Los Angeles Times

Guillermo Viera Rosa’s unexpected departure would cap a 20-month stint during which he failed to reform the troubled agency.

Coastal areas in Northern California began evacuating residents after a 7.0 earthquake off Humboldt County’s coast prompted a tsunami warning. Luckily, the worst didn’t play out. But emergency procedures were appropriately taken, officials said.

Three hospitals run by Santa Clara County illegally dumped hazardous waste, including human tissue and fentanyl, over the last year, the local district attorney said.

The veteran city lawmaker will serve as the primary liaison between Mayor Karen Bass’ office and LA28, the group organizing and paying for the Games.

Centered under the Pacific Ocean about 70 miles southwest of Eureka, the strong quake frayed nerves across most of California’s North Coast.

A lawsuit by former SWAT officer Timothy Colomey accused leaders of the LAPD tactical unit of working to conceal unlawful killings and retaliating against him when he spoke to internal investigators.

Somewhere out there is an oblivious multimillionaire, and they bought their winning ticket as part of an incredibly rare Mega Millions draw.

Two remain missing from white Cadillac Escalade that left Deer Creek Road early Sunday about 2 miles from Pacific Coast Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Two young boys were critically wounded in a shooting at a Christian elementary school in Oroville that may have been religiously motivated, officials say.