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The inaugural Ocean Way music festival planned for later this month on the beach in Santa Monica has been canceled because storm surf and runoff from Hurricane Marie caused significant beach erosion, organizers announced Friday. The two-day festival had been scheduled for Sept. 2...
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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said Friday that it had shut down a major cross-country oil pipeline after it was attacked the day before.
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Dozens of presidential briefing documents declassified Friday detail intelligence government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida....
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The city of Laguna Beach has declared a local emergency due to severe sand loss, yellow-tagged homes, and coastal erosion caused by Hurricane Marie swells....
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a federal judge's order requiring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to build 2,550 units of housing on its West Los Angeles campus. A three-judge panel rejected the VA's request to have its appeal heard by the full 9th ...
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) says a man who was sentenced to life in prison in 2024 for murdering his wife, has pleaded guilty to stealing $354,813.98 in benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) over an eight-year period....
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A 12-year-old from Laguna Niguel is pushing for changes to e-bike safety, and his efforts are already getting the attention of local leaders. E-bikes have become increasingly common among kids Alex Guess’ age, but they have also led to serious injuries. Alex said he was seeing th...
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Children’s finger light toys sold on Amazon have been recalled because they can cause serious injuries and death in children.
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An agreement signed Friday formalizes seven tribes as co-managers of the Clear Lake watershed. Mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and invasive fishes have threatened a rare and revered local fish....
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A classroom at Carson Street Elementary. (Mariana Dale / LAist) Lawmakers and the governor on Monday failed to extend a state grant program that helped schools upgrade their air conditioner systems, a decision that will allow utilities that funded the program to claw back funds f...
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Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits has entered into an agreement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations that its executives and employees bribed alcohol retailers for favorable placement of certain products....
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A police officer and several other people were injured in a car crash in South Los Angeles Friday morning.
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A $10,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting a coyote known to Studio City residents as Wendy....
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A large bear was spotted strolling past a Glendora strip mall and it was all caught on video.
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A beachgoer takes a dip as high surf rushes up in Laguna Beach on Sept. 4, 2026. (Don Leach / Getty Images) Topline: Laguna Beach is now in a local emergency because of coastal erosion, city officials announced Thursday. The backstory: The emergency proclamation follows a loss of...
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A fossilized Pacific mastodon tooth believed to be at least 10,000 years old was found in “immaculate condition” in a California creek bed, according to local officials....
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In Philadelphia, Fireman's Hall Museum hosts artifacts from the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and a memorial to those who lost their lives on 9
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The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously, 6-0, to begin the process of renaming the Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton....
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Out of their darkest moment, a Greek couple managed to make a new start with a baby born this week.
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Eight people were taken to the hospital after a fire erupted at a nursing home in Glendale on Friday, officials said. The blaze broke out at the home on West Mountain Street, not far from Brand Park, at around 4:45 p.m., according to the Glendale Fire Department. Video showed fla...
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The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history has ended, federal health officials said, after nearly 13,000 cases were linked to recalled iceberg lettuce....
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Sen. Adam Schiff says he's concerned about the possibility of ICE or military personnel interfering at polling places on Election Day in November.
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A Milpitas woman allegedly stabbed one woman she knew before running over a second victim with her car.
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A black-crowned night heron has been returned to the wild after firefighters rescued the bird from a tree in Corona.
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President Donald Trump defended his proposal to give Americans a $5,000 "dividend" as a "reward" for voters who he says endured the Biden administration....
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A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the "Hog Trail Murders" in the 1990s was put to death Thursday, becoming the state's 15th person executed this year....
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Friday will kick off a cooling trend across California, bringing relief to the Southland after days of brutal temperatures and abnormal humidity.
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Jurors on Friday found Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk not guilty on all charges in a murder-for-hire trial in connection with a deadly shooting near a Los Angeles shopping center. The federal grand jury began deliberations Wednesday and reached a verdict on Friday afternoon, acco...
