IndyStar journalists share a little about themselves in this regular feature. Noe Padilla is a public safety reporter.

Former Rep. Katie Porter held the first event of her 2026 gubernatorial campaign Thursday night at the East Bay senior community of Rossmoor by promising a two-pronged approach: protecting ...

California Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff say they will vote against a budget measure aimed at funding the ...

“Today, Republicans voted to hand the President and Elon Musk a blank check, freeing them to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and veterans’ benefits,” said Thompson.

More than a dozen federal buildings in California were listed by the Trump administration as potentially disposable. The list ...

A memo from an Army Corps of Engineers officer shows water managers and lawmakers pushed back against the Trump ...

Despite widespread stress, smoke inhalation and other disruptions caused by the January wildfires, a majority of Los Angeles ...

Hundreds of colleagues, constituents and loved ones celebrated the latest achievement of former Pacoima resident ...

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff will vote “no” on the House-passed plan to keep the government running through Sept. 30. The Senate is now considering the budget, and if it doesn’t pass by Friday night ...

In Los Angeles and other offices across the country, the IRC helps them to rebuild their lives. Who are refugees and why are they arriving in Los Angeles? Refugees are people fleeing violence and ...

Dozens of local leaders from California are in the nation's capital this week, joining about 2,800 colleagues from around the ...