Council committee to weigh in on LA Zoo fee increase
A Los Angeles City Council committee today will consider a proposal that would allow the Los Angeles Zoo to raise general admission prices by another $2, one year after a…
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Meta trial begins with states arguing its platforms preyed on young brains
Meta is once again on trial over dangers its platforms may pose to children. It is once again arguing that it works tirelessly to keep them safe. A pivotal trial…
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend was at scene when she died, police report says
Hayden Panettiere’s onetime boyfriend and his brother were at the South Carolina apartment complex where the “Heroes” actor went into cardiac arrest and died Sunday, according to a police incident…
Brush fire burns in Whittier Narrows
Firefighters are battling a brush fire burning in Whittier Narrows. The blaze was reported at about 4:15 p.m. Monday near the Rio Hondo bike path, according to the Los Angeles…
Opening statements delivered at trial in ambush killing of LA County deputy
Family members of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer were in court Monday when attorneys delivered opening statements in the murder trial of a man accused of pulling up…
U.S. school vaccination rates drop yet again as exemptions reach new high
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of…
Buss family dispute unfolds over reported plan to sell stake in Lakers
The latest Buss family dispute emerged Monday following a report that the family will sell its remaining stake in the Los Angeles Lakers to new majority owners Bob Iger and…
LASD steps up efforts to thwart wire, metal thieves
Investigators working cases of copper wire theft reported Monday that they found stolen cables that had been sold to a business in South El Monte, reportedly unbeknownst to the proprietor,…
LA Recreation and Parks to launch citywide Hoops Challenge
The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks announced today it will launch its inaugural L.A. City Hoops Challenge next month, with basketball competitions planned at 36 recreation centers across…
Fans mourn ‘Ice Princess’ stars Hayden Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg
Across social media, a generation is mourning the loss of “Ice Princess” stars Hayden Panettiere and Michelle Trachtenberg less than two years apart. Panettiere was found dead at age 36 in Greenville,…