Two people were killed Tuesday after a massive explosion caused by a large cache of fireworks rattled nearby homes in Ontario, prompting an evacuation order.
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The Blue Boy has been waiting patiently for visitors — completely restored as of a few months ago with nary a soul to see it — but that will changed on April 17 when The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens reopens its art galleries for the first time since last March. If you
A beached juvenile gray whale died on the shoreline at Dockweiler State Beach, on Wednesday, March 17, after a rescue team had grappled with how to save the mammal. The whale had washed up on shore about 4 p.m. Officials believed the whale was sick, also noting how thin it appeared. Two hours later, the
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to explore enacting a rent freeze on residential units with expired or soon-to-expire affordability covenants like the one at Hillside Villa Apartments, which the city is hoping to purchase to prevent significant rent increases. “The city is at risk of losing thousands of affordability
For the first time in recent memory, my birthday fell on the day of the time change. As my dad put it in a FaceTime call the day before: “This means you’re going to lose an hour of your birthday. You’ll only have 23 hours.” Hello, officer? I’d like to report the theft of one
A woman has filed a lawsuit again the creator of a GoFundMe campaign that raised tens of thousands of dollars for a Starbucks barista in San Diego who went viral after asking her to mask up.
Duncan Hicks captured a disturbing encounter on his cell phone while trying to file a report inside the station. Now the sheriff says his deputy was out of line.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office dropped its bid Tuesday for the death penalty for an ex-con from Sylmar who’s charged with killing five people — most of them within less than a week —during a shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley 6 1/2 years ago. Alexander Hernandez, now 40,
After 12 years on the job Nathalie Gosset says she was fired because she complained that her boss Dr. Jon Lasch, was sexually harassing her.
Southern California residents woke up to chilly weather and showers Monday. But weather experts predict the rest of the week will be dry. The rain was due to a weather system that developed over Northern California and moved south down the coast into Southern California on Sunday night and Monday morning, according to Joe Sirard,
SUN VALLEY — Firefighters extinguished a fire Sunday night inside a Sun Valley home that also burned into the attic. The blaze inside the house on the 11100 block of Cantara Street was reported at 8:47 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Margaret Stewart said. The department dispatched 31 firefighters to the scene, and they
More than a year ago, UCLA student activists said they started tracking Secor, who founded an ultra-right campus group called “America First Bruins.”
I see the world through a lens, always. Even when I’m not working I look at scenes, people, moments, and I click the shutter in my head. The best images tell a story, they have depth, emotion and they cause the viewer to feel something. For me, what I found most unsettling and most challenging
The coronavirus pandemic delivered a devastating hook to the jaw of the gym industry. And now, with coronavirus metrics declining and vaccine doses increasing, a question looms: Can the industry get up from the mat? “The impact financially is enormous,” said Carmen Anaya, owner of Hardcore Fitness Pasadena. After months of closure, the start of
“Spring training is a sign of hope and optimism, and that’s true this year more than ever.” – Bridget Binsbacher, executive director of the spring training Cactus League in Arizona. I’m good to go. I’ve had my Moderna vaccine shots, got my tickets, a place to stay, and a car to get me there. For
Jose Villarruel has been a substitute teacher in Fontana since 2013 — the same year he started living in his car — and when the pandemic hit, his hours were cut. But on Thursday, a former student presented him with a $27,000 check.
A man who worked as a security guard at an Orange County retirement community was arrested and charged Monday for allegedly impersonating a federal law enforcement agent.
Congregational Church of the Chimes on Magnolia Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. (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. Temple Beth Hillel services: Havdalah online, 7 p.m. March 13 (click on the Facebook link from here: (bit.ly/3rwQy8S). A Shabbat
A 17-year-old male was arrested in connection with a February West Los Angeles crash that left a 32-year-old woman dead, the Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday.
Pasadena installed full-size mockups of the suicide mitigation fences it’s considering for the Colorado Street Bridge, and now the city is asking residents for feedback in a survey on the city’s website. The Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena has mock ups of suicide mitigation fences installed and the city is asking for resident feedback. Sample