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A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Carson and the surrounding area at 7:58 p.m. Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was located in Carson city limits, near Dolores Street Elementary School. As of about 8:30 p.m., the city of Carson received no reports of earthquake-caused damage, though some people expressed concern [...]

2 children of California Gov. Newsom test positive for coronavirus

Two of Gov. Gavin Newsom's children have tested positive for the coronavirus and his family is following “all COVID protocols," his office announced Friday. “The Newsoms continue to support masking for unvaccinated individuals indoors to stop the spread and advocate for vaccinations as the most effective way to end this pandemic," said a statement from [...]

Los Angeles jury convicts Robert Durst of first-degree murder

A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst on Friday of murdering his best friend 20 years ago, a case that took on new life after the New York real estate heir participated in a documentary that connected him to the slaying that was linked to his wife’s 1982 disappearance. Durst, 78, was not in court [...]

Firefighters battle fast-growing Emigrant Fire off 5 Freeway near Pyramid Lake

Los Angeles County firefighters are battling a brush fire near Pyramid Lake that ignited when a big rig erupted in flames along the 5 Freeway on Friday afternoon. The Emigrant Fire, which is named after a boating facility at Pyramid Lake, erupted near the interstate at Vista del Lago Road just after 1:30 p.m. and [...]

L.A. County’s new outdoor event, nightlife venue rules seek to drive up vaccination rates

With increasing inoculation rates their highest priority in the continued battle against COVID-19, Los Angeles County health officials on Friday are unveiling a new health officer order that encourages people to get vaccinated to enter more public spaces. The new rules apply to outdoor events and venues with more than 10,000 attendees, as well as [...]

Newsom signs housing bills that could reduce single-family zoning in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three housing-related bills into law Thursday that are likely to make multi-family housing projects easier to build and open up many single-family zones to development. "The housing affordability crisis is undermining the California Dream for families across the state, and threatens our long-term growth and prosperity,” Newsom said in a statement [...]

8-year-old girl dragged 300 feet by vehicle after trying to stop her mom from driving drunk: Placentia police

A woman was arrested after she allegedly dragged her 8-year-old daughter and a bystander with a vehicle in Placentia after the child tried to stop her mother from driving under the influence late Thursday night, according to police. The incident began when the mother, identified as 44-year-old Erin Garcia, decided to leave her mother's home [...]

FDA advisory panel rejects plan to offer Pfizer COVID vaccine booster shots to most Americans

Dealing the White House a stinging setback, a government advisory panel overwhelmingly rejected a plan Friday to give Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots across the board, and instead endorsed the extra vaccine dose only for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. The twin votes represented a heavy blow [...]

Rapper T.I. and wife Tiny won’t face criminal charges over 2005 sex assault allegation: L.A. County DA

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has declined to file charges against rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris in a case based on allegations brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by the couple in 2005. After reviewing an LAPD investigation into the allegations, prosecutors determined [...]

Wildfires spread into groves of giant trees at Sequoia National Forest

California wildfires have burned into at least four groves of gigantic ancient sequoias in national parks and forests, though cooler weather on Friday helped crews trying to keep the flames away from a famous cluster containing the world’s largest tree. The fires lapped into the groves with trees that can be up to 200 feet [...]

General Sherman — the world's largest tree — wrapped in aluminum as wildfire burns in Sequoia National Park

Firefighters wrapped the base of the world's largest tree in a fire-resistant blanket as they tried to save a famous grove of gigantic old-growth sequoias from wildfires burning Thursday in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada. The colossal General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest, some other sequoias, the Giant Forest Museum and other buildings [...]

L.A. County announces modified quarantine option for unvaccinated students

Los Angeles County public health officials announced Thursday that they're offering school districts the option to allow unvaccinated students who have come into contact with a positive COVID-19 case to continue attending in-person classes under strict guidelines. The modified quarantine option for K-12 students will only be offered under certain conditions, county public health Director [...]

Amtrak halts train service south of Irvine through Sunday amid 'slight movement' in tracks

The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will not operate south of Irvine through Sunday as crews work to shore up unstable ground along cliffside railroad tracks. Then beginning Monday, no Pacific Surfliner trains will operate between the Irvine and Oceanside stations. Through Oct. 3, Amtrak travelers will have to take bus connections between the two stations, and then [...]

Procession held to honor Riverside County Marine killed in Kabul airport attack

A procession through the Inland Empire was held Friday to honor Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, of Norco, who was among 13 U.S. service members killed when a suicide bomber and gunmen targeted an Afghanistan airport. The procession was scheduled to begin around 3 p.m. at Ontario International Airport and end at a mortuary in Riverside. [...]

Woman dies after car plunges off parking structure in Orange

A woman has died after her car flew off the fourth floor of a parking structure for a medical facility in the city of Orange on Friday morning, police said. Around 9:20 a.m., first responders were called out to the area of La Veta Avenue and Pepper Street, where they found a crashed Toyota sedan [...]