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Firefighters today moved closer to containing the wind- driven brush fire that has scorched 11,245 acres, including a Sylmar mobile home park where hundreds of residents lost their homes.

"BEFORE Election Day, national media hand wringers forged a wildly popular narrative: The right was, in the words of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, gripped by "insane rage." Outbreaks of incivility were ...

Neighboring enclaves of the rich and famous are locked in a court battle over that classic conundrum of the elite - who gets inside the gates.

Hollywood can be a tough place to navigate for child stars who outgrow their roles.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, left, listens as police chief William Bratton responds to a question during a news conference to release the LAPD's MacArthur Park incident report Tuesday, Oct.

A 30,300-acre complex of wildfires that burned hundreds of Southern California homes was declared fully contained Wednesday and crews turned their attention to mopping up the smoldering remains.

Officials say a small plane has made an emergency landing on a major roadway in Los Angeles.

Twice in the span of a month, wildfires have ravaged the same northeast corner of greater Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of homes and the good life offered by California's scenic beauty at the city's edge.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says residents of the Oakridge Mobile Home Park that was devastated by the wildfire in Sylmar will be allowed to return to their homes tomorrow.

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A group of college students who lit a ridge-top bonfire is being blamed for accidentally sparking one of three ferocious wildfires that collectively destroyed about 1,000 homes and blacked more than 65 square miles.

An anonymous tipster told police 10 students gathered a week ago near an abandoned home in the hills of Montecito, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said Tuesday.

They built a bonfire during the night and stayed until 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday morning. By Thursday night, when winds took hold of it, the seemingly harmless blaze was on its way to destroying 210 Santa Barbara homes, including multimillion-dollar properties, authorities said.

Before Election Day, national media handwringers forged a wildly popular narrative: The right was, in the words of New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, gripped by "insane rage." Outbreaks of incivility were ...

Actor David Duchovny attends the 4th Annual Hollywood Style Awards at the Pacific Design Center October 7, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

Yes On 8 proponents have created a right to participate in the public dialogue without fear in response to protests against the discision to strip civil rights from gays.

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Hallie Foote's personal life is hard to separate from her professional one. First, she's performing in a play written by her father, the legendary playwright Horton Foote.

SYLMAR, Calif. - Hundreds of nails that once held together single-story, pastel-colored mobile homes now litter the gutters lining the curving streets.

Calmer winds and cooler temperatures slowed three devastating wildfires this morning that raged over the weekend in Southern California.

The Los Angeles mayor says officials have completed their search of a fire-ravaged mobile home park and found no human bodies.

President-elect Barack Obama is using the fundraising power of his campaign Web site to solicit donations and volunteers for wildfire relief efforts in Southern California.