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Overflowing swimming pool causes Hollywood hillside collapse
An unattended hose filling a swimming pool overflowed with approximately 7,000 gallons of water saturating the hillside and putting pressure on a retaining wall....
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Lake Hughes woman faces 35 charges in animal cruelty case involving more than 300 animals
A Lake Hughes woman who operated an animal rescue was charged Friday with 35 felony and misdemeanor counts stemming from allegations that she kept more than 300 animals in filthy and inhumane conditions, leaving some suffering from starvation, dehydration and severe injuries. Chr...
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Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland
President Donald Trump said Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland.
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Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz creates touching tribute to NewsChopper 4 team
Political cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz has created a special tribute honoring NewsChopper 4 team members Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw, depicting the helicopter in the sky with a halo in place of its propellers. Alcaraz, an award-winning Latino cartoonist known for work that often...
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Senate Democrat blocks data center electricity costs bill
A bipartisan effort to make data centers pay for their growing demands on the power grid hit a roadblock in the Senate on Thursday.
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Woman convicted in homicide of Super Bowl reporter
A woman was convicted in the death of a Kansas City reporter who was found dead in his hotel room while in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl in 2025....
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What to know about esophagitis after Kim Kardashian reveals diagnosis in new 'Kardashians' trailer
Kim Kardashian shared a health update in the new trailer for "The Kardashians" season 8.
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Another battery fire erupts at Moss Landing, where some units are still charged
Almost two years after a massive battery fire south of Santa Cruz displaced 1,200 people and smoldered for days, the same facility is burning again.
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Lake Hughes Animal Rescue Operator Charged With 35 Counts of Animal Cruelty and Code Violations
September 18, 2026 Media Relations Division 213-257-2000 media@da.lacounty.gov Lake Hughes Animal Rescue Operator Charged With 35 Counts of Animal Cruelty and Code Violations Over 300 animals were allegedly kept in inhumane and unsanitary conditions, including animals suffering f...
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Uber ordered to pay $40 million after stranded passenger killed on highway
An Uber logo on a car Uber must pay $40 million to the parents of a woman who was struck and killed after an Uber driver left her on an Orange County freeway in 2023, an arbitrator has ruled. The arbitrator rejected Uber’s arguments that California’s Proposition 22 — a voter-appr...
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LA County faces pressure to deliver faster election results
Why does it take so long to count votes in California? L.A. County officials say they're working to speed up election results ahead of November.
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LA providers say federal funding delays ‘wreaking havoc’ in homeless services system
Makeshift tents line 6th Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Megan Garvey / LAist) Several Los Angeles-area organizations that serve survivors of domestic violence and people experiencing homelessness say a legal dispute over federal homelessness funding is holding critical dollars ...
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Mountain lion captured in dramatic standoff after roaming San Francisco neighborhood, video shows
A mountain lion was tranquilized and captured in a tense standoff with San Francisco animal control crews.
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Six taken to the hospital after car crashes into Metro bus in Reseda
The crash happened days an SUV driver allegedly under the influence of drugs careened down the wrong lane in Chatsworth and slammed into a Metro bus, killing two riders....
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Freak accident leaves man with bullet fragment lodged behind his eye after Chatsworth shooting
A freak accident in Chatsworth left a man with a bullet fragment lodged behind his eye after another man opened fire.
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Driver arrested, passenger killed after car slams into overpass on 5 in Boyle Heights
A driver was arrested and his passenger killed when their car flew off the 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights and got wedged under an overpass early Thursday morning....
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At least 2 hospitalized after horrific multi-vehicle crash in Irwindale
Officials said two people became trapped after a car caught fire following a horrific four-vehicle crash in Irwindale on Friday.
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At least 2 trapped in horrific Irwindale crash
Officials said two people became trapped after a car caught fire following a horrific four-vehicle crash in Irwindale on Friday afternoon. Los Angeles County emergency crews responded to the multi-vehicle collision near East Arrow Highway and Avenida Barbosa....
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Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House
President Donald Trump said Friday he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he described as their "constant 'reporting' fake news."...
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Is getting back with your ex ever a good idea?
A couple embraces while visiting Griffith Observatory at sunset with a view of Downtown L.A. in the background. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images / Getty Images North America) Ah geez: You're here because you're wondering if you should get back with your ex, aren't you? Don't be asha...
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Trump to announce all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model
President Trump is set to announce that all 50 states will join in on a program set to provide most favored nation pricing to some drugs within the Medicaid program....
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3-year-old becomes youngest person to visit all 12 Disney parks across globe, Guinness World Records announces
Guinness World Records announced that a 3-year-old toddler was named the youngest person to visit every Disney theme park across the globe.
safety
Infant found living in squalor under Yolo County overpass, parents arrested
The parents, Melissa Rivera, 29, and Fernando Esparza Guzman, 48, 'acknowledged the dangers posed to their newborn,' and said they had been waiting to take the infant to a hospital sometime later, the sheriff's office said....
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Driver accused in fatal Metro bus crash had multiple drug arrests but spent little time in jail, records show
The driver of an SUV that slammed into a Metro bus, killing two passengers, has battled drug addiction for years and been in and out of police custody as she's struggled to stay sober, her friend told The Times in an interview....
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New video shows bloodied suspect moments after deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth
The suspect arrested in the deadly Metro bus crash in Chatsworth was wheeled to court on a gurney to face murder charges, but never appeared in court.
business
Jaclyn Smith at 80: From 'Charlie's Angels' to building a business empire
Jaclyn Smith reflects on "Charlie's Angels," her business success, lifelong friendship with Farrah Fawcett and more in a new episode of "On the Red Carpet: ICONS."...
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Protesters plan to form human chain around Kennedy Center amid Trump's threats to demolish it
Protesters are demanding Trump be removed as its chairman for failing to protect and manage it.