LA speeds up city intervention timelines for dangerous nuisance properties

The Los Angeles City Council passed a unanimous ordinance to accelerate the cleanup of dangerous nuisance properties, cutting owner compliance windows in half.

LASD warns of World Cup scams
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Cybercriminals will be looking to score when the FIFA World Cup kicks off in less than two weeks, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Thursday was warning locals to beware of scam artists.

LA cracking down on nuisance properties
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The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 Wednesday to strengthen procedures addressing nuisance properties, potentially allowing the city to act more quickly to abate problem sites.

Garden Grove chemical removal could cause odor
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Authorities say the risk of an explosion has been eliminated, and air monitoring continues to show chemical levels within safety thresholds during cleanup operations.

LA County continues counting more than 700,000 outstanding ballots as Trump slams election process

Los Angeles County election workers are processing over 713,000 outstanding primary ballots, prompting unverified claims from Donald Trump and a sharp rebuttal from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office.

USDA confirms first US case of flesh-eating screwworm in Texas, triggering quarantines

Federal agricultural officials on Wednesday confirmed the first U.S. case of the destructive New World screwworm in a Texas calf, triggering emergency quarantine measures and sparking a sharp political clash over the adequacy of the government's response.

Orange County residents warned of chemical odors as GKN Aerospace tank cleanup continues

Orange County officials are warning residents near the GKN Aerospace facility to expect chemical odors as crews remove the remaining methyl methacrylate from a damaged storage tank.

Residents warned of odors as tank cleanup continues
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Orange County officials are warning residents near the GKN Aerospace facility to expect chemical odors as crews remove the remaining methyl methacrylate from a damaged storage tank.

Community holds grad party for teen who says banned her from ceremony
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A community held a graduation party for A'Shari Hobbs, a high school track star who was banned from her final track meets, prom and graduation ceremony allegedly because of what her parent did.

Gallery: Latest fountain of lava breaks record at Hawaiian volcano

When lava shot into the air at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, the fountaining set a new record for the volcano which has been erupting for more than a year.

Dramatic half-hour car chase across LA, San Bernardino counties
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A driver at the center of a 2-county car chase was repeatedly clocked by SkyFOX of going more than 100 mph during parts of the pursuit.

Man stabbed to death in Tarzana
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The LAPD launched an investigation following a deadly stabbing in the San Fernando Valley.

Newport Beach man accused of smuggling tech to Iran
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Jamshid Ghomi, 63, was arrested for allegedly smuggling sophisticated U.S. networking and encryption equipment to Iran's military and nuclear sectors.

LA mayoral race heads to Nov. runoff
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Incumbent Karen Bass awaits her challenger in the Nov. 2026 general election. As of Wednesday afternoon, former reality TV star Spencer Pratt leads Los Angeles City Council Woman Nithya Raman in the fight for second and final spot in the Nov. 2026 ballot.

Rebecca Grossman found liable in $176M verdict
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A jury found socialite Rebecca Grossman and former Dodger Scott Erickson negligent on Wednesday in the 2020 deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, awarding their family $176 million in damages.

Uber's latest lost and found list includes ankle monitor, grillz and human hair

From smartphones and wallets to viral Labubu plushies, Uber’s latest Lost & Found Index reveals the most surprising items riders left behind this year.