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Utilities threaten action if lawmakers fail to cut their wildfire liability risk August 5, 2026

Top executives of California's two biggest utilities warned they would take action to protect their shareholders if Sacramento lawmakers fail to pass legislation limiting their companies' liabilities for wildfires sparked by their equipment

Melody Petersen

How Nike insiders were charged with conspiring to steal millions of dollars' worth of sneakers August 5, 2026

Reselling sneakers has become a multibillion-dollar industry, with the most sought-after pairs selling secondhand for three or four times their retail value. LAPD detectives were part of a case that accuses Nike warehouse employees of diverting shoes to a broker who supplied local stores.

Libor Jany

Trump energy chief lied to Congress about canceled clean energy funds, lawmakers allege August 5, 2026

Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo are asking the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against Energy Secretary Chris Wright, accusing him of lying to Congress about $7.6 billion in clean energy grants canceled in blue states.

Hayley Smith

Arellano: What gets me so angry about California's proposed billionaire tax August 5, 2026

What Prop. 40 supporters don't get is that you can only smack a goose so much to give more until it bites back, which is what California billionaires are increasingly doing by throwing their cash around to defeat any political candidate exuding a whiff of progressivism.

Gustavo Arellano

'It's not like I'm painting a tiger on my house': Sunset Square squabbles over its HPOZ rules August 5, 2026

A battle is brewing in Sunset Square, where residents are fighting over HPOZ rules. Some say the historic protections are saving the neighborhood. Others claim they're destroying it.

Jack Flemming

Urgent search after hiker deep in Angeles National Forest is bitten by rattlesnake August 5, 2026

The rescue started with a text from a hiker, whose identity was not disclosed, to a family member detailing the bite and the need for support.

Karen Garcia

Man goes missing while camping in Big Bear, found dead August 5, 2026

A man who went missing during a camping trip in Big Bear was found dead, according to authorities.

Seamus Bozeman

Trump arrives in Los Angeles for GOP fundraiser. Newsom bemoans 'overdue' wildfire relief August 5, 2026

President Trump touched down in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening and headed directly to his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course to headline a fundraiser for the Republican Party.

Clara Harter, Ana Ceballos, Seamus Bozeman

Federal judge holds government in civil contempt for not imaging immigration agents' personal phones August 4, 2026

In a newly unsealed order, a California federal judge held the government in civil contempt for violating a court order requiring it to forensically image any cell phone used by agents present at more than a dozen identified immigration operations

Brittny Mejia

Top commander of elite L.A. County sheriff's unit leaves job amid dishonesty probe August 4, 2026

An internal memo reviewed by The Times said Cmdr. Oscar Barragan, who oversaw the special enforcement bureau at the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, was recommended for discharge after violating policies on dishonesty.

Alene Tchekmedyian

Regional mediators are reporting cautious progress toward renewed negotiations, but fresh drone and missile attacks continue to threaten stability across one of the world’s most…