Frances Stead Sellers

Southern California saw its fire risk zones expand by 3.5 million acres in CalFire’s new hazard maps. Homeowners in those areas must now meet safety standards.

The founder of Famous Amos Cookies, Wallace “Wally” Amos, died this week at age 88.

More than a third of people living in Orange County are thinking about relocating somewhere else because of the high cost of living, according to a new UC Irvine poll .

Ten billion dollars doesn’t go far when it comes to adapting to climate change, but the state has a lot of projects planned, should this bond measure pass.

Aveson School of Leaders was among the five schools destroyed in the Eaton Fire. Now, the Aveson community looks back on what was lost and how to rebuild.

Proposition 3 would enshrine the right for same-sex couples to marry in the California constitution. It would also repeal and replace language from 2008 that says otherwise.

Legal advocates are helping families with mixed immigration status make guardianship plans for their children, just in case the adults are detained by immigration authorities.

Four years after protesters called to defund the police, voters worried about crime are poised to toss out a reformer D.A. and pass a tough-on-crime bill.