2 fires north of LA persist after long fire week

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A pair of persistent wildfires continued to burn in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Saturday, although authorities were slowly getting the upper hand.

Sally Shamrell returns to Tucson television

Former KVOA reporter filling in on KGUN's "The Morning Blend"

Farewell Frogs; Tucson French bakery to close

Last day is Friday before the bakery moves to L.A.

La Santa Cecilia makes Tucson debut Tuesday

Los Angeles Chicano conjunto outfit mines members' immigrant histories.

LA police seek 2 suspects in abduction of girl, 10

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say they are seeking two people believed to be involved in the abduction of a 10-year-old girl who was missing for nearly 12 hours before she was dropped off at a hospital.

LA chef to judge: "I didn’t cook my wife"

A chef who told police he cooked his wife’s body in boiling water was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles to 15 years to life in prison for second-degree murder.

Deputies: Tucson bank robbery suspect commits suicide

A man tied to an armed bank robbery on the city’s northside fled to Cochise County and committed suicide, authorites said.

Owner of LA Lakers dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers’ playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the ‘80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said.

5 free things to see and do while in LA

LOS ANGELES - It's been called, sometimes derisively, a collection of 72 suburbs in search of a city.

Reports: 2 officers wounded in gunfight with ex LA cop

LOS ANGELES — Two law officers have reportedly been wounded in a gunfight in the mountains east of Los Angeles with a person believed to be a former Los Angeles police officer.

Guest opinion: Tucson Grammy nominee takes on Academy

2012 nominee for Best Americana Album says Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences changed the rules after her.

Manhunt for ex-L.A. cop linked to 3 killings expands to Arizona, Mexico

LOS ANGELES — The manhunt for a disgruntled former Los Angeles police officer wanted in three killings is expanding.

Tucson's Calexico among bands heading to Rialto

Tickets on sale Friday.

FBI removes many redactions in Marilyn Monroe file

LOS ANGELES — FBI files on Marilyn Monroe that could not be located earlier this year have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star’s communist-leaning acquaintances who drew concern from government officials and her own entourage.

Woman set on fire in LA as she sleeps on bench

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have arrested a man for allegedly setting a 67-year-old woman on fire as she was sleeping on a bus bench.

Shark attack kills surfer in California

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A surfer was killed Tuesday by a shark off a beach at coastal Vandenberg Air Force Base following a summer of shark sightings along California’s Central Coast, authorities said.

Border agencies’ guidelines for use of force are under scrutiny

LOS ANGELES — The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing guidelines for use of force by border agencies amid a sharp increase in agent-involved killings along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown targeting the finances of the sprawling U.S. and Central American gang infamous for hacking and stabbing victims with machetes.

Americans waste $165 billion in food annually, report says

LOS ANGELES — Americans are throwing out nearly every other bite of food, wasting up to 40 percent of the country’s supply each year — a mass of uneaten provisions worth $165 billion, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Jackson says she was kept in dark during Tucson resort stay

LOS ANGELES — The mystery of Michael Jackson’s mother’s disappearance was clarified Thursday with the release of court papers that said she was kept from communicating with outsiders while at a resort and was unaware she had been reported missing.