The UCLA economists’ highest estimate — equivalent to more than three times LA County’s annual budget — would rank the wildfire toll second only to Hurricane Katrina, which swept through New ...

Next-door neighbors lost their near-identical homes in a California wildfire, but how they are navigating rebuilding is a ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as ...

Their home in Santa Clarita was destroyed by the Tick Fire in 2019, and the recent firestorm across Southern California brought back horrible memories. Ryan said he still remembers his daughters’ ...

Fourteen years ago, after the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the popular blanket primary system, Californians voted to replace the deeply unpopular closed primary that replaced it with a top-two ...

Gavin Newsom called the special session to oppose Trump, but questions remain his support for immigrants with criminal ...

The maxim that “demography is destiny,” commonly attributed to French philosopher Auguste Comte, remains as relevant now as ...

The acquisition of Sun Plastics Inc. allows for a "well-structured succession plan for ownership," an adviser said.

Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, ...

Amazon has agreed to block sales of skin-lightening creams containing dangerous amounts of mercury.