Joseph Serna is a deputy editor on the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times and helps oversee daily breaking news coverage. He was previously a deputy editor for culture and talent where he helped manage the company’s internship, fellowship and training programs. Prior to that, he covered wildfires, emergency preparation and response for Metro, which took him to some of the worst fire disasters in the world from Australia to Northern California. He was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack. He attended Orange Coast Community College, San Francisco State University and graduated from Cal State Long Beach.
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With a destructive fire burning out of control in Ventura County, Southern California faces another day of intense winds and dry conditions.
Nov. 7, 2024
Five people were rescued Sunday afternoon, but one man was reported missing and later found unresponsive inside the overturned vessel.
Nov. 4, 2024
Flooding across all lanes was reported about 1:30 a.m. The southbound lanes were expected to remain closed until at least 9 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said.
Oct. 23, 2024
About 11:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders rushed onto the sand near a Cirque du Soleil Kooza set up on the beach to try to free a person trapped under a silver SUV, according to KABC.
Oct. 18, 2024
The employee was shot about 10 p.m. Monday at the college’s Center for Media and Design, the school said.
Oct. 15, 2024
Crews from Avalon and the L.A. County fire and sheriff’s departments found the plane about a mile west of Catalina Airport. Five people were dead at the scene.
Oct. 10, 2024
The two incidents reportedly occurred at parties near campus on Gayley Avenue between Thursday and Saturday, police said.
Oct. 8, 2024
Though the current heat wave peaked on Wednesday, the outlook going into the weekend doesn’t bring much relief, according to the National Weather Service.
Oct. 3, 2024
Even as October kicks off, the cool weather reprieve in SoCal is ending, and temperatures will climb into the extreme range again, forecasters say.
Sept. 30, 2024
After days of marching over the Angeles and San Bernardino national forests, the 51,884-acre Bridge fire was 3% contained.
Sept. 13, 2024