ORLANDO, Fla. — A 29-year-old West Melbourne resident accused of setting one of the most destructive fires in California history was indicted this week by a federal grand jury. Jonathan Rinderknecht ...

A gas line explosion in Hayward, Calif., sent multiple victims to the hospital and led to a fire that burned several houses.

Zillow will no longer display climate risk data on individual home listings, quietly setting off a skirmish between popular ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has reason to be optimistic about congressional redistricting in his state after a Supreme ...

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the Thomas Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history.

The Texas company that owns the battery storage plant at Moss Landing that burned in a spectacular fire in January, raising questions nationwide about the safety of the fast-growing renewable energy ...

In heavily Democratic California, one prominent Republican U.S. House member is considering an audacious maneuver — moving to ...

The Redding Planning Commission has approved a tentative map for a new subdivision in Quartz Hill. Appeals from a dozen ...

A fault line in Canada's Yukon territory has stirred after more than 12,000 years of geological sleep. Researchers studying ...

Truth matters. Community matters. Your support makes both possible. LAist is one of the few places where news remains independent and free from political and corporate influence. Stand up for truth ...

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire are seeking to depose Los Angeles firefighters to shed light on allegations that a California State Parks official restricted how the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California's redistricting would counter Texas' rare mid-decade redistricting push. That doesn't mean California is turning back after a federal court in Texas blocked the state ...