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Posted Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 4:35 pm PT|Updated Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 6:12 pm PT

Catch up on Southern California's top stories for Tuesday, Nov. 25.

The news is out! This one destination hotel & spa in Southern California is nationally ranked as the best Festival of Lights in the U.S.

Nearly four months after the winning ticket was sold, the player has yet to come forward — and time is running out.

The woman was home during the time of the home invasion, according to NBC 4.

A fundraiser is raising money for the OC family whose three children died in a 2007 freeway crash, as the mother now battles cancer.

At this time, there is no evidence showing the attack was premeditated, Hermosa police said.

Amid a court order silencing the release of information about Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death investigation, the LAPD is speaking out.

She was born in her native habitat and was estimated to be about 141 years old.

It's not your imagination. Here's what's going on.

Alarming videos shared by local residents show dangerous driving on the mountain highway, officials say.

This special experience offers diners a chance to enjoy a meal just feet from the surf as waves crash against the restaurant's windows.

A Coachella Valley woman died as a result of a collision with a tractor-hauling truck.

The suspect's hit-and-run vehicle was found about a block from the crash site, according to police.

Residents can make the holidays brighter for the City's adopted Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division through the annual program.

Scouting America pushes back as draft memo that would dissolve ties between the military and Scouting.

As the company looks at cost-cutting measures, could a closure of one of its parks be on the table?

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