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A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Thursday afternoon 34 miles from McDermitt, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:56 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles.

After a lengthy battle, Los Angeles Police Department detectives and prosecutors have decades-old audiotapes that could shed new light on other cases potentially connected to the Charles Manson killing spree.

Not one to be outdone, Amazon.com has become the latest tech giant to reveal plans for new, outlandish headquarters.

The 405 Freeway was fully open to traffic Friday morning after a wrecked big rig and subsequent fuel spill took its toll on the morning commute.

The Boy Scouts of America lifted a ban on openly gay youth Thursday, a change that will begin January of next year. A ban on gay Scout leaders remains in place.

Two UC Berkeley law school graduates accused of beheading a large exotic bird in Las Vegas entered their pleas in court this week.

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The 8-year-old boy who was found with a  skull fracture , several  broken ribs  and burns to his body, is in critical condition, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

As people across Southern California prepare to kick off the summer travel season, transportation officials are reminding commuters to plan for traffic and to play it safe over Memorial Day weekend.

Google is reportedly in talks to acquire Waze, a popular Silicon Valley mapping startup that gets its information by crowdsourcing from users.

A San Bernardino County family pleaded Friday for the safe return of their five bulldogs stolen from their yard.

Not to be outdone by Flickr’s upgrade to 1 terabyte of storage this week, Google has pushed out another feature for its Google+ photo-sharing service.

Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 15 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times’ Crime L.A. database .

More than three dozen aftershocks, ranging up to a magnitude 4.9, have been registered following a 5.7 earthquake about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, officials said.

A big rig and a second vehicle collided on the northbound 405 Freeway, causing 700 gallons of fuel to spill and blocking three lanes of traffic during Friday morning’s rush hour.

In Tornado Alley, Oklahomans count on longtime TV meteorologist Gary England for life-saving information – and entertainment. OKLAHOMA CITY — Two days before the tornado hit, Gary England had an uneasy feeling. The wind patterns emerging over the weekend reminded him of the conditions that unleashed deadly storms in the region on May 3, 1999.

A new northbound lane of the 405 Freeway was opened Friday between the 10 Freeway and Santa Monica Boulevard, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced.

SAN DIEGO -- A brush fire in northeast San Diego County has burned more than 1,500 acres and is now 60% contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday morning.

A search for clues underground in a Glendora backyard has turned up no evidence in the mysterious disappearance of a woman 35 years ago, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

A mobile app that analyzes photos of urine samples is facing scrutiny from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Research shows that cockroaches have evolved so that glucose-sweetened bait tastes bitter, helping them avoid once-infallible traps. In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time — and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room.

Lois Lerner has been suspended and replaced. She had refused to testify at a hearing on the targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny. WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has replaced the head of the office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the 5th Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee.

The defense in the Colorado theater shooting has argued that state law violates a defendant's rights in a death penalty case. CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With the stakes for their client literally life or death, defense attorneys for James E. Holmes on Thursday again challenged the constitutionality of Colorado's law governing insanity pleas.

Nobody dies as people and vehicles are plunged into the Skagit River. Witnesses say an oversize load on a truck hit the bridge before a large section collapsed. SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, frigid waters of the Skagit River.

'Eat Your Way Through L.A.' excursions let an L.A. enthusiast serve up an inside look at his beloved hometown and its eclectic cuisine. How early is too early for ice cream? How many scoops constitute too many scoops?

More than a dozen aftershocks were reported Thursday night following a 5.7 earthquake about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, officials said.

Former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley was hospitalized Thursday, missing a candidates' forum he was to attend as part of his runoff campaign to become mayor again.

Southern California beaches had overall good water quality during the last year, and a vast majority of beaches received good to excellent ratings, according to an annual report released Thursday by Heal the Bay.

SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, icy waters of the Skagit River.