southern california

Man in court over ’81 ‘Octopus Murders’ case

A ministry director has pleaded not guilty to a 1981 triple murder in the Southern California desert.

Blizzard traps dozens of cars in western N.Y.

Blinding snow stranded more than a 100 motorists in Western New York on Friday while bad weather again paralyzed the Midwest and heavy rains caused havoc in Southern California ...

Search ends for missing after midair collision

Authorities have ended a search for nine people missing off southern California since Thursday when a Coast Guard plane and a Marine helicopter collided.

Plane, helicopter collide over Pacific; 9 are missing

A Coast Guard plane collided with a Marine helicopter over the Pacific Ocean near Southern California on Thursday evening, officials said.

Avary sentenced to year in jail

Writer pleaded guilty to traffic crash charge -- Scripter Roger Avary, who won an Oscar for "Pulp Fiction," has been sentenced to a year in jail for causing a fatal traffic crash in Southern California.

Hot, Dry Weather Hampers Efforts to Quell Calif. Wildfires

Firefighters in Southern California braced for another day of hot, extremely dry weather as they battled two wildfires in the Angeles National Forest northeast of Los Angeles.