Several schools throughout California earned top scores for cutting edge research, community service, and graduating low-income students.
Gorgeous weather? Check! Movie stars? Check! In-N-Out Burger. Absolutely!! So what could possibly go wrong?
Pending home sales in California posted the strongest month increase in six years, but there may be signs of slowing down.
A 23-year-old man was killed Sunday.
Business Insider compiled a list of the most famous bands from each state and Greatful Dead came out on top.
Lunches to pack, sharing the road with school buses, prescription glasses--there’s a lot to absorb! We’ve gathered the resources for you.
Need a new job? Check out the Patch Jobs Board in your town for the newest listings across the state.
Greta Gerwig (“Frances Ha”) and Lola Kirke (“Gone Girl”) deliver a double dose of reality and comic relief in “Mistress America.”
Need a break from bad news? Here are a few of our favorite uplifting headlines and photos from Southern California Patch sites.
The new “Water Lovers Station” on Pandora includes 100 five-minute songs to help you keep your showers short.
We love this simple technique for shucking corn! Never fuss with those pesky corn silks ever again.
For employees' and customers' well-being, nail salons need to use safer products and improve ventilation, officials say.
The men’s semifinals and women’s quarterfinals and semifinals will be played today in Long Beach.
From Malibu to Echo Park, police are planning a series of DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols to combat drunk driving.
Four dogs in LA County were attacked or killed prompting the community to rally with donations, petitions and rewards for those responsible.
Deals abound, with one store offering a complete set of glasses--lenses and frames--for just $29.
As kids go back to school, something worse than homework awaits many of them. Also, you might want to rethink taking selfies with friends.
The former Olympian was driving at an unsafe speed when she rear-ended a woman, sending her into oncoming traffic, police allege.
Prosecutors report that Uber’s background check process fails to uncover many categories of sex offenders.
A young man died after being struck with a bottle during a fight in long Beach.
With this year's exit exam nixed by the state, college freshman's transcripts don't have the required high school graduation date.
This year's El Niño could be the strongest ever recorded, and county officials have 30 days to report on vulnerabilities and preparations.
Sales are up by 13.5 percent and prices by 4.7 percent while affordability is down to 32 percent, which amounts to the historical "normal."
Remember--kids can trade or toss stuff they don't like, so make sure your children actually like the food you're sending to school.
The county is offering a $10,000 reward for help finding the person who shot a homeless man, one of the city's five fatal shootings in June.
The governor said he signed the bill to bring the proceedings into the public eye.
-IceCreamZilla is a live World-wide “on-demand” ice cream service that allows you to request ice cream instantly through application or “app
Three wildfires circling the region are affecting air quality in the region.
Temperatures are expected to begin creeping down today, following a weekend of record-setting temperatures.
Children are heading back-to-school across California, so in your own neighborhood and where you commute to work--be safe!
Under California law, children must be fully immunized before starting school.
Long Beach's summer of power outages continues with 11 outages affecting 17,000 customers overnight.
With Star Wars cast members on hand, Disneyland announced its largest ever single-themed expansion, a "Star Wars" themed kingdom.
Combine the suave suits from 'Mad Men' with the swagger of James Bond--and you end up with Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in their spy film.
Researchers say getting more sleep improves academic performance. But is it feasible to push back middle and high school start times?
Warm garlic bread, mozzarella, basil, vinegar ... VERY easy!
With huge crowds expected to beat the heat at the beach, LA County Lifeguards are warning beachgoers to do the stingray shuffle.
Criticizing the state's new mandatory vaccination law, Carly Fiorina is quoted, saying, “California is wrong on most everything, honestly."