Clara Harter

Police are negotiating with a man believed to be in possession of a bomb who is holding multiple people hostage inside a Chase Bank in downtown Bakersfield, authorities said.

Read this exciting story from Los Angeles Times June 05, 2026 issue. A dramatic hostage scenario played out in Central California overnight Tuesday, when a convicted sex offender barricaded himself in a building, threatened to blow himself up and was killed by the FBI, authorities said.

A father is believed to have fatally shot his two 10-year-old sons and then turned the gun on himself, authorities say. The murder-suicide investigation continues in Canoga Park.

LOS ANGELES – Kenneth Bass is one of thousands of residents and business owners suing the city of Los Angeles and other entities over property loss and other damages suffered during the catastrophic Palisades fire.

LOS ANGELES – Kenneth Bass is one of thousands of residents and business owners suing the city of Los Angeles and other entities over property loss and other damages suffered during the catastrophic Palisades fire.

As America’s social safety net continues to fray amid federal cuts, journalists face the daunting task of navigating an intense political debate while tracking the real-world impacts of diminishing government aid on low-income families and communities.

A brush fire ignited inside Camp Pendleton on Wednesday morning, threatening structures and prompting an evacuation order.

LOS ANGELES — One woman is dead and another is in critical condition after they were swept out to sea by a powerful tide in Santa Cruz this week

LOS ANGELES — One woman is dead and another is in critical condition after they were swept out to sea by a powerful tide in Santa Cruz this week

LOS ANGELES - One woman is dead and another is in critical condition after they were swept out to sea by a powerful tide in Santa Cruz this week