Editorial written by Los Angeles Times Board. California’s black bears are clever, resourceful and opportunistic. They eat anything and everything — fruits, nuts, insects, human food and pet food.

The Chicago hot dog restaurant is opening its third location — and first outside the city — in California in the fall with ...

It's spring training time for baseball. With the Cactus League in full swing, Valley 101 answers the question: What's the ...

Receptive, maybe. But not reassuring. On Thursday, Beckley, along with other hot springs operators, appeared at the legislature to oppose the bill until they could get stronger protections. Kevin ...

A Los Angeles County tour bus was spotted dropping off dozens of hikers at Montecito’s Hot Springs Trail on Feb. 15, intensifying frustration among local residents already concerned about the ...

On Thursday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Congressional Correspondent Riley Beggin takes a closer look at this week's passed House Republican budget bill, and what might be next ...

Former Patriots running back Stevan Ridley hasn’t forgotten about his welcome from Bill Belichick when New England selected him in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. During an appearance on ...

Using dogs to hunt bears was banned in 2013, after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill by Ted Lieu, then a state senator and now a member of Congress. Among the critics of Hadwick’s proposal ...

Conservative MSP Maurice Golden has introduced a new Bill at Holyrood which aims to make stealing a dog a statutory offence (Jane Barlow/PA) The Conservative MSP behind a new Bill which could see ...

A dog owner watched in horror as his beloved pet was grabbed by a lurcher and “shaken like a toy”, leaving him with a mammoth £20k vet bill. Giles Lewis' dog Yuki, a six-year-old half ...