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13 strangers and a giant balloon crash Temecula couple's Saturday morning
04/19/26 11:16 PM
Temecula homeowners were surprised to find a hot air balloon with 13 passengers had made an emergency landing in their backyard.
40,000 UC workers threaten statewide strike across hospitals, campuses, dining halls
04/15/26 10:37 PM
Members of AFSCME Local 3299, a union that represents more than 40,000 workers across University of California hospitals and campuses, said they would launch an open-ended strike next month unless they come to agreements for new contracts.
A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs
04/15/26 10:00 AM
How much planet-warming methane is coming from water reservoirs? Environmental groups want California to track emissions.
A girl accused her relative of abuse. Then LAPD linked him to a rape unsolved for decades
04/15/26 6:45 PM
A Los Angeles police detective said in court filings that a DNA test in a recent child abuse case led to the identification of a suspect in a 1997 sexual assault in Koreatown.
04/16/26 1:53 AM
The attorney for a USC student shot and blinded by a Department of Homeland Security officer at a "No Kings" rally announced Wednesday that they're filing a federal claim against the agency — the first step in filing a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Animal welfare groups commit $14 million to improve L.A. animal shelters
04/20/26 5:00 PM
The funds from the ASPCA and Best Friends will fund 23 full-time positions at L.A.'s six animal shelters
Another woman accuses Swalwell of sexual assault; says she was drugged in 2018
04/14/26 5:32 PM
Lonna Drewes alleges Rep. Eric Swalwell drugged her drink and sexually assaulted her in 2018. 'I lost consciousness and I thought I died,' she says.
Arellano: Meet the LAUSD veteran who leads the principals union
04/18/26 10:00 AM
Maria Nichols has worked in LAUSD for 42 years but has led the principals union for less than two years. She helped negotiate a new contract and stood in solidarity with two other LAUSD unions.
Arkells profess love for Buffalo at Town Ballroom during second night of album release weekend
04/20/26 12:29 AM
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The love between Western New York and Canadian rock band Arkells has been evident for quite some time, and was made apparent once again on Saturday night. Arkells chose Buffalo as the city where it wanted to host its record release weekend for "Between Us," which came out Friday morning, just [...]
Barabak: There's a wide gap between rumor and fact. That's where Eric Swalwell lurked
04/17/26 10:00 AM
The ex-congressman had a reputation for lavishing inappropriate and unwelcome attention on women. But reporters needed time to get evidence and firsthand accounts.