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Two adults and an 8-year-old student were killed in a murder-suicide shooting at an elementary school in San Bernardino, officials said.

Hollywood residents awoke Sunday morning to find the iconic Hollywood sign had been altered to read "Hollyweed" in an apparent New Year's Day prank.

At least 59 people were killed and 527 hospitalized at a country music festival in Las Vegas -- what is now considered the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Chris Cornell, best known as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave, has died at age 52.

A Southern California family says they were kicked off an overbooked Delta airplane because they refused to yield a seat held by their young son.

Due to a white student percentage above 30 percent, Walter Reed Middle School faces layoffs and increased class sizes.

The city of Las Vegas has emerged once again as a potential terror target in an ISIS propaganda video.

An Arizona trooper trying to help a motorist in a rollover crash was shot in an ambush-style attack by a random suspect, who was then fatally shot by a Good Samaritan driving by.

An 18-year-old Stockton woman is in jail accused of driving under the influence during a deadly crash. The live Instagram recording shows Obdulia Sanchez next to a dead crash victim.

For one local mom, an ex-husband's affair was all the motivation she needed to lose 103 pounds and reclaim her life.

When you get behind the wheel on Sunday there will be some new California laws you'll need to know about - or be prepared to pay a ticket.

The family of a little boy says he died after a swim at the Texas City Dike over the Memorial Day weekend despite efforts to resuscitate him.

A Montclair teenager recalled the terrifying moments she found herself and her little niece in the middle of a home invasion.

A firefighter from San Diego was killed while battling the Thomas Fire, Cal Fire officials said on Thursday.

Amid several brush fires burning in Southern California, a new blaze broke out in Huntington Beach Thursday.

A brush fire charred 475 acres in the Sepulveda Pass area near the Getty Center, destroying at least four homes and damaging 11 other structures.

Anaheim fire officials announced the findings of investigations into two wildfires that collectively burned more than 12,000 acres.

The wind-driven Thomas Fire exploded to 55,000 acres - or 70 square miles - with zero percent containment by Tuesday night, destroying at least 150 structures.

A fast-moving brush fire erupted in Santa Clarita on Tuesday, prompting home and school evacuations. It then moved west toward Simi Valley, causing residents to be cautious.

Firefighters battled a fast-moving brush fire threatening homes in Santa Paula and Ventura, prompting evacuations in both cities Monday night.