Whitney Irick

Giant water bugs that are capable of biting human toes have been found in streams in the Santa Monica Mountains. The aggressive predator can catch and eat an animal 50 times its size, including turtles, fish and snakes.

A 3.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Calimesa area on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Condolences poured in Thursday morning as Southern Californians awoke to the news that 12 people were killed, including a sheriff’s sergeant, when a gunman opened fire in a Thousand Oaks bar late Wednesday night.

Torrance Memorial Medical Center’s annual holiday festival opened this week and runs through Sunday, Dec. 2.

Parking in Los Angeles is awful and now the world knows it thanks to one Twitter user who documented, in real-time, the pettiest parking showdown we’ve ever seen.

Looking to adopt a furry friend? Burbank Animal Shelter has teamed up with North Shore Animal League America for the world’s largest collaborative mobile pet adoption event.

All lanes were reopened on the southbound 71 Freeway in Chino Hills on Wednesday afternoon following a fatal crash.

A San Bernardino County man considered “armed and dangerous” was wanted on a felony domestic violence warrant, authorities announced Tuesday.

After a shark sighting in Orange County prompted a stretch of beach to close Wednesday evening, lifeguards made the decision to reopen the beach Thursday morning.

The #TokyoOlympics are underway for the athletes. The #EverydayOlympics are underway for YOU! Here’s how readers and viewers are getting into the Olympic spirit.