NASA on Sunday launched a next-generation telescope into space that is expected to survey hundreds of millions of stars and billions of galaxies. Its findings could also unlock clues about dark energy and dark matter, and some of the universe’s biggest enigmas.

A local supermarket was left with a large mess to clean up after it was looted following a street takeover in the Florence neighborhood of South Los Angeles early Sunday.

Orange High’s well-named “star” quarterback – Star Thomas III – had another outstanding performance as the Panthers defeated Laguna Beach 28-21 at LBHS on Friday night.

Southern California drivers pay some of the highest gas taxes in the country, and waste too much of that gas sitting in traffic jams. The state spends billions on roads but hasn’t made enough progress improving highways or reducing traffic congestion.

Another ninth inning collapse sent the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-3 defeat by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in Anaheim and deeper into last place in the American League West.

A proposed labor contract – officially a “memorandum of understanding “– between the City of Huntington Beach and the police union calling for a 17 percent pay raise over three years would require taking $2.7 million from municipal reserves.