Authorities are on the hunt for Wayne Pletcher, who escaped from Muskingham County jail in Ohio on Saturday. The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office announced that Pletcher, 37, escaped at 5:09 p.m.

Newly released body camera video shows how Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department deputies searched a senior living apartment ...

Newsom and California are frequently the target of Trump’s ire. Some of his most memorable criticisms of the state have been ...

With many parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a ...

The California Legislature passes a $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent wildfires.

Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with two new wildfires torching Southern California.

Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made ...

As at least 800 inmates have been working alongside firefighters to contain the Los Angeles wildfires, the program is facing new scrutiny over inmate pay and other conditions.

Over 1,100 California inmates have been working around the clock in challenging conditions — including howling winds and toxic smoke — to help Cal Fire battle the Eaton and Palisades fires ...

A California Department of Corrections hand crew works containment lines ahead of the Palisades Fire, Jan. 14, 2025, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File) Inmate firefighters battling ...

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of fires that have devastated several Los ...