L.A. County civil engineer Eden Ly shares how water may flow at a property below a steep hillside. (Kerjon Lee / L.A. County Department of Public Works) A pair of Los Angeles County engineers knocked on my door a couple of weeks ago and handed me a booklet about how to prepare for flooding and mu...
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The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement....
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Accusations of sexual misconduct have left Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-L.A.) vulnerable to Angela Gonzales-Torres, an upstart challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America....
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Amid rising costs in childcare, families are racking on credit card debt to pay. (Illustration composite by Sabrina Sanchez/LAist / Images via Canva) Genny Richard constantly thinks about her family’s finances. “The stress level has been immense,” she said. “Because childcare is ...
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LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell delivers the commencement address during graduation for a recruit class at the Los Angeles Police Academy in Los Angeles on Friday, May 2, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Police Department has become a major issu...
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People Magazine cites the married father's smoldering intensity, leading-man looks and that he loves to do the dishes
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The FTC has sued the bargain chain Dollar General for what it characterized as “long-running deceptive pricing practices."
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Police said they arrested the 25-year-old man on charges of making a threat or providing false information regarding an act of terrorism.
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A judge ruled against President Donald Trump and the DOJ over the firing of Maurene Comey from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York....
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Homicides in Los Angeles have fallen to levels not seen since the 1960s, but more than a third of those killed this year have been Black. While gang intervention workers have been credited with reducing shootings in the most troubled neighborhoods, some have become victims of vio...
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The Inyo County Sheriff's Office said it received a report from an employee at a Lone Pine motel of a guest who missed checkout and left his personal belongings behind....
