The San Francisco Zoo's only male gorilla, a 43-year-old silverback named Oscar Jonesy, died unexpectedly on Thursday. The Western Lowland gorilla died following a medical procedure, according to ...

Two devastating wildfires in Los Angeles were declared fully contained by firefighters on Friday after burning for more than three weeks, killing about 30 people and displacing thousands more.

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

Look to the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens, the roarful, squawk-tastic home to the "Wild Weekends" series. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning.

The hard-throwing right-hander recently stirred a frenzy when his coveted rookie card was unveiled by an 11-year-old from the Los Angeles area. The card could hold a high value considering the ...

The Los Angeles fires have ignited campaigns by local fire departments to push for more staffing and resources. It’s especially a hot topic in the Bay Area where the staffing levels in the major ...

Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. The two largest fires, the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades and the Eaton ...

President Donald Trump visited Los Angeles on Friday afternoon to tour the devastation left by several deadly wildfires that broke out earlier this month, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the ...

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...

The Hughes fire, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Los Angeles, grew to more than 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares), forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate a region already reeling from the ...