These Southern California high schools are among the best ranked in state, U.S.
Los Angeles and Orange counties once again had some of the best high schools in the country, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report — with Southern California in general...
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California will protect abortion rights, state, Long Beach officials say
California will remain a beacon for bodily autonomy and bolster abortion rights even more, state and local leaders said during a press conference in Long Beach on Friday, May 6. State Sen. Lena...
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Gov. Newsom visits Carson to discuss drought response, including proposed...
With California dealing with a severe drought — the early months of 2022 were the driest in the state’s history — officials have been searching for sustainable, drought-proof solutions to the ongoing...
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How a family of eight escaped Ukraine — and landed in Long Beach
On the outskirts of Kyiv — the initial target of Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine — sits a modest town with about 36,000 inhabitants: Bucha. Once a quiet, suburban city, Bucha quickly became the...
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Health concerns raised over toxicity of gas used at 5 Southern California...
A Los Angeles County supervisor is calling for the temporary shuttering of a medical device sterilizing plant and the investigation of other similar facilities elsewhere in Southern California after...
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Monarch butterflies are emerging despite global warming, drought and wildfires
When Planaria Price learned Sunset Boulevard Nursery in Silverlake was selling native, narrow leaf milkweed, she rushed out and bought six seedlings, planting them around her home in Echo Park on...
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With start of California fire season, debate rages over best ways to protect...
Climate change, high temperatures and dry brush prompted Southern California fire chiefs to declare the early start of fire season on Thursday, June 9, warning homeowners to get ready for what could be...
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LA County blocks Sterigenics from receiving county contracts over toxic releases
Los Angeles County will not do business with Sterigenics, a medical device sterilization company in Vernon, until it resolves concerns from two state agencies about elevated levels of a toxic gas near...
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How a ‘Gender Outlaw’ bodysurfer found courage and self-acceptance in the sea
Tyler Wilde has always felt at home in the ocean. But for much of his life, he couldn’t say the same for his own body. Wilde was bullied as a child. Into adulthood, he felt like a caricature of his...
View ArticleSterigenics could be forced to partially shut down by air quality regulators
The South Coast Air Quality Management District filed a petition Friday ordering Sterigenics, a medical device sterilization company in Vernon, to either stop polluting or to cease certain operations....
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210 Freeway closure: 5-mile backup and an hour delay slam commuters
Freeway closures and long delays greeted commuters Thursday on the westbound 210 Freeway and the northern portion of the 605 Freeway in the east San Gabriel Valley during the first of a continuous,...
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‘COVID bunny rabbits’ being returned, overwhelming rescue groups and some...
Dr. Gayle Roberts had never seen an injury like the one suffered by a domestic rabbit lying on her operating table Thursday, Aug. 4, at her veterinary office in Irvine. The rabbit sustained compound...
View ArticleWhy companies that clean scalpels and IVs are now in California’s crosshairs
Companies responsible for cleaning doctors’ surgical kits and syringes have been placed under a microscope by Southern California’s air quality monitor, which has found that at least three located in...
View ArticleSCAQMD board rejects agreement with Vernon company over toxic gas emissions
A regulatory hearing board rejected a proposal requiring a Vernon-based medical sterilization company to shut down whenever its emissions of a cancer-causing gas passed a certain threshold after a...
View ArticleInglewood forces November election challengers to submit to background checks
Candidates challenging Inglewood’s entrenched mayor and City Council have been forced by the city to complete fingerprint-based background checks before their names can appear on the ballot, a level of...
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For second time in a month, motorists face five-day 210 Freeway closure
For motorists on the 210 Freeway in the San Gabriel Valley, it’s deja vu all over again. They must navigate a second, five-day construction closure of the 210 Freeway, this time of the eastbound lanes...
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Second, five-day 210 Freeway construction causes five-mile backup, delay in...
A five-mile backup greeted commuters Thursday morning on the westbound 210 Freeway during the second five-day semi-closure in the past month to allow Caltrans to perform major roadwork. Vehicles were...
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Battle for funds pits Gold Line to Inland Empire vs. San Fernando Valley and...
With a $97 billion California state surplus, local leaders thought they could grab some of that money to build a 3.2-mile extension of a Los Angeles County light-rail line into San Bernardino County,...
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LA County takes step to ensure crash photos are never leaked again, following...
The 2020 helicopter crash in the hills of Calabasas that took the lives of NBA Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna; Sarah and Payton Chester; Keri, John and Alyssa Altobelli;...
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Students, faculty call for changes in CSU system during recent board meeting
California State University students, faculty and staff – spurred by massive pay raises for CSU executives earlier this summer – confronted the policymakers for the 23-campus system during a recent...
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