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The drought cost $2.2 billion and 17,000 jobs last year, and the state needs smarter policies to face coming water shortages, experts say.
Vin Scully, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will announce his unprecedented 67th season with the team.
Patch has a wide array of unique animal stories from around the state this week. Some of the photos are darling.
Here are our top summer recipes, including grilled fruit, fish tacos, wine potato salad. And tricks to slice watermelon and shuck corn!
The moon will look a little bigger in the sky Saturday.
Inland Orange County will pass 100 degrees today, but temperatures are expected to drop below normal soon.
The CEO of a conservation and educational company has been hospitalized after being attacked by a bison while mapping an island trail.
This contest for the annual Half Moon Bay event attracts contenders from across the U.S. Plus, you could win cash!
Trash and recycling services delayed one day in observance of Labor Day
Ten-year-old actor Max Page underwent his tenth heart surgery recently and is due for a pacemaker implant this week.
It's the second time this month Seal Beach police have arrested suspects believed to be professional counterfeiters.
A nursery for great whites, coastal waters are warming, and young great whites have been sticking around longer than usual.
An LA man is suing the adultery dating site for allegedly failing to protect customer privacy, causing “irreparable harm.”
Six-month-old Kiara and Kayla will hear their first sounds in Seal Beach Wednesday.
Isolated showers may usher in another heat wave starting today.
Because California is part of the Pacific Rim, one economic expert thinks Monday's crash may be felt here more than any other states.
Two women were hospitalized with head injuries after being struck by a commercial van in Seal Beach.
Several schools throughout California earned top scores for cutting edge research, community service, and graduating low-income students.
Pending home sales in California posted the strongest month increase in six years, but there may be signs of slowing down.
A 39-year-old man drowned.
A hit and run crash caused injuries and shut down three lanes on the San Diego (405) Freeway during the morning commute.
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.
Greta Gerwig (“Frances Ha”) and Lola Kirke (“Gone Girl”) deliver a double dose of reality and comic relief in “Mistress America.”
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.
Swimmers will have to stay out of the water in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach after a shark became aggressive with a surfer.
Hate crime is down in Orange County, but blacks continue to bear the brunt of attacks.
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.
Prosecutors report that Uber’s background check process fails to uncover many categories of sex offenders.
Authorities did not make news of the arrest public for a month.
A rarely-seen oarfish, the world's largest bony fish, washed ashore in Catalina this week.