More than 27,000 customers across California have already had their power cut due to increased wildfire risks, and many more could soon experience the safety shutoffs.

Sims told NBC Bay Area that her husband was inside their home when the landscape caught on fire and caused a front window to

A California man drugged and raped nine women, including one who died from an overdose, authorities said. Michel DiGiorgio, 50, now faces one count of murder, three counts of rape by use of drugs and a host of other sexual-based charges in connection to the case. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced the charges on Friday.

Michael DiGiorgio, 50, has been charged with murder, three felony counts of rape by use of a drug in connection to events that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office say happened at his homes in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach.

A man accused of drugging and sexually assaulting nine women at his homes in Hermosa and Redondo Beach, allegedly killing one of the victims when he drugged her, is facing more than a dozen felony charges,