CDC replaces vaccines, autism website with false, misleading statements
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have altered their website on autism and vaccines, removing unequivocal statements that immunizations don’t cause the neurodevelopmental disorder and replacing them with…
Fire marched toward west Altadena hours before official accounts, new report shows
The Eaton fire was marching toward western Altadena even earlier than previously believed, a state-commissioned report confirmed this week, raising further questions about why it took L.A. County officials so…
Woman decapitated by a garbage truck near elementary school in Orange County
A woman was decapitated by a garbage truck when she was crossing the street Wednesday in Orange County, according to authorities. Maria Rubalcava de Ruesga, 69, of Santa Ana, was…
Kratom, linked to 6 county deaths, was banned. But its health risks remain a mystery
Recently, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported it had linked the deaths of six L.A. County residents over the last spring and summer to the use of kratom,…
Identity first, or person first? Guidelines this series follows when writing about autism and mental health
Autism and mental health are complex subjects. Here are some guidelines we use when choosing how to write about them. Person first? Identity first? It depends. When we’re writing about…
More rain heading for Los Angeles as parade of SoCal storms continues
Don’t put away those umbrellas just yet: Even more rain is expected to hit Los Angeles on Thursday, continuing what’s been an unusually early and wet start to the rainy…
18 prisoners seek reduced sentences under state’s Racial Justice Act
When California lawmakers approved the Racial Justice Act in August 2020 — just months after a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd — many backers had high hopes it would…
Lax oversight leave child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides
Hundreds of thousands of times each year in California, farmers and their contractors spray pesticides on fields and orchards in the state’s agricultural heartlands. Farmworkers young and old can be…
A California man vanished from his mountain town. Did a bear get him?
A 78-year-old man had been missing since the summer from his mountain community in California’s high Sierra when, earlier this month, authorities finally located some of his clothes and personal…
D.A. to investigate fraud claims in L.A. County sex abuse settlement
Los Angeles County’s district attorney has opened an investigation into claims of fraud within the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history. Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said Wednesday his office…