Comment: Wildfires come with the wilderness that draws us to Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a topographical wonderland. The mountains can be seen in the distance. Hillsides and canyons are a refuge…
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'Bling Empire: New York' star undergoes brain surgery after ski fall
Looking ahead to the year 2025, “Bling Empire: New York” star and jewelry designer Lynn Ban feels “grateful and blessed”…
Mount Baldy is closed to hiking until December 2025. A rebellion is brewing
As 30 mph wind gusts howled across a flat spot known as “the notch” halfway up Mount Baldy last weekend,…
Colder temperatures, rain and snow in Southern California, but fires loom
Southern California will get a reprieve from hot, dry weather this weekend as cooler temperatures arrive, bringing with them the…
A book on the “complete history” of Indian boarding schools would be important. This is not all.
Book review The Plot Against Native Americans: The Fateful History of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal…
Don't blame the human residents of Sierra Madre for your bear problem
September 24, 2024 3 am Pacific Time To the editor: In her article on bear problems in the Sierra Madre,…
Closing access to Southern California forests to prevent more fires
Any hiker in Los Angeles knows that sinking feeling. You stare at the mountains (because that's what we do when…
California wildfire evacuees hope fire will save them
The Airport Fire, which broke out Monday in Orange County's Trabuco Canyon, has gained momentum. On Wednesday, the fire remained…
5 Great Campgrounds Near Los Angeles That Are Local Favorites
Los Angeles is full of special pockets of nature, tucked away high in the mountains or along the coast. So…
Caltech dismantles observatory atop sacred Hawaiian mountain
After decades of mounting tensions between scientists and Native Hawaiians, Caltech has completed the removal of a telescope from the…