Jessica Lynn

A generator on a marijuana farm is to blame for a fire last year that destroyed a dozen homes south of San Francisco, investigators said Thursday.

The El Segundo community has raised more than $5,000 to support a high school valedictorian whose college fund was stolen when she and her parents were away for her freshman orientation.

With some help from an Oregon-based nonprofit, a 10-year-old boy with spina bifida was transformed into the Flash for this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. His wheelchair was decked out with huge blinking lightning bolts and splashing waves to show his speed.

Relatives and residents were stunned by the arrest and murder charges against the father whose 5-year-old son has been missing since late April, most believing that the boy is still alive.

The father of a 5-year-old boy who has been missing for two months was arrested on suspicion of his murder, officials said.

A Huntington Beach resident marked his 2,000th consecutive visit Thursday to the parks of the Disneyland Resort. Jeff Reitz, a Disneyland Resort annual passholder, began his daily sojourns to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park on Jan. 1, 2012, according to Disneyland Resort officials. Back then, the resort was putting the finishing touches on Cars Land, which opened that summer....