New Year’s Day downpour floods Southern California highways
A rare Jan. 1 rainstorm drenched Southern California on Thursday, triggering slides and major road closures across the Los Angeles area, as well as swift water rescues on San Diego…
Cal Poly float wins top award in Rose Parade
The Cal Poly Universities float took top honors in the 137th Rose Parade on Thursday, winning the Sweepstakes Award for “most beautiful entry.” The float is a joint effort by…
Mobile home park destroyed in Palisades fire may finally clear debris
Former residents of the Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Estates, a roughly 170-unit mobile home park completely destroyed in the Palisades fire, received a notice Dec. 23 from park owners saying…
‘Stop exercising, you’re killing yourself.’ Not really, but more nurture, less torture
One day my left foot hurt for no good reason. I stood up to shake off the pain and tweaked my right Achilles tendon, so I headed for the medicine…
Immigration raids linked to significant California job losses, study says
Each month, Edward Flores crunches the numbers. And each month he grows more and more certain of the stark impact of federal immigration raids on California’s economy. Flores found that…
137th Rose Parade set to kick off in Pasadena. It’s likely to be soggy
Will it rain on the Rose Parade? It sure looks that way. Will it go on anyway? You betcha. The 137th Rose Parade — an event famously established to show…
SoCal school sued by parents of 9th-grader killed in parking lot crash
Campbell Hall, the elite K-12 private school in Studio City, is being sued by two renowned artists after their 15-year-old son was fatally pinned between two vehicles in the school’s…
California expands low-cost divorce to more couples, particularly those with kids
Deciding to end a marriage can be difficult, painful and expensive, but the state is giving more couples who choose to amicably call it quits access to a low-cost divorce…
Mom, 19, arrested after toddler was abandoned during botched car theft in Highland Park, police say
A 19-year-old mother has been arrested after officers found her toddler and a dog abandoned in a car while responding to a call about an attempted vehicle theft in Highland…
Trashed Gardena puppy is finding a new home with its rescuer
One resilient pup is starting the new year with a loving home. Earlier this month, a Gardena police officer responded to a report that there were whimpers and cries coming…