LOS ANGELES — A trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii has broken apart and will be hauled back to dry land for repairs. Boyan Slat, who launched the Pacific Ocean cleanup project, told NBC News last week that the 2,000-foot-long floating boom will be…
The first winter storm of 2019 left authorities cleaning up a muddy Pacific Coast Highway in a fire-ravaged portion of Malibu on Sunday, as Southern California residents enjoyed a respite from the rainy weather before the expected arrival of showers later in the week. The region was still recovering from a heavy downfall late Saturday…
SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Jerry Brown cedes power to Gavin Newsom, it will be the first time since 1887 that California has had consecutive Democratic governors. But California isn’t getting a carbon copy in substance or style. Newsom becomes governor Monday, concluding the 80-year-old Brown’s four terms leading the nation’s most populous state. The handoff…
Nearly a year ago, teachers in West Virginia walked out, sparking a wave of protests in other states. Now it’s Los Angeles’ turn. Barring a last-minute settlement, teachers are poised to strike Thursday. A lot is at stake for educators, their union and the nation’s second-largest school system. …
The editor-publisher of California’s oldest weekly newspaper has rules for his publication: No children on the front page (“I loathe children”). No beauty pageants. No online presence. “As long as I’m running it, it’s on pulp, period,” Don Russell said. The Mountain Messenger publishes Thursdays,…
The records, obtained by The Times under the California Public Records Act, show firefighters on the Woolsey line were struggling to catch up during those first critical hours, stymied by communication breakdowns and a scarcity of resources.
Yorba Linda’s $51 million new library and arts center broke ground on Saturday, Jan. 5, with the long-awaited facility expected to open in the summer of 2020. “It’s going to be a historic day for Yorba Linda,” Mayor Tara Campbell said of the groundbreaking. “This is going to serve our families and children and seniors…
WHITTIER – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of a dead body in a parked vehicle in Whittier, authorities said. The deceased person was found in the backseat of a vehicle in the driveway of a residence in the 8700 block of Orange Street at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, said Deputy Tracy…
It’s been a long two years since millions converged on Washington, D.C., for the Women’s March, an idea that grew out of a suggestion Teresa Shook, a Hawaii lawyer and educator, spontaneously made to some friends. Like many Americans, she was shocked that Donald Trump, who had been accused by more…
LOS ANGELES — The first winter storm of 2019 moved into Southland on Saturday, bringing with it rain, snow and fears of flooding and mudslides on mountain slopes recently scorched by wildfires. Showers hit Riverside in the late afternoon Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Forecasters estimated this storm will bring…
