Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Equipment used at a home marijuana growing operation in North Hollywood likely caused that injured three people and displaced at least four others Sunday night, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. The explosion, centered in the garage, rocked the single-story Valley Glen home in the 12700 block of West Archwood Street about 9:30 p.m., officials said. The blast tore the roof off the garage and scattered debris across the neighborhood. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said at least seven homes were damaged,...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Equipment used at a home marijuana growing operation in North Hollywood likely caused that injured three people and displaced at least four others Sunday night, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. The explosion, centered in the garage, rocked the single-story Valley Glen home in the 12700 block of West Archwood Street about 9:30 p.m., officials said. The blast tore the roof off the garage and scattered debris across the neighborhood. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said at least seven homes were damaged,...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement She had been drifting in the cold Pacific water for a night and most of a day. Kept afloat by her orange life jacket and the bow of her family’s capsized boat, 9-year-old Desireé Rodriguez had watched helplessly as one family member after another let go of life. AdvertisementFirst her mother began foaming at the mouth and then went still. Her 5-year-old sister died soon after. Her uncle went next, followed by her aunt. Now she was alone, with no idea where her father was. He’d been at the helm during what started as a routine fishing...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement She had been drifting in the cold Pacific water for a night and most of a day. Kept afloat by her orange life jacket and the bow of her family’s capsized boat, 9-year-old Desireé Rodriguez had watched helplessly as one family member after another let go of life. AdvertisementFirst her mother began foaming at the mouth and then went still. Her 5-year-old sister died soon after. Her uncle went next, followed by her aunt. Now she was alone, with no idea where her father was. He’d been at the helm during what started as a routine fishing...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A collision between a semitruck and an SUV carrying more than two dozen people near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday morning has left 13 dead and several others injured, officials said. A collision between a big rig and an SUV carrying more than two dozen people near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday morning killed at least 13 and injured several others, authorities said.About 6 a.m., the 2011 Peterbilt tractor-trailer was traveling north on Route 115 near El Centro when, for reasons that remained unclear, a Ford Expedition entered an...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement A collision between a semitruck and an SUV carrying more than two dozen people near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday morning has left 13 dead and several others injured, officials said. A collision between a big rig and an SUV carrying more than two dozen people near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday morning killed at least 13 and injured several others, authorities said.About 6 a.m., the 2011 Peterbilt tractor-trailer was traveling north on Route 115 near El Centro when, for reasons that remained unclear, a Ford Expedition entered an...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement They were hurling racial slurs at her and pouring pepper spray, hot like habaneros, into her eyes and ear. Someone or something — perhaps the butt of a metal flagpole carrying a “Don’t tread on me” banner — pummeled her shoulder, leaving a circle-shaped bruise. Another person snatched her wig off.As supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent mob in Washington on Wednesday, a crowd of at least 20 pro-Trump demonstrators, many clad in “Make America Great Again” hats, surrounded 25-year-old Berlinda Nibo on a...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement They were hurling racial slurs at her and pouring pepper spray, hot like habaneros, into her eyes and ear. Someone or something — perhaps the butt of a metal flagpole carrying a “Don’t tread on me” banner — pummeled her shoulder, leaving a circle-shaped bruise. Another person snatched her wig off.As supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent mob in Washington on Wednesday, a crowd of at least 20 pro-Trump demonstrators, many clad in “Make America Great Again” hats, surrounded 25-year-old Berlinda Nibo on a...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement As a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in support of President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, several people were arrested in downtown Los Angeles as Trump supporters clashed with counter-protesters and police.A crowd of about 200 gathered near Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, waving U.S. flags and chanting, “Do your job,” as officers tried to control them. Police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly about 1 p.m.One Trump supporter screamed at officers who escorted her off the steps...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement As a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in support of President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, several people were arrested in downtown Los Angeles as Trump supporters clashed with counter-protesters and police.A crowd of about 200 gathered near Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, waving U.S. flags and chanting, “Do your job,” as officers tried to control them. Police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly about 1 p.m.One Trump supporter screamed at officers who escorted her off the steps...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Big Basin Redwoods State Park is getting more than $540,000 to help it recover from a wildfire that tore through the park’s ancient redwood forest last summer, thanks to donations from two long-standing nonprofits.Sempervirens Fund and Save the Redwoods League, which have supported the park since its founding in 1902, are contributing the money to begin a years-long rebuilding effort at California’s oldest state park.The first installment, about $200,000, was distributed Wednesday to help remove fallen or damaged trees that could...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Big Basin Redwoods State Park is getting more than $540,000 to help it recover from a wildfire that tore through the park’s ancient redwood forest last summer, thanks to donations from two long-standing nonprofits.Sempervirens Fund and Save the Redwoods League, which have supported the park since its founding in 1902, are contributing the money to begin a years-long rebuilding effort at California’s oldest state park.The first installment, about $200,000, was distributed Wednesday to help remove fallen or damaged trees that could...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Many of the forces that have shaken America in 2020 — the pandemic, a sharp economic downturn, rising inequities and the protests fueled by the killing of George Floyd — are also upending politics in Santa Monica.In the last year, the famously liberal city, sometimes seen as a bellwether in local government, has dealt with a series of dramas culminating in a profound shift in power that will likely reshape Santa Monica for years to come.For the record:First the city manager, then the police chief, departed amid withering criticism...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Many of the forces that have shaken America in 2020 — the pandemic, a sharp economic downturn, rising inequities and the protests fueled by the killing of George Floyd — are also upending politics in Santa Monica.In the last year, the famously liberal city, sometimes seen as a bellwether in local government, has dealt with a series of dramas culminating in a profound shift in power that will likely reshape Santa Monica for years to come.For the record:First the city manager, then the police chief, departed amid withering criticism...WW…

Copyright © 2020, Los Angeles Times | | | |AdvertisementCalifornia’s may not be completely over, but the trauma is ending for some of the state’s most vulnerable inhabitants: animals rescued from the blazes.Several animals found injured during wildfires this year have recovered and will soon be welcomed into new homes. One happy caregiver welcomed home her “semi-feral” cat, Ned, after he spent three months recovering from burns to his feet, face, ears, hind leg and tail at the hospital at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The cat was rescued at Linda Kearney’s property in...…Copyright © 2020, Los Angeles Times | | | |AdvertisementCalifornia’s may not be completely over, but the trauma is ending for some of the state’s most vulnerable inhabitants: animals rescued from the blazes.Several animals found injured during wildfires this year have recovered and will soon be welcomed into new homes. One happy caregiver welcomed home her “semi-feral” cat, Ned, after he spent three months recovering from burns to his feet, face, ears, hind leg and tail at the hospital at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The cat was rescued at Linda Kearney’s property in...WW…