Rescuers pried a woman out of the chimney of an L.A.-area rec center. She was back the next day
The daily routine of exercise classes and basketball games, among other activities at the San Fernando Recreation Park and Aquatic Center, was broken up Tuesday evening by an unusual emergency:…
Sea lion bites young surfer in Monterey County: ‘I was screaming’
A 9-year-old girl is recovering after being bitten by a sea lion while surfing in Monterey County, according to news reports. Corale Olsen told KSBW-TV that she was in the…
Mob vandalizes taco truck in South L.A., injuring 6 people
More than a dozen men used baseball bats to vandalize a taco truck in South Los Angeles, injuring at least six people, including one of the workers, according to authorities.…
Newsom vows Texas will be ‘neutered’ by California Will voters let him do it?
Gov. Gavin Newsom made a ballsy threat this week to Texas legislators who are trying to gerrymander voting maps in favor of Republicans. “Whatever they are doing will be neutered…
UC must reconsider ban on campus jobs for undocumented students
In a key win for immigrant rights organizations, a California Court of Appeal ruled that the University of California has not provided sufficient legal grounds to justify its “discriminatory policy”…
RFK’s assassination: An icon, a hotel pantry and an ‘angry nobody’
The assassin concealed himself behind an ice machine in a crowded kitchen pantry of the Ambassador Hotel with an eight-shot revolver. A small, wiry, pockmarked young man with curly hair…
‘Essentially Epstein Island’: Law firm calls for inquiry into county sex abuse
A prominent law firm suing L.A. County over childhood sexual abuse is pushing for a federal investigation into how so many children were harmed on the government’s watch. The county…
LAUSD ‘compassion fund’ to help immigrant families amid ICE raids
As many immigrant parents express fear about sending their children back to school next week, Los Angeles Unified has set a goal of $1 million in donations for a “compassion…
Family TSA lines launch at select U.S. airports including SoCal
Flying with children is always a challenge, from lugging strollers through security to making sure teddy doesn’t get left at the gate and dealing with with midflight meltdowns. But a…
Rental units in unincorporated LA County must stay below 82 degrees
Los Angeles County will soon require landlords in unincorporated parts of the county to keep their rental units 82 degrees or below to protect vulnerable tenants from the impacts of…