A wildfire in Southern California sparked by an explosive at a gender-reveal party is responsible for the death of a firefighter, U.S. agriculture officials said Friday.

In the fall, bright orange ornaments decorate special tree branches throughout our county. What are these stunning treasures? Persimmons. You may want to consider planting a persimmon tree in your

A firefighter died Thursday while battling California’s El Dorado Fire, a blaze sparked Sept. 5 by a device used as part of a gender reveal party, officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service said.

The 3,500 average daily cases of COVID-19 in California were about equal to a week ago, but they were still down nearly two-thirds from their peak.

What do alligators on helium have in common with frozen poop knives, hitmen who won't do their jobs and earthworms that vibrate at high frequencies? These peculiar topics all inspired research that earned a unique science accolade: a 2020 Ig Nobel Prize.

Our photographers have been working throughout this pandemic to tell the stories of the people of Southern California and record history for our posterity.

A Riverside County sheriff’s deputy shot himself in the leg in an accident at the gun range, the department said this week. The incident happened on Sept. 3. The Sheriff’s Department did not publicly announce the shooting until it responded to this news organization’s inquiry on Wednesday,

A probe into the Employment Development Department is on tap, as some residents receive other people’s payments in the mail

More than 9,000 people from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have died from the coronavirus in the past six months.

While most services will stay online, synagogues are working hard to maintain spiritual connections during this most important time of the year.

A deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff Department accidentally shot himself in the leg at a gun range earlier this month, officials said. The accident happened Sept. 3 but the department didn't publicly announce the shooting until it responded to an inquiry by the Riverside Press-Enterprise on Wednesday.

Authorities say an illegal marijuana growing operation where seven people were fatally shot in a small, rural Southern California town had the markings of organized crime. Riverside County Sheriff Cha

The fight to protect Southern California's Mt. Wilson Observatory and nearby broadcast towers, valued at more than $1 billion, continues. The observatory is threatened by the Bobcat Fire, which started Sept.

What do Southern California nursing homes hard hit by COVID-related deaths have in common? We spoke with experts, nursing home administrators and advocates to find out. Part Two: A tale of two Pasadena nursing homes.

Riverside Community Care ( a leader in behavioral healthcare and human services helping more than 40,000 people across Massachusetts and over a million

Amid California's wildfires, 18 national forests and eight L.A. County parks remained closed because of extreme fire risk.

Basic firefighting techniques have changed little in decades — but fires themselves are now changing as the world warms, complicating an already perilous profession.

Climate change, misguided fire suppression, population boom—the current wildfire crisis has been building for decades, and crews are now fighting in unprecedented conditions.

On this month’s She Rocks Spotlight live streamed series, we will be joined by a powerhouse of artists. Each musician will perform live, sharing her original music and fantastic performance skills. Headlining is Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Judith Hill,

As Earth's sister planet, Venus has endured a love-hate relationship when it comes to exploration. Now, new results suggest the presence of a signal of potential habitability on Venus, and the long-forgotten sibling may find itself back in the spotlight.