Firefighter who died while battling wildfire started by gender reveal party identified as crew boss

The firefighter who died last week battling the El Dorado fire that was started by a gender-reveal party in Southern California was identified on Monday as a squad boss from a hotshot crew.

Both LASD deputies shot in Compton ambush released from hospital; manhunt continues for suspect

The female deputy who was shot in Compton on Sept. 12 has been released from a hospital, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reports. The male deputy was released from a hospital on Wednesday.

Trump calls California deputies injured in ambush shooting

The two deputies injured during an ambush shooting in California on Sept. 12, received a call from President Donald Trump last week as they were recovering in the hospital, according to authorities.

Preliminary 3.4-magnitude quake strikes near Lake Elsinore

A preliminary 3.4-magnitude struck roughly six miles from Lake Elsinore Monday morning and was felt throughout Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. 

Firefighter dies in California fire started by gender reveal gathering

Cal Fire Capt. Bennett Milloy also said that the death, the only one so far as a result of this El Dorado Fire, will also change the nature of the criminal investigation of the couple who hosted the gathering

California mother files fertility fraud suit, alleging doctor used his own sperm to impregnate her

In one case, a Livermore woman said that she wanted her sperm donor to be Christian and share her husband's ethnicity. She was horrified when she found out her childrens' biological father turned out to be her Jewish doctor. 

California wildfires can happen in the Delaware Valley, experts say

Everyone can see the horrific images coming from the West Coast of the deadly wildfires, reducing homes and everything in their path. Even here, on the East Coast, there’s been a haze in the sky from all the smoke.

‘Nothing left in the bucket’: West Coast wildfire resources run thin

Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames.

88-year-old man killed by police used to work for West Sacramento PD

Robert Coleman died during the encounter with West Sacramento police officers early Saturday, the Yolo County Coroner’s Office said. Police officials said Coleman was armed with a handgun.

Harris, home in California, gets a look at wildfire damage

She didn’t mention President Donald Trump by name on Tuesday, but her remarks came a day after he visited California and again cast doubt on the science behind climate change.

Smoke from West Coast wildfires reaches New York area

The NWS New York forecast office said the smoke has given the sky in the region a "yellow or brown" tinge.

California governor gently confronts Trump on climate change

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had President Donald Trump one-on-one on live TV Monday, a perfect opportunity to spar with Democrats’ public enemy No. 1 just 50 days before the election.

LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenges Lebron James to match reward money for gunman who ambushed two deputies

"This challenge is to Lebron James. I want you to match that and double that reward," Villanueva said. "I know you care about law enforcement. You expressed a very interesting statement about your perspective on race relations and on officer-involved shootings and the impact that it has on the African-American community.