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California State Parks has dramatically cutback on watering tens of thousands of native plants at the newly restored Malibu Lagoon in the face of a statewide drought.
Three men who allegedly started the 1,900-acre Colby Fire pleaded not guilty to federal charges of illegally setting and failing to control an unauthorized campfire.
The study would look into permitting Angelenos to engage in "beekeeping" in single-family residential areas.
Several mountain lion sightings in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park have prompted warning signs and trail monitoring.
Scientists report that this may be a near record season for the number of whales migrating southbound through the waters off the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Employees of The Hump restaurant in Santa Monica face jail time for selling meat from endangered animals.
The lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods Inc. grew with an additional claim by the city of Irwindale. Meanwhile, a judge has scheduled the jury trial for later this year.
The head of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California said the agency will double its efforts to encourage residential water conservation.
Backers of an initiative that would increase the minimum wage in California received permission Tuesday to begin gathering signatures.
The Assembly on Monday approved a bill that would throw up bureaucratic hurdles to the South Coast Air Quality Management District's attempts to restrict beach bonfires.
An 85-year-old hiker spent Saturday night shivering on the side of Mt. Baden-Powell.
Three weeks after the country's largest plastic bag ban took effect in Los Angeles, a trio of state lawmakers said today they are reviving efforts to take the ban statewide.