March 12, 2025, 9:31 a.m. Eastern time
Good morning. Here are the top stories from across California.
We hiked to the origins of the Palisades and Eaton fires to investigate how they started.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from California carrying the telescope, named SPHEREx, along with a suite of satellites called PUNCH.
The former congresswoman is the most prominent candidate so far to start a campaign in the 2026 contest. But the race could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run.
A Spanish-style house in San Rafael, an 1899 cottage in St. Helena and a 1978 condo in Santa Monica.
Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves.
Areas around Los Angeles and San Francisco could receive up to an inch and half of rain in the middle of the week.
Most insurance companies will not require policyholders to itemize lost belongings, though some major companies, including State Farm, have refused.
Erik and Lyle Menendez still have paths to freedom. But the new district attorney is trying to roll back an effort by his predecessor to ease their punishment for killing their parents.
The authorities said there were no initial reports of damage from the quake, which struck in the hills west of Malibu.
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