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The Bryson Fire burned about 147 acres north of Malibu and was 39% contained as of Oct. 16, with two evacuation orders and critical fire weather forecast.

West Hollywood council candidate Larry Block faces blog allegations over a news site he owns and says he has no relationship with John Erickson.

West Hollywood is installing WeHo 66 signs along Santa Monica Boulevard for the Route 66 centennial, in two designs by local artist Sküt.

Hackers copied names, addresses and disability records of millions of current and former California students from a state testing contractor, officials said.

A Los Angeles firefighters union treasurer says a former president punched him; Freddy Escobar denies it, and LAFD referred the matter for internal review.

Five wildfires burned across Southern California on Oct. 16 amid Santa Ana winds and 90-degree heat, led by the Norte and Bryson fires.

The Norte Fire grew to 465 acres in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano, prompting evacuation orders for five zones and a FEMA grant for California.

Burbank police arrested a 17-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder after a juvenile was stabbed in the arm near the Burbank Town Center on Oct. 15.

Los Angeles County Public Health warns residents about cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid stronger than fentanyl, after the county's first confirmed death.

Nithya Raman says she would replace LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, while Karen Bass backs him, as the Los Angeles mayoral runoff heads to Nov. 3.