Magnitude 3.2 earthquake strikes along prominent SoCal urban fault line
The epicenter of the 3.2 earthquake near Compton sits directly over the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, one of Southern California's most prominent urban fault lines.
The epicenter of the 3.2 earthquake near Compton sits directly over the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone, one of Southern California's most prominent urban fault lines.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a panel at Crooked Con at the Walter E Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2026 (Nathan Howard / Associated Press) Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majori...
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A three-story building collapsed into an adjacent excavation site, where workers were on scene, according to an FDNY dispatch.
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Eight people face charges in six Los Angeles County cases for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $177,000 in CalWORKs and CalFresh benefits. The district attorney’s office has filed more than 340 cases this year alleging $4.8 million in losses from public benefits fraud a...
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Texas death row inmate John Allen Rubio was executed Thursday by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the 2003 murder of his three young children in Brownsville....
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New details are emerging about the suspected DUI driver accused of killing three people in a crash near the North Hollywood Metro station.
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Judge Robert Draper (Courtesy the campaign) In an extraordinary turn of events, the state’s judicial watchdog has removed Judge Robert Draper, 84, from the Los Angeles County Superior Court after 14 years of service. He faced several counts of misconduct prior to losing reelectio...
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Students on their laptops in the quad area at Fresno City College on Aug. 13, 2025. (Larry Valenzuela / CalMatters/CatchLight Local) As online classes proliferate, community college professors have found a hack — repackaging similar courses for hundreds of students at a time and ...
