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L.A. Zoo Lights will celebrate holidays with lantern sculptures and lights

The Los Angeles Zoo is celebrating the holidays. Tickets start at $18 for children, $27 for adults, with free parking.

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Battle over clean water in Southern California pits inland against the coast

Keeping pollution out of the Santa Ana River, and by extension the Pacific, will cost billions. Easing up on pollution rules might cost even more.

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How to help older adults properly track their medication intake

Up to half of older adults do not take their medications as directed, taking less than prescribed or stopping after six months.

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$25,000 reward offered for information on Carson hit-and-run that killed a woman, 54

Cherise Johnson was struck on Aug. 31 shortly after 6:05 p.m. at the corner of Del Amo Boulevard and Tillman Avenue.

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USC football introduces throwback jerseys in rare move

After a long tradition avoiding alternate uniforms, USC turned to a John McKay-era 1972 design for Saturday's homecoming game against Nebraska

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Redondo Beach man arrested after suspicious package shuts down Torrance courthouse

Video showed a bomb squad robot detonating what looked to be an orange inflatable item near the building's entrance on Wednesday.

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Why this surprising winter garden plant ‘merits a gardener’s lust’

I made this tree's acquaintance in the pages of the new book, “Plants for the Winter Garden.”

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1 million Southern California homes are worth $1 million or more

Compared to 2022, region added 97,100 abodes to the seven-figure club – that's 10% growth, double the non-California pace.

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You weren’t seeing double — there were indeed adjacent highway signs saying the same thing

On the 73 Toll Road, there were several spots where signs saying the same thing stood next to each other.

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Police officers take down street takeover near Temecula – with infant reportedly a passenger in 1 car

4 cars were impounded and 11 citations were written in the community of De Luz after complaints from residents.

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USC QB Jayden Maiava is an ‘inspiration for the people of Hawaii’

Maiava, who grew up on O'ahu, will face off Saturday against Nebraska's Dylan Railoa, a fellow Polynesian QB, in a 'stepping stone' for their community

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2024 Election Results: Adrin Nazarian, Heather Hutt win L.A. City Council races

Laura Richardson and Michelle Chambers, both Democrats, still run neck and neck on Thursday, Nov. 14.

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Riverside County: The deadliest year inside one of America’s deadliest jail systems

The county reported its highest detainee death count in decades, including multiple suicides that reveal deep institutional problems.

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California gets mediocre grades for its business climate

California got a below-average No. 30 ranking among the states when my trusty spreadsheet looked at eight yardsticks of business well-being.

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San Pedro to host Croatia House cultural hub during 2028 Olympics

Olympic Houses serve as hospitality and cultural venues set up by participating countries in host cities during the games.

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California has 18 of 20 costliest US cities to rent a house

No. 1 big city? San Francisco at $5,409 a month. No. 1 mid-sized city? Huntington Beach at $5,724.

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Southern California to see modest rent hikes by 2026, USC says

Average rent will rise $58 per month in L.A. County over two years, and between $110 and $148 monthly elsewhere in the region, according to a USC forecast.

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​At Fernando Valenzuela’s booth, a Monrovia restaurant honors not just an icon, but a friend

A San Gabriel Valley restaurant frequented by Fernando Valenzuela honored the Dodger great with a mural and booth numbered 34 in his memory.