bludgeoned Fritz Mendoza, 79.

After spending two nights alone in the cold, a 35-year-old snowboarder was rescued from the backcountry near Mountain High Resort, California, according to local authorities and news reports. Malachi Luis Garcia,