LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles police have detained three people, including two men that officers held at gunpoint for nearly an hour on a Woodland Hills apartment balcony....

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A man suspected of killing five people in the 1970s is scheduled to take the stand in his own defense Tuesday in Orange County....

REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed in San Bernardino County, killing both people onboard....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Keith Carradine's ex-wife has been sentenced to community service for trying to cover up illegal wiretapping by former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano....

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A California man with a genius IQ who is charged with the serial killings of four women and one young girl could soon take the witness stand after weeks of acting as his own attorney in the high-profile prosecution....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco's health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four....

LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities have called on residents of more than 500 homes in the wildfire-scarred Southern California foothills to evacuate by Tuesday morning, fearing that heavy rains from a new round of storms could cause more mudslides....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A nature conservation group said Monday it has reached a deal that would protect a huge swath of land near the world-famous Hollywood sign from being developed into luxury homes....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles County authorities have ordered evacuations for more than 500 homes in mudslide-prone foothill neighborhoods as a new storm approaches....

REDDING, Calif. (AP) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a "bunch of snake oil science" Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations....