A plaque in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum’s Court of Honor honoring 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee President Peter V. Ueberroth will be unveiled this week. Los Angeles Mayor […]
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La Brea Tar Pits receives special recognition
The La Brea Tar Pits has been selected as one of the most important geological heritage sites by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), an organization representing over 1 […]
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USC research project suggests tree planting in South LA region
USC will receive nearly $9 million in funds for three sustainability research projects, including an initiative to plant 400 trees in East and South Los Angeles communities, the university announced […]
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Man walking in traffic fatally hit
An 18-year-old man was fatally struck while walking in lanes of traffic in Quartz Hill. The man was walking in traffic on West Avenue L just west of 42nd Street […]
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‘Blue Cloth Bandit’ has been arrested
A man dubbed the “Blue Cloth Bandit” for his alleged habit of using a cloth to cover a handgun during a string of more than five dozen robberies over a […]
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Woman murdered in home alleged killer is in custody
A man was in custody this week and charged with murder in connection with the apparent beating death of a veteran Los Angeles County deputy probation officer in her Lancaster […]
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LA homeless aid agencies return almost $150 million to Washington
The three main housing agencies tasked with reducing homelessness in the Los Angeles area failed to spend nearly $150 million in federal grants between 2015 and 2020 and the money […]
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Metrolink offers pass discount
Metrolink will offer a 30% discount on its monthly pass for the rest of the year starting in October, in celebration of its 30th anniversary on Oct. 26. The discount […]
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Cougar attacks boy in Stevenson Ranch
Pico Canyon Park in the unincorporated Stevenson Ranch area near Santa Clarita was closed this week while a search took place for an “aggressive” mountain lion that attacked a 7-year-old […]
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Rap star Coolio dies at age 59
Coolio, the Compton-raised rapper who achieved international fame with the 1990s Grammy-winning single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” has died in Los Angeles at age 59. The rapper’s manager told TMZ.com that Coolio–whose […]
