County leaders said that layoffs of public workers were so far unlikely, but that the region’s financial challenges ...

Forward progress has been stopped Thursday on a wildfire burning in Acton that has led to evacuation orders, the fire chief for Los Angeles County said ... coverage of top California stories ...

LONDON - Insurance market ... the affluent Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles, Malibu and the community of Altadena in the wider county. Private meteorological firm AccuWeather has ...