Orange County officials are prosecuting parents who allowed their children to illegally use electric scooters, following a series of accidents involving teenagers and these vehicles.
AB Hernandez's win in three jumping events sparked protests and counter-arguments directly at the competition venue of the California state high school track and field championship.
An SUV drifted onto railway tracks in Bakersfield, California, resulting in its front being sheared off by a passing train, though the 18-year-old driver escaped serious injury.
A large fire destroyed a paper product warehouse spanning over 11 hectares in Ontario, a facility serving the needs of approximately 50 million people.
A series of wildfires broke out in Riverside and Los Angeles counties in southern California, prompting officials to issue mandatory evacuation orders in some areas.