Jason Kandel

The family of a 13-year-old says he complained to an administrator that he was being bullied at his Southern California middle school days before the assault that was caught on cellphone video that killed him.

Power lines strung alongside Sepulveda Boulevard near the Getty Center sparked the Getty Fire that’s burned through 656 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains west of the 405 freeway and has destroyed a dozen homes, city officials confirmed Tuesday.

California officials again rejected parole Tuesday for the last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of children for $5 million ransom more than four decades ago.

A decade after a 24-year-old woman with bipolar disorder was released from custody and whose remains were found nearly a year later in the Malibu hills, friends and family pressed Friday for a new investigation into what happened to Mitrice Richardson.

A trio of Emmy-honored actors are winners again for their guest performances in TV series, joined by an awards newcomer.

The search for the final victim of a boat fire off the Southern California coast has been suspended until early next week because of gusty winds and rough seas.

Peter Fonda, the two-time Oscar nominee, brother of Jane Fonda and son of Hollywood legend Henry Fonda has died, family said Friday.

Michael Madsen has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor drunken driving after crashing his SUV into a pole in Malibu in March.

A California Highway Patrol officer was killed Monday and two other officers were wounded in a shootout off a freeway in Riverside that also left the gunman dead.

The gunman in the deadly California food festival shooting had a passport, clown mask, wilderness survival guide and bottle rockets in his car at the time of the attack, court documents released Thursday show.

A private funeral service was held Monday for Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who was found dead in his hotel room earlier this month in Southlake, Texas.

Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury is being sued by a woman who alleges he pushed her into having sex with him when she was 18 years old and learning to be a teacher of his craft in 2012-14.

A jury has awarded $23.3 million to a California pepper maker in a fiery battle with the manufacturer of world-famous Sriracha hot sauce.

FBI agents are examining deputy cliques that exist within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, including the “Bandito” group at the East LA station, federal and local law enforcement sources confirmed Thursday.

A day after a powerful quake rattled Southern California, residents across the region were shaken by a 7.1 temblor that rattled for up to 40 seconds, knocked out power and frayed already thin nerves.

A day after a powerful quake rattled Southern California, residents across the region were shaken by a 7.1 temblor that rattled for up to 40 seconds, knocked out power and frayed already thin nerves.

As search and rescue teams from Los Angeles and Orange counties assessed damage in Ridgecrest where two back-to-back earthquakes rattled revelers during the Fourth of July holiday, Southern Californians managed to escape with minor injuries, and avoid major damage.

As search and rescue teams from Los Angeles and Orange counties assessed damage in Ridgecrest where two back-to-back earthquakes rattled revelers during the Fourth of July holiday, Southern Californians managed to escape with minor injuries, and avoid major damage.

An unwelcome surprise dropped onto a woman’s table at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Westchester the other day — a live rat dropped from the ceiling onto her table.

One man died and three people, including an off-duty police officer, were wounded Friday night after a fight and shooting that sent shoppers running for cover at a Costco in Corona, police said.