Santa Barbara County has the 2nd highest percentage of its population living in poverty out of the 58 counties in California. Almost 70,000 people in Santa Barbara County live at or below the federal ...

Nearly a dozen people are believed to be dead -- with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise -- ...

By Matt Stiles, Sean O'Key, Byron Manley, Lou Robinson, Curt Merrill, Annette Choi, Rachel Wilson(CNN) — A series of life-threatening fires, the largest of which is in the Pacific Palisades, are destr ...

An 83-year-old grandfather was found by his family, dead in his bed amid the rubble and ash after the Eaton Fire raged through his Altadena neighborhood. As Kimiko Nickerson walked through what was ...

Even as flames in Southern California continued to carve a destructive path on Friday and fire officials sought to assess the damage and determine how the fires began, ...

A 25-year-old man faces up to 27 years to life in prison for shooting at cars on two separate nights after getting into a ...

Firefighters are hoping for a break from the fierce winds that have fueled massive blazes in the Los Angeles area, killing 10 people, obliterating whole neighborhoods and setting the nation’s ...

Brad Rowell, a former American Canyon High School cross country coach, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing two students.

LA County Sheriff's Office advises residents not to return home too soon, says downed power lines, open gas lines, and ...

Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little preparation and situational awareness. Jesse Torres is a battalion chief ...

In an unusual court proceeding that began in October, the ACLU and other attorneys asserted that Kansas' death penalty law ...