Borel Fire Destroys Historic California Mining Town of Havilah
The 38,000-acre Borel Fire in Kern County has scorched the small, historic mining town of Havilah. “We lost everything, everything…
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Martin Phillips dies: Founder of New Zealand band The Chills was 61
Martin Phillips, whose band The Chills were a mainstay of New Zealand's 1980s indie-rock scene and had a major influence…
Add gas cuts to the pain of Rancho Palos Verdes' sprawling coastline
Coastal residents of Rancho Palos Verdes can now add gas outages to the litany of headaches they have endured as…
Inside a robotaxi, throwing caution (and logic) aside
I was heading west on 3rd Street from a downtown senior center with 89-year-old Julie Finger, who showed no signs…
Opinion: Thinking about protesting at the Democratic National Convention in August? Here's why you shouldn't
A group of fringe radical groups is calling for demonstrations in Chicago this August, during the Democratic National Convention: a…
Is “dumb as a rock” all the Trump campaign has to say about Harris? What a joke!
To the editor: “Stone-dumb” is the best former President Trump’s team of high school students could come up with about…
Lawsuit against countertop companies for incurable silicosis of a worker
From morning to evening, six days a week, Gustavo Reyes González spent his days cutting artificial stone, a man-made product…
Newsom urges counties to expand guardianship laws to help homeless people
California Governor Gavin Newsom is urging California counties to implement a new law that would make it easier to appoint…
Woman injured by police dog sues Sheriff's Department
A woman who was attacked by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department dog is suing the county and asking the…
Court halts state effort to curb overpumping of groundwater
As long-term declines in groundwater levels threaten thousands of domestic wells and cause ground to sink in parts of the…