After Public-Safety Missteps in Palisades Fire, Residents Want Answers
A month after wildfire took their homes and community, Pacific Palisades residents want an assessment of how mistakes in fire ...
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Los Angeles: Looters arrested as wildfires ravage the city
Los Angeles County officials have pledged to take strong action against looters exploiting the chaos as wildfires continue to devastate the city.
City leaders, residents protest plans to dispose of fire debris in Calabasas landfill
The Calabasas Landfill in Agoura is one of at least seven Southern California landfills approved to accept waste from the ...
The most meaningful reform LA County can make post-fires is to its sprawling government
Los Angeles County has 88 sub-county governments and more than 140 unincorporated areas, which makes dealings with regional ...
LAPD officers accused of making racist and sexist remarks in recruiting office; mayor calls it ‘outrageous’
A lieutenant, a sergeant and two officers in the LAPD's Recruiting Employment Division have been assigned to home during the ...
College student murdered in off-campus apartment, person of interest sought: Sheriff
Authorities are seeking to identify a person of interest in the murder of 23-year-old CalArts student Menghan Zhuang.
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Voter Game Plan: Get ready to vote in the 36th State Senate race
Your overview of the candidates and issues in the Feb. 25 special election. The top two vote-getters will face off in April ...
Feds won’t test soil after LA wildfire cleanup, potentially leaving contamination behind
The federal government broke with a long-standing safeguard to ensure no contamination is left behind after wildfires. Local ...
Reward offered in college student’s slaying inside Newhall condo
Los Angeles County County Sheriff’s investigators are asking for the public’s help to find a person of interest in the killing of Menghan Zhuang, a 23-year-old college student. Zhuang ...
Investigators seek public's help in search for CalArts student's murder suspect
Deputies found Menghan Zhuang inside her condo in the 2100 block of Nandina Lane with several injuries to her upper body. Fire personnel responded with medical aid, but she died at the scene.
Crashes and Disasters
The familiar, water-dropping aircraft are leased by the fire department from Quebec each year to help fend off California ...
Los Angeles County leaders warn of heavy rain, possible evacuations in burn areas
Residents in burn scar areas should be ready to evacuate if needed. City and county agencies have readied streets for debris ...