1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (452+ words) Self-taught artist Shuji Nishimura of Torrance knows this about chalk art: it’s hard on the knees, it’s impermanent, and there’s nothing quite like seeing it come to life. I gently accosted Nishimura at work at the Pasadena Chalk Festival in…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (871+ words) MIAMI — Two days ago, Tulsa Drillers manager Eric Wedge called Josue De Paula into his office to give him the news – he was going up. But De Paula had to ask – “I’m going up … where?” The top prospect in the…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (780+ words) The operator of a solar array atop the Lineage cold storage facility in Boyle Heights “negligently and recklessly” caused the fire that destroyed the building by reenergizing the array without proper precautions, according to a new lawsuit. The suit, filed…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (732+ words) Former Vice President Mike Pence, at the time a freshman member of Congress, recalls walking out to a beautiful blue sky in the nation’s capital the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Then the rumblings began about an airplane hitting a tower in…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (260+ words) More than 220 students returned to St. Matthew’s Parish School in Pacific Palisades Wednesday as the campus reopened for full-time, in-person instruction following extensive damage from the January 2025 Palisades fire. Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park joined students, families, faculty and…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (371+ words) A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on behalf of a then-3-year-old boy who allegedly suffered a brain injury during care for leukemia in 2025. Attorneys representing the boy, now 4 years old,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (338+ words) A $10,000 reward was being offered Thursday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting a coyote known to Studio City residents as Wendy, who was euthanized after two pellets were found lodged in her…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (622+ words) The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved a $2 increase to the L.A. Zoo’s admission fee today, after implementing a $5 increase last year. The council voted 11-0 to increase admission fees via an ordinance. Council members Bob Blumenfield, John Lee, Monica Rodriguez and…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (274+ words) Los Angeles County Wednesday, Sept. 9, announced it has opened an investigation into Farmers Insurance Company’s handling of insurance claims filed by Eaton and Palisades fire survivors. County Counsel will be focusing on potential violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law. According…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (239+ words) Metrolink fares for one-way tickets and its SoCal Day Pass will increase beginning Oct. 5, marking the regional rail system’s first fare increase in 13 years. One-way ticket prices will increase by an average of 14%, while the SoCal Day Pass will increase…...