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But its recovery is very slow, very geographically and socioeconomically uneven, and exacerbates the decline of a once-vibrant middle class and the evolution of a distinctly two-tiered society.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Department reported Sunday that a black Labrador named Oreo somehow made its way half-way down a 90-foot cliff along the county's Pacific coast and couldn't get back up.

Drops of rain fell on Josephine Miller's 1920s bungalow - a watery relief in the midst of a punishing drought.

Attorneys general from five U.S. states plan to visit Mexico for three days starting March 24 to discuss cross-border crimes.

Chuy Duran, son of deceased Medal of Honor winner Jesus Duran, visits his father's gravesite at Olivewood Memorial Park in Riverside on Sunday, March 2. To his fellow soldiers in the 1st Cavalry Division, Jesus S. Duran was known for his big smile and funny pranks that kept spirits high.

The indomitable drag legend Miss Coco Peru will be all over Southern California this month.

David Brenner, the lanky, toothy-grinned "Tonight Show" favorite whose brand of observational comedy became a staple for other standups, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser, died Saturday.

Stetson Engineer Inc. Tuan Nguyen measures the depth of the key well of the San Gabriel Basin in Baldwin Park on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014.

Jim Brulte, chairman of the California Republican Party, speaks during a media conference Friday, March 14, 2014, at the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention in Burlingame, Calif.

California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during a general session at the California Democrats State Convention on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Los Angeles.

Delegates arriving at this weekend's California Republican Party convention Friday seemed as determined as mountaineers at the base of K2 -- but still searching for a sturdy climbing rope.

A state appellate court has ruled that California water officials cannot go onto private property for soil testing and other studies related to construction of two massive tunnels that would siphon water from the Sacramento River.

Parched hillsides, a dwindling supply of fresh water and summerlike temperatures have many worried.

A California teacher who was arrested two months ago for hoarding more than 400 snakes in his Orange County home has been charged with felony animal abuse.

A warming trend will begin in the Southland today, bringing downtown L.A. an early blast of summer with a high of 88 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday before current temperature levels return on Thursday, National Weather Service forecasters said.

In this photo taken Friday March 7, 2014, Eric Henry gases up his car in Sacramento, Calif.

California took steps to reduce the toxins found in children's products and home and building supplies Thursday, when regulators announced they would pressure manufacturers to eliminate chemicals known to cause cancer and other health risks.

Trauma centers specialize in the care of severely injured patients. Over the last two decades, about one-third of the 1,125 trauma centers across the nation have closed, according to the University of California, San Francisco researchers.

LOS ANGELES a?? Now that Southern California has dried out from recent rains, folks can get back to worrying about the epic drought that still grips the state and threatens its future.

Colorado's second-highest court says some people convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana can ask for those convictions to be thrown out under the law that legalized recreational marijuana in the state.