A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.

The Los Angeles Zoo released nearly 700 endangered southern mountain yellow-legged frogs into the San Gabriel Mountains as part of its ongoing conservation efforts.

Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.

Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have reported eight cases so far this year compared to 10 total in 2024.

A minor, 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 5:16 p.m. Pacific time about 3 miles west of Borrego Springs, Calif., data from the agency shows. U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 3.6.

A disabled immigrant’s detention underscores the shift in asylum policies at the Mexico border since President Trump took office.

Which is to say that I feel the pain of U.S. Postal Service workers who must face off with ferocious Fidos on their daily rounds (and not just because my first dog, Roark, returned the honor and set upon a mail carrier some 30 years ago ). Today, we bring some good news: Fewer California canines attacked mail carriers in 2024 than they did in 2023!