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The burn scar areas from the Palisades fire have triggered mudslides due to recent rainfall, resulting in an immediate hard road closure for community safety, authorities announced Friday. The order was administered Friday afternoon for the following locations following several …

Oumar Dabo #40 of San Gabriel Academy Eagles celebrates with teammates in the tunnel after defeating the King’s Academy Knights 52-51 to win a boys CIF State Division III championship basketball game at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on …

The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …

Huntington Hospital is on at least a partial lockdown after what was deemed to be a credible threat was made on Friday, March 14. The emergency room of the hospital has been placed on lockdown, but it is unknown if …

The Rams re-signed defensive tackle Larrell Murchison to a one-year contract, the team announced on Friday. Murchison spent the previous three seasons with the Rams, providing depth along the defensive line. But he spent the entire 2024 season on injured …

For the first time since the Eaton fire ignited Jan. 7, Southern California Edison and investigators for the victims next week will begin physically inspecting the equipment that more than 130 lawsuits allege sparked the deadly blaze. The close-up inspections …

The deal with seals California is turning 175 years old later this year. To mark the occasion, we will be looking at several aspects of the state seal, as well as the nation’s seal and those of other states. The …

Vincent Thomas Bridge’s westbound lanes will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, March 28, to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 30 for structural inspections of the main cable bands along the bridge’s suspension cables. An additional weekend closure of the westbound …

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A video released Friday shows the moment federal immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student whose detention alarmed free-speech advocates. The clip begins with at …

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded a delivery driver $50 million in damages Friday for severe burns to his genitalia caused by a scalding cup of tea that spilled in the drive-thru of a Starbucks near USC. According to …

Next week’s potential resentencing hearing in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez has been postponed, and a hearing on the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office’s motion to withdraw a resentencing petition is instead set for April 11 in the …

  Meet 2-year-old Pookey (A519347)! This resilient 100-pound mastiff was found wandering the burn zone just days after the Eaton fire devastated her community. It’s hard to imagine what she’s been through — losing her home and family in an …

The buzz about the bus 75 years ago this month the VW bus began production. On March 8, 1950, Volkswagen, maker of the Beetle automobile, began producing its second vehicle, the microbus, known officially as the Volkswagen Type 2 (the …

Sonya Walger talked to Erik Pedersen about her decision to write her autobiographical first book, “Lion,” as a novel rather than a memoir. As well, the actor known for her roles on “Lost,” “For All Mankind” and “The Mind of the …

Mayor Karen Bass previously approved a merit-based pay raise of 2.5% for former Fire Chief Kristen Crowley — weeks later firing Crowley over what Bass characterized as leadership failures related to January’s wildfires. A week before the Palisades fire erupted …

The Los Angeles Police Department on Friday mourned the death of Martin Pomeroy, a man who spent 32 years rising up the ranks to deputy chief and came out of retirement in 2002 to serve as interim police chief. While …

Diamond Ranch Panthers as International Jaguars defeated Diamond Ranch Panthers 71-52 to win a boys CIF State Division V championship basketball game against the International Jaguars at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Photo by …

The world according to Jim: • Once the Selection Sunday brackets are unveiled, here’s an idea for those who want to participate but are unsure who to pick: Why not take a flyer on the former Pac-12 programs in the …

By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts launched to the International Space Station on Friday night, paving the way for the pair’s return after nine long months. Butch Wilmore and …

LONDON (AP) — All five parties in Greenland’s parliament issued a joint statement on Friday rejecting President Donald Trump’s latest effort to take control of the strategic Arctic island. The statement was issued by the leaders of all five parties …

THE GAMES: Although Angels Opening Day starter Yusei Kikuchi had a good day, most of the other Angels pitchers who took the mound in their two games on Friday struggled, on the way to a 9-8 loss to the Kansas …

Cooper Kupp and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a three-year, $45 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday because the contract hasn’t …

As club debuts go, Cengiz Ünder’s 22 minutes Tuesday in Columbus left the Los Angeles Football Club wanting more. Not because the 27-year-old Turkish forward, on loan as a Designated Player through June 30, didn’t show up. But because he …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the country. Rubio, in a post on X, accused Ebrahim Rasool of being a “race-baiting politician” who …

The Kings have turned a corner against top competition this season and now seek to springboard off some quality wins and their first truly tangible promise of home-ice advantage to start the playoffs, as they host the Nashville Predators on …

Angel City Football Club has experienced all of the emotions in just three seasons as a franchise. The ups and downs, sellout crowds, playoff-clinching celebrations, two coach firings, front-office shakeup, ownership takeover. Year Four starts Sunday with Angel City looking …

The 40th Los Angeles Marathon on March 16, sponsored by Asics, kicks off at the starting line at Dodger Stadium and ends at the finish line in Century City. Participants end their 26.2 miles experience — 40% are first-time marathon …

EL SEGUNDO — Mike Williams said the obvious Friday upon his return to the Chargers, after agreeing to a one-year contract potentially worth up to $6.5 million earlier in the week. Actually, he said at least two things that rang …

Federal prosecutors in the last two weeks have filed charges in Los Angeles against 16 defendants who allegedly illegally re-entered the United States after being removed, officials announced Friday. Many of the defendants charged were previously convicted of felony offenses …

UCLA gymnastics head coach Janelle McDonald made an important phone call on the day that the school announced its move to the Big Ten Conference. “I got on a call with the head coach at Utah at the time and …

Jazz vocalist Nicole Henry will open the 102nd Summer Music Festival at the Redlands Bowl on June 20 with a tribute to legendary divas, including pop icon Whitney Houston. Redlands Bowl Performing Arts unveiled the full festival lineup on Friday, …

By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors like blueberry, strawberry and …

By LEA SKENE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans. Related Articles …

There’s a pocket of the literary world where the name “Lidia Yuknavitch” is spoken in reverent tones, as if invoking a sort of high priestess. You might think I exaggerate; I don’t. It all started in March 2011 with the …

If the Big Ten Tournament is a practice for the NCAA Tournament, as UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin said the other day, his Bruins will probably be running sprints home from Indianapolis. Fourth-seeded UCLA fell behind by 10 halfway …

A 54-year-old Hong Kong man was sentenced Friday in downtown Los Angeles to two years and six months behind bars on federal charges after wildlife inspectors at a Torrance mail facility intercepted packages containing protected eastern box turtles addressed to …

The 40th annual Los Angeles Marathon takes place on Sunday, March 16, starting at Dodger Stadium, running through the streets of Los Angeles and the cities of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and on to the finish line in Century …

By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH — John Sullivan, chief medical officer of St. Clair Health System in Pittsburgh, spent 33 years in the Navy. And when he thinks back to this week five years ago, he likens the early …

Southern California had 21,800 fewer jobs in January compared to 12 months earlier, the first yearly employment dip after a 45-month upswing following pandemic business restrictions. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with newly revised state job figures, found 7.94 million people …

Coastal swimming areas in Long Beach remained closed Friday due to a sewage spill. The spill occurred in Rowland Heights after a grease accumulation led to the overflow of a main sewer line, causing a spill of 10,500 gallons of …