A man was arrested Friday after leading police in a high-speed pursuit in the South Bay area. The pursuit started around 6 p.m. when Newport Beach police officers began chasing the driver.

Michael Agee, 32, of Lynwood, and Rayquan Dixon, 31, of Hammond, were both shot and killed early Saturday in Ford Heights.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and California legislators passed a major reform of the California Environmental Quality Act on Monday. The new laws remove a key point of leverage for project opponents that has ...

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

A welfare check resulted in the grisly discovery of 28 dead cats and another 106 "extremely emaciated cats" in a U-Haul van in Central California, authorities said Monday.

Brian Day is a Southern California native. He has covered crime, public safety and breaking news in the region for more than 15 years. He joined the Daily Press in 2024.

A Lynwood man and Hammond man were shot Saturday at the same address in Ford Heights, and both later died. The Lake County Indiana coroner’s office identified them as 32-year-old Michael Agee ...

California’s new consumer protection laws go into effect July 1 Minimum wages will rise in some cities. State lawmakers also tweaked the mental health courts that Gov. Gavin Newsom champions.

US federal agents have arrested hundreds of workers during a immigration raid in the latest escalation of President Donald Trump's campaign for mass deportations.

California fireworks explosions: 1 killed in Simi Valley, 2 critically injured in Bay Area Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze on Edmund Street in Simi Valley on Thursday.

A special warfare sailor was killed Tuesday during a parachute training exercise in Porterville, Calif.

7 people missing in huge Northern California fireworks warehouse explosion By Ida Mojadad, News editor Updated July 2, 2025 3:27 p.m. View of fireworks warehouse fire in Esparto, Calif. Cal Fire on X ...