Clarissa Wei

Fake news releases emailed to various media outlets earlier this week falsely announced the deaths of California senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer along with the demise of senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Kay Hutchison of Texas, and Patrick Leahy of Vermont. The releases announced that the senators had......

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sued state Controller John Chiang Tuesday, seeking an injunction that would force Chiang to slash the pay of almost 200,000 state workers to minimum wage until a budget is passed, according to the Sacramento Bee. Schwarzenegger issued the pay cut order July 1 after lawmakers failed to......

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Tuesday that required that eggs sold in California come from hens that are not crammed in cages, according to The Humane Society. The law, which follows the guidelines outlined in Proposition 2, requires all eggs sold in the state as of Jan. 1, 2015, to......

A new study funded by groups opposed to the recent bill banning single-use paper or plastic shopping bags shows that reusable shopping bags pose a risk that food could be cross-contaminated, according to the Pasadena Star News. "We took the position that if the state is going to adopt a......

Luggage belonging to the security details for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu accidently turned up at LAX, with at least one gun reportedly missing. According to reports, the luggage was supposed to be placed on a connecting flight to Washington D.C. in New York. Instead, American Airlines workers misrouted......

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power officials on Wednesday skipped a joint city council committee about a recent audit released by City Controller Wendy Gruel that accused the DWP of lying to push through a rate hike, according to the Daily News. The city council's Audits and Governmental Efficiency......

A small plane crashed short of the runway on Santa Catalina Island Thursday afternoon. The pilot had radioed in, saying that he was suffering chest pains and possibly having a heart attack. The plane crashed about two miles away in heavy mountain terrain near Echo Lake, Lt. Jeff Donahue of......

An online charity auction of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez's 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 will begin on Friday. Proceeds from the auction will benefit ThinkCure!, which funds research to cure cancer and Maryvale, a Rosemead resident placement home for girls. ThinkCure!, a non-profit community group established by the......

After receiving an anonymous tip, El Monte police seized four tons of illegal fireworks valued at $275,000 from a Los Angeles-area home and convenience store, according to the Associated Press. The two seizures were part of the same investigation. The special investigation team from the police department found $125,000 worth......

According to the Burbank Leader, officials are set to meet next week to hear reports on possible high-speed rail locations in the San Fernando Valley. California's planned 800-mile high-speed rail system will include one station in the Valley. Representatives of the California High-Speed Rail Authority are recommending four possible locations......