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HOLLYWOOD — A fire damaged a vacant Hollywood house and four other nearby structures Friday and left several people with minor injuries, including a firefighter. The greater-alarm blaze was reported at 9:08 a.m. on the 1200 block of North Bronson Avenue and was extinguished in about 20 minutes by nearly 100 firefighters, according to the

Three people from Beverly Hills, including a salon owner, have been arrested in connection with the storming of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.

The Tournament of Roses announced the theme of next year’s Rose Parade will be “Dream. Believe. Achieve.” It’s the same theme the Tournament intended for 2021’s parade before it was canceled. Tournament officials had previously said other aspects of 2021’s planned parade were rolling over to 2022 — anyone who qualified to be a member

At last week’s Whittier City Council meeting, nearly 400 emailed letters were received commenting about censuring Councilwoman Jesssica Martinez for her attendance at the “stop the steal” rally  in Washington, D.C., that eventually led to an invasion of the US Capitol. However, none were allowed to speak by phone, Zoom or some other way, just

California’s case count has hit the 3 million milestone. According to data gleaned from local public health departments across the state, there were 57,307 new cases and 700 new deaths reported from Tuesday, Jan. 19. And, of the 3.2 million vaccinations distributed throughout the state, 1.39 million have been administered, tracking showed. California regions and

While California’s active hospitalizations from COVID-19 fell to their lowest point since the calendar turned to 2021, the state on Tuesday recorded its most deaths and its fourth-most new cases on any single day of the pandemic, as many counties caught up on reporting from the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The large tallies

The County of Los Angeles Public Health reported 7,902 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Jan.19, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 1,031,874 cases since tracking began. There were 186 deaths reported by the county on Tuesday, raising the total number of reported deaths to 14,122. The data on deaths in the

Q: I keep reading about Section 230, and heated arguments back and forth. Just what is going on there? -F.S., Los Angeles Ron Sokol A: Section 230 is a provision of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that protects companies that host user-created content from lawsuits over posts. It shields not just internet service providers (for

Los Angeles County  reported 9,927 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 1,024,190 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health as of Monday, Jan. 18. The county reported 88 new fatalities linked to coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 13,936 since tracking began. Hospitalizations continue

SUN VALLEY — Firefighters extinguished a fire Sunday night inside one unit at a Sun Valley motel. The blaze inside the Mt. View Motel at 8065 San Fernando Road was reported at 9:17 p.m., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange. Firefighters kept the flames confined to one unit, Prange said. The department dispatched

MALIBU — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in connection with a second-alarm fire Sunday in Malibu that started out as a house fire and spread to nearby brush, charring a little under 4 acres. The house fire was reported at 3:34 a.m. in the 2100 block of Rambla Pacifico, according

A rare positive of the pandemic era has been the dramatic reduction in California’s infamous traffic congestion. That’s what recessions do. Fewer jobs, fewer commutes. Right? Well, 2020 was an economic oddity for many reasons. The stay-at-home mentality promoted to slowing the spread of coronavirus also impacted how many folks were on the road. And

Los Angeles County reached a grim milestone of 1 million total cases of people infected with the coronavirus as of Saturday, Jan. 16. The county reported 14,669 new cases bringing the total number of cases to 1,003,923 according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The county reported 253 new fatalities linked to

Reseda Church of Christ on Reseda Boulevard. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming services and events that are online, and some in-person, in the San Fernando Valley area. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles: The daily Masses are live streamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, 8 a.m. (in English);

The findings of an inquest into the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was killed near Gardena during a June encounter with two sheriff’s deputies, were released Friday evening. The four-page report, prepared by retired Justice Candace Cooper, who has served on the California Court of Appeals, does not offer any information not already known

SYLMAR — A fire engulfed a large outbuilding and at least one vehicle on a property in Sylmar Friday, but no one was hurt. Firefighters sent to the 13000 block of Fellows Avenue about 10:45 a.m. extinguished the flames in about an hour, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Arriving firefighters

Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools Debra Duardo, who has been quarantining since last week after contracting the coronavirus, gave a positive update about her recovery on Thursday, Jan. 14. “It’s been a difficult 10 days, but I’m happy to say that I am finally seeing major improvements in my health,” Duardo tweeted. “I have

Jorge Luis Santos’s “Gran naranja como una flor,” acrylic on canvas, is part of his “Manchas de Zapatos” exhibit at Lowell Ryan Projects. (Courtesy of Lowell Ryan Projects) Take a chance on cultural experiences, Jan. 14-21. EVENTS Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Togetherhood Celebration: The City of Glendale presents the 5th annual event — virtually

People paid their respects to Van Halen at his childhood home and other memorable sites.

More than a half-dozen educational and community organizations have joined in a campaign led by the Los Angeles Unified School District to apply pressure on the state to adopt a school reopening plan that would, in their opinion, better address the needs of the state’s most vulnerable students. Representatives from 28 organizations, including Partnership for

The LAPD officer charged for beating a man during a Boyle Heights trespassing call plead not guilty to one felony county of assault under color of authority on Thursday.