Southern California

The Shark Lab at Cal State University Long Beach told the Los Angeles Times this month that researchers tagged 38 white sharks this year, more than three times as many as last year.

The Shark Lab at Cal State University Long Beach told the Los Angeles Times this month that researchers tagged 38 white sharks this year, more than three times as many as last year, reports NBC 7’s Bridget Naso.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a warmer, drier winter for the southern tier of the U.S., including Southern California. La Nina has a lot to do with it.

The Climate Prediction Center has released its Winter Outlook. NBC 7’s Sheena Parveen shares what’s in store for the coming months.

Summer is long gone, but Southern California is in for another heat wave this week that will see temperatures in the high 90s in the valleys. The combination of winds, warm temperatures and low relative humidity will result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions for most areas.

The magazine had a 60-year run, and was described by one surfer as the bible of the sport. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda has the story.

“Surfer” magazine, which helped legitimize wave-riding as a global sport through its lush photography and California-cool stories, printed its final edition this month and suspended its Carlsbad-based operations.

Editor in Chief Todd Prodanovich spoke to NBC 7 about the end of the magazine.

A moderate strength La Nina is forecast in 2021. While La Nina climate patterns trend dry for Southern California it isn’t always the case.

Southern California-based Guide Dogs of America is looking for volunteer puppy raisers to open their homes to puppies in training.

The family of a 13-year-old says he complained to an administrator that he was being bullied at his Southern California middle school days before the assault that was caught on cellphone video that killed him.

A Colombian woman with ties to Los Angeles was sentenced today to 33 months behind bars for her role in a long-running lottery ticket scam that targeted Latina grandmothers throughout the Southland.

It’s that time of year again: it’s time for barbecuing, basking in the sun, and of course, fending off annoying bites from mosquitoes. What’s worse, in Southern California, is the presence of an aggressive ankle-biter mosquito that will bite multiple times, and doesn’t wait for dusk — they’ll attack right in the middle of the day, or even inside your...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state was battling “367 known fires” earlier this week.

A fugitive wanted in connection with the slaying of three people was discovered hiding in Ensenada, Mexico, the San Bernardino County Sheriff said. Phillip Williamson, 37, a resident of Hesperia, was found hiding in Ensenada Wednesday after yearlong investigation into the deaths of three people. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Williamson knew all three victims, but the exact…

As fire season continues in Southern California, many homes in the path of the flames may get doused in bright red Phos-Chek, and while homeowners are thankful the retardant saved their dwelling, they may want to clean it off instead of watching it fade to pink. The Rancho Cucamonga-based company that makes the retardant, called Phos-Chek, along with Angeles National...

Garden Grove police said recently released sex offender Cary Jay Smith left that city Tuesday after being met with protests by residents, adding that local authorities “are continuing to monitor him” and will notify the public if he returns. Smith has bounced around the Southland for the past week after being met with repeated protests by residents during brief stays…