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After sitting empty for decades, Hawthorne Plaza is finally coming down. Demolition crews began work this month at the sprawling 35-acre shopping center, closing a long chapter of blight, legal battles, a...

California's public schools have had a lot to celebrate lately, from new statewide rankings of best-value universities to fresh recognition for K-12 campuses across the state. Now, one North Hollywood hig...

Big rigs with no one driving might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it's now a reality on California highways. This month, the state issued its first permits allowing autonomous heavy-duty...

It was just named the top beach in the entire United States — and now it's facing the possibility of a partial shutdown. Tripadvisor's latest Travelers' Choice rankings placed this San Diego coastal spot...

Disney fans got a lot to unpack this weekend. During itsshowcase at D23, held this weekend in Anaheim, Disney laid out a wave of upcoming changes headed to Disneyland Resort — including a full reimagining...

The cost of living in California continues to put pressure on people's budgets, with housing, groceries and other everyday expenses taking an increasingly large bite out of workers’ paychecks. In one of t...

For as long as humans have looked up, the cosmos has been a source of wonder. We traced stars to navigate, built calendars around the heavens, worshiped celestial bodies, and invented stories to explain t...

This has quietly become the year of the waterfront in Los Angeles. Between new parks, coastal upgrades, and infrastructure projects popping up across the county, city officials have been steadily investin...

Summer may be winding down, but Long Beach still has plenty of reasons to stay outside a little longer. One of the city’s biggest free summer gatherings is taking over Downtown later this month, bringing...

This winter could look dramatically different from the last few. In an update released yesterday, the Climate Prediction Center confirmed that the odds of this year's El Niño strengthening into a so-calle...