MICHIGAN CITY — A prison inmate pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a guard in 2021 just as the trial this week was set to get underway, according to LaPorte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan.

B Holly Yan, Brandon Miller, Amanda Musa, Emma Tucker and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with two new wildfires torching ...

By Amanda Musa, Emma Tucker, Robert Shackelford and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters are tackling a new brush fire — ...

A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading ...

Authorities conducted a contraband sweep in Yuba County Jail, finding weapons and drugs. The operation involved jail staff ...

Sal Almanza has worked 24-hour shifts in grueling terrain, cutting fire lines and hauling away brush trying to keep ahead of ...

How much do incarcerated firefighters in California make? Will they be able to get firefighting jobs upon release? Here’s ...

Authorities say they have traced seven homicides — two in a California prison, five on the streets of Los Angeles County — to ...

When the fires started in Los Angeles last week, owner Bill Buerge - who has spent more than 30 years restoring and ...

California's program is not without controversy, as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work. Many ...

At least 24 people have died, with thousands left homeless and more than 12,000 structures burned. At least 20 arrested for ...