Cal Fire does not credit Watch Duty as the inspiration for the AwareCA app. But it does address the uneasiness of many fire officials that residents are getting life-and-death information from a nonofficial source.
Local
Elke Sommer, the striking blonde bombshell of German descent who was a mainstay of 1960s Hollywood comedies and espionage movies including "The Prize" and "A Shot in the Dark," has died. She was 85....
News
A federal judge has set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner...
government
The five Public Works board members are appointed by the mayor and earn about $200,000 a year. They oversee more than 5,500 city employees working in sanitation, street repairs, sewer systems and more....
safety
Roughly two months after fire ripped through Newhall's historic downtown, four people are under arrest, accused of arson and conspiracy in the devastating blaze....
business
As Halloween approaches, some Chicago-area shoppers are looking for ways to stretch their budgets as the cost of candy and costumes rises.
News
California regulators adopted a controversial plan changing how the state governs the pumping of water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It gives water agencies more leeway in how they comply with the rules....
government
DOJ issues grand jury subpoenas to local election officials in California as part of its investigation into the state’s voter rolls, multiple sources told ABC News....
Local
L.A. city officials are proposing a pause on new karaoke establishments in Koreatown as the neighborhood continues to grow.
News
A woman was killed and a child was critically injured Thursday in Hawthorne, prompting an investigation.
News
"Grey's Anatomy" star James Pickens Jr. was the inspiration for an award-winning storyline about his own cancer journey. Hear him open up about the recognition....
safety
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell has reluctantly found himself in the middle of the L.A. mayor's race because one of the candidates has pledged to fire him if elected....
schools
Federal prosecutors have charged five people accused of working with Kenyan nationals to steal more than $1.3 million from student financial aid programs....
