Bacteria warnings were issued for some Los Angeles County beaches as extreme heat drives many Southern Californians to the coast in search of cooler temperatures. Beach visitors were warned to avoid entering the water at several locations due to elevated bacteria levels that could increase the...
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U.S. President Donald Trump has backtracked on plans to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz.
A crash involving several vehicles shut down a transition road on the northbound 5 Freeway in the Boyle Heights area Tuesday morning.
Search and rescue teams are looking for Julie Elizabeth Goforth, an at-risk 63-year-old Long Beach resident missing after a dirt bike trip at El Mirage Dry Lake in Adelanto.
A San Jose driver was sentenced to 60 days in Santa Clara County jail after dashcam footage showed him intentionally causing a road-rage crash, authorities said.
Community members in Ventura County gathered for a march against mass deportation.(Maya Mukherjee / LAist)Hundreds of people in the city of Carpinteria joined a miles-long march Saturday against the Trump administration's mass deportation effort and to mark one year since scores of community memb...
A brush fire erupted in Azusa, growing to about 25 acres and prompting the closure of Highway 39, officials say.
The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday
President Trump is welcoming Iraq's new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office.
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett appeared before Congress on Tuesday.
Mannino's Cannoli Express in Hammonton, N.J. was started as a blueberry-inspired idea and now has blossomed a flourishing business.
When women adjust to their recovery post-mastectomy, they can find an adaptive piece of clothing given to them by "Pockets of Hope."
El Niño conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be a strong event in the coming months, significantly influencing our weather, the hurricane season and global temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Two semi-trucks crashed on the 101 Freeway, forcing the closure of nearly all westbound lanes in Tarzana Tuesday morning.
Workers at a Vons in Granada Hills say corporate managers forced them to keep the store open for hours while a deceased customer's body lay in the aisle.
Extreme heat arrives in Southern California on Tuesday, bringing humid conditions for some and scorching temperatures.
Southern California faces a severe weather convergence with triple-digit heat warnings, high-bacteria warnings at popular beaches, active wildfires, and King Tide coastal flooding.
A ship sails off the coast of Ajman on Friday.(AFP via Getty Images) The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway. U.S. Central Command said the block...
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the facilities.
Ryan Murphy's new series, "The Shards" explores the privileged world of an elite prep school in Los Angeles in the 1980s. See the trailer now and watch the first two episodes Aug. 5 on FX and Hulu.
President Donald Trump sent a letter to Congress, officially notifying them that hostilities against Iran have begun again.
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A Houston DoorDash driver is speaking out for the first time since security video captured the moment she was struck by a car during a police chase.
Costco is continuing its expansion plan with seven new locations opening next month and more in the works.
President Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it "will be refilled and put back into service soon," again saying that vandals gashed the pool's lining.
Sheriff's oversight commission is fighting its own county attorneys, arguing they are hindering real oversight over the Sheriff's Department.
The 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles are officially two years away.(Myung J. Chun / Getty Images)The 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles are officially two years away, and applications are now open to volunteer at the Games.Organizers are seeking 60,000 people f...
FIFA had nearly 1,200 category two tickets priced at $7,380 on sale for the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
The sheriff's office said it was possible the man was pushed down the shaft at the construction site.
Linked Learning Alliance has gathered findings from its fifth annual survey, contributing a student perspective to its career-centered high school education framework.
We should hail the life of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo the way we one day will the life of Lorenzo Arellano — as Mexicans who made it, challenges be damned.
Congress is expected to consider a bill this week that would put an end to the annual clock-switching practiced in most states.
Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that it is possible to predict a coastal landslide hours, sometimes days, before it happens.
A Lancaster mother has been charged with murder and other felony counts in the 2025 death of her 2-year-old son, Legend Lee.
Most of the people who were killed in a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar were found trapped in windowless bathrooms where they may have sought to escape the flames that claimed at least 27 lives, authorities said Monday as investigations began.
What to KnowThe Olympics will return to Los Angeles for an historic third time in 2028.The LA 2028 Olympics Opening Ceremony is July 14, 2028 with competition through July 30, 2028. The LA28 Paralympic Games will kick off Aug. 15, 2028 and close Aug. 27, 2028. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exp...
Bacteria warnings were issued for some Los Angeles County beaches as extreme heat drives many Southern Californians to the coast in search of cooler temperatures. Beach visitors were warned to avoid entering the water at several locations due to elevated bacteria levels that could increase the...
Watch parties are coming to Pomona, San Pedro and Burbank for the final matches of the 2026 World Cup. The FIFA Fan Zone community events feature live match broadcasts, fan activations, music, food and more. Each Zone will offer a “distinct and locally inspired experience,” according to the L...
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while underlying price pressures also cooled more than expected. Prices dropped 0.4% in June from May, the largest monthly drop in four years, the Labor Department said Tuesday...
Four months after a fire destroyed their home, the Galicia family says squatters and vandals continue breaking into the property.
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