Edison girls soccer’s Riley Crooks excited for early college enrollment after ‘dream’ career
Crooks is one of Orange County’s top female athletes. In the fall, she had 46 interceptions to help Edison’s girls flag ...
California wildfires live updates: 179,000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look ‘like a bomb was dropped’
What we know about the California wildfires. Fierce wildfires burning out of control in the greater Los Angeles area have killed at least six people and forced nearly 180,000 more ...
Can California legislators keep ICE out of the state’s schools?
Schools are one of the last places immigrant families feel safe,” said Patricia Gándara at UCLA’s Civil Rights Project ...
Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
Water experts dismissed Trump’s claims that California water policy is to blame for dry hydrants. But Los Angeles is also ...
Explainer-What are the health risks from wildfire smoke?
Multiple massive wildfires are raging in Los Angeles, blanketing the surrounding regions under a pungent haze caused by smoke ...
JuJu Watkins Leading USC Trojans Program To New Heights
USC Trojans guard JuJu Watkins has completely changed the landscape of USC basketball since she got to Hollywood last year. Watkins took the college basketball ...
USC Sued for Discrimination by Black Woman Athletic Official
A former high-ranking University of Southern California athletics official sued the school Thursday, alleging she was fired ...
Southern California’s wildfire smoke is full of toxic chemicals. Here are the major health risks to residents
Toxins in wildfire smoke can cause coughing, itchy eyes, and trouble breathing. It can also cause inflammation of the lungs, ...
Palisades Fire devastates LA County, jumps in size as winds batter Southern California
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes as a brush fire in the Pacific Palisades has grown to nearly 20,000 acres ...
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University of California enrolls more California residents
The University of California increased enrollment of undergraduates who are California residents by 3,910 students in fall 2024, a 2% rise over fall 2023, according to data the system released ...
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Here's the role climate change may be playing in deadly SoCal wildfires, experts say
The Santa Ana winds are driving these wildfires to spread even faster and are making it harder for firefighters to gain ...
How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California
The Santa Ana winds occur when there is high pressure to the east, in the Great Basin, and a low-pressure system off the coast. Air masses move from high pressure to low pressure, and the more extreme ...