Rare bird draws flocks of Southern California birders to this Irvine marsh to get a glimpse
Hundreds of birdwatchers have flocked to the Irvine Ranch Water District’s San Joaquin Marsh hoping to see a juvenile purple gallinule.
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This week’s heat wave brought record-setting temperatures to SoCal. What comes next?
Record-shattering, triple-digit temperatures baked Southern California on Wednesday, from Woodland Hills’ 111 degrees to downtown L.A.’s 98, as the region endured one of summer’s most intense heat waves.
Family awarded millions for dad’s fatal overdose in notoriously deadly SoCal jail system
Riverside County must pay a family millions for the in-custody death of a beloved father who overdosed in his cell while awaiting trial in 2022.
‘Too many cases’: Mexico confronts U.S. over deaths of its citizens in ICE custody
As increasing numbers of migrants perish during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to ramp up pressure on U.S. authorities to investigate the deaths.
USC and UCLA bet big on AI to meet soaring student, job market demands
USC, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara are launching new undergraduate majors and programs in AI and digital humanities to prepare students for high-demand tech careers.
Tons of planet-warming gases are bubbling up from reservoirs. California is going to keep track
California’s Air Resources Board will start tracking estimates of the climate-warming methane that bubbles up from the state’s dams and reservoirs.
Orange County is now treating e-bikes like guns. Can the crackdown make streets safer?
Patterned after gun buyback programs organized by police departments, prosecutors in Orange County are offering gift cards for people to surrender e-bikes and e-motorcycles with “no questions” asked.
L.A.-area lawmakers urge Trump to fund transit fixes for 2028 Summer Olympics
Officials called on the federal government to expedite $2 billion needed to make L.A. traffic-ready for the 2028 Games.
Explosive devices found in a SoCal boy’s home after school threat, officials say
Two explosive devices were recovered from an Orcutt boy’s home Saturday, and officials said a “potential school threat” had been thwarted.
Three state senators press UC to restore SAT test requirements, backing faculty outcry
Three Southern California Republican state senators press the UC Board of Regents to restore SAT testing for admissions, weighing new legislation as faculty demand tests return.