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A Pasadena high school student has developed a wearable device designed to warn pedestrians of approaching vehicles and other potential dangers, an invention he hopes could improve pedestrian safety....
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Digital advertising kiosks and screens have recently popped up near SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, sparking mixed reactions from residents and visitors over their visual and environmental impact....
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Camping bans that were put in place in parts of Hollywood, Echo Park and Silver Lake are now being lifted.
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The vertical-slit pupils are one distinguishing feature of the Western spadefoot. Others are a spade on its back feet, and its distinctive peanut buttery smell. (Chris Brown / U.S. Geological Survey) Topline: Good news for frog fans — the California Fish and Game Commission voted...
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"Disney Worldbuilders" documentary shows "Frozen" director Jennifer Lee's unfiltered reaction to visiting "World of Frozen" land for the first time. ✨
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Researchers at San Jose State University found that the San Andreas Fault is slipping faster than previously thought, according to a new report.
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Look out for the figeater beetles because they are all over Southern California right now, but just why are these clumsy insect thriving here?
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Wahab, a progressive state senator from the East Bay, defeated BART President Melissa Hernandez in a special election to complete Swalwell's term.
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"When he sang, he carried the dreams of a million brown kids who just wanted to belong - not as Americans but as humans. There is no Bad Bunny without Ritchie Valens," said Hector Flores, artistic director and creator of Ritchie Forever: An Ode to an American Dreamer....
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August 20, 2026 Contact: media@ph.lacounty.gov (626) 430-5360 First West Nile Virus Death of 2026 Reported in LA County Public Health Urges Residents to Take Steps to Prevent the Spread of Mosquito-Borne Illness The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed the...
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A man wearing a creepy doll mask terrorizing victims in Philadelphia has known ties to California, according to authorities.
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An urban search and rescue team from the Los Angeles County Fire Department returned home Thursday after spending a week helping with rescue efforts in Colombia. “I got a wife and two kids to come home to, so I am very excited to see my son and daughter,” LA County Fire Capt. Rus...
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Two longtime SoCal residents say they are terrified they could be deported after the immigration law firm they hired shut down.
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California lawmaker Aisha Wahab secured victory Thursday in a special election to serve the rest of former Rep. Eric Swalwell's House term, which ends in January....
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A postal worker was captured on video throwing a rock and swinging a club at a peacock in Pasadena, drawing concern from locals, the USPS and Pasadena Humane....
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Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau are working to track down at least one person suspected of stealing a bronze memorial statue outside Paramount City Hall. Deputies responded late Wednesday morning after a city employee reported the b...
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Fullerton, pictured in an overview shot (Matt Gush / Getty Images) Topline: Fullerton city officials this week closed a multi-million dollar budget deficit without dipping into the city’s reserves. Some of the largest cuts were made to vacant city positions and library programmin...
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Mixed plastic recyclables move on a conveyor belt at Recology's Recycle Central in San Francisco on Sept. 24, 2024. ( Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) More than two dozen California Assembly Democrats and one state senator sent a letter Wednesday to legislative leaders asking them...
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Brian Hickerson's attorney is speaking out on his behalf following Hayden Panettiere's death.
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The Uoichiba x Father's Office hand roll layers dry-aged beef, melted cheese, and arugula over rice, wrapped in nori. (Grid Vongpiansuksa / Courtesy Uoichiba) Father's Office built its reputation on refusing to let anyone touch its burger — no substitutions, no exceptions. Just d...
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President Donald Trump appeared Thursday on his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s radio show, holding a stunning public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress. For Cohen, who ser...
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A report detailing symptoms Boyle Heights residents around a burned-down warehouse confirms community members' experiences, advocates say.
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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass speaks at a news conference in 2025. (Carlin Stiehl / LAist) Mark Baldassare has seen his fair share of eyebrow-raising political polls in his decades-long career as a public opinion researcher. Never, though, has he encountered a completely fake survey with...
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Police have identified a suspect they say was seen assaulting and harassing multiple people near Philadelphia's City Hall last week and asking at least one woman if she was 'ready to die.'...
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Los Angeles County health officials confirmed the county’s first West Nile virus death of the year Thursday, as state officials warned that activity from the mosquito-borne disease has reached a five-year high across California. The person who died was a San Fernando Valley resid...
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A man suspected in a hit-and-run crash that killed a family dog in Culver City last week has been arrested, police said Thursday. The crash happened near Higuera Street and Lucerne Avenue on Aug. 14 at around 5:45 p.m., according to the Culver City Police Department. Investigator...
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The federal debt topped $40 trillion for the first time this week. Investors who buy government bonds are demanding higher interest rates to finance the growing debt load. (Mandel Ngan / AFP) The Treasury Department reported this week that the U.S. federal debt had reached $40 tr...
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For Project Runway's Bi Pham, fashion is about more than clothes; it's about building confidence, having fun and finding yourself.
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Pregnant woman Maria Alejandra Gomez-Quiroz was held for weeks in Dilley, Texas ICE custody after an immigration lawyer scam, her family said.
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USC freshmen donned academic gowns for convocation to mark the start of college, joined by Beong-Soo Kim in his first ceremony as university president....
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Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, N.J., on June 3. (Lianne Milton for NPR) One of the last remaining checks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private-prison contractors running immigration detention centers has all but collapsed, leaving thousands of people trappe...
