CALIFORNIA -- The wildfire — believed to have been sparked by arson — tore through trees, burned 5 homes and forced evacuation orders for an entire forest town as California sweltered under a heat wave and battled ferocious fires at both ends of the state.   The so-called Cranston Fire, which erupted Wednesday in the San Jacinto Moun .... Read More

NORWALK, California -- Two people were killed, and four others injured, in a DUI crash that temporarily closed the northbound 605 Freeway in Norwalk early Monday morning.   The identities of the two deceased were withheld pending notification of their next of kin, according to a California Highway Patrol news release.  They were describ .... Read More

LOS ANGELES, California -- The mother of a boy taken into custody Thursday. A non-verbal boy found alone at Union Station Wednesday night after he was reunited with family, police said Thursday.   The case is being investigated by detectives, why the boy, who was initially thought to be deaf, was left alone at Union Station. Police later .... Read More

Immigrant rights organizations claim that 100 immigrant kids who were separated from their families at the border are now in Los Angeles.   According to those organizations, the children are mostly younger than the age of 9. They are being held in foster homes or immigrant detention facilities. These shelters are funded by the government .... Read More

  LA PUENTE, California -- On Monday night at 11:30 p.m. the speeding short vehicle has been shot by police officer in La Puente, CA. The officer nonlethally shot a robbery suspect following a short vehicle pursuit.   He was implicated in a thievery that had just happened. When the officer tried to stop the traffic, the addition .... Read More

On Tuesday, residents of Santa Clara County voted to have Judge Aaron Persky removed from office. Judge Persky no longer has the support of the people after the Stanford rape case. This is the first time in 80 years that a judge was voted off.   In California, county judges are selected based on votes. If enough people sign a petition to .... Read More

BALTIMORE, Maryland -- All 4 teenagers sought by police after the killing of a Baltimore County police officer Monday are in custody.   Dawnta Harris, 16, was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in the death of Officer First Class Amy Caprio, charging documents state. The 3 teenage males were also taken into custody, police said .... Read More

WEST NEW YORK, New Jersey -- Multiple injuries were reported after a school bus and dump truck collided Thursday on an interstate in New Jersey.   At least 2 were dead after a violent accident that ripped the undercarriage completely off the bus and left it demolished on its side in the median, sources with knowledge of the investigation .... Read More

PALMDALE, California -- One person has been arrested after a report of an armed man on the campus of a Palmdale high school sparked a massive law enforcement response Friday morning.   The suspect was spotted on the campus of Highland High School in Palmdale early at 7:05 a.m., according to Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff†.... Read More

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES -- A 7-Eleven customer's rant turned into a violent attack on a man. The victim's family is now worried, saying they haven't heard from him in nearly a week.   A furious customer at the downtown Los Angeles store along 7th Street on May 1 was yelling at a clerk, prompting Myra Olvera to press record.   The .... Read More