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60 People Treated for Skin Irritation After a Plane Dumps Fuel Over School Near LAX
Some 60 people were treated for skin irritation Tuesday after a plane dumped jet fuel over an elementary school east of Los Angeles International Airport. Seventeen children and nine adults at Park Avenue Elementary School in the 8000 block of Park Avenue in Cudahy complained of skin irritation, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Students and staff members…
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Watch: Adorable Video Shows a Migrating Gray Whale Calf and Mom Swimming Side-by-Side
Drone video captured a few magical moments off the Southern California coast when a gray whale calf and its mother made their way to Baja California during an astounding 6,000-mile annual migration. The touching video was taken near Dana Point during a whale watching cruise with Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari. It shows the two whales bonding...
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Dog Rescued From Car Crushed in Fatal Train Crash is Recovering With His Family
A dog who was rescued from the back seat of a crumpled car after it was struck by a train, killing the driver, has been reunited with his family, Santa Ana police said. In a tweet, the department said it received several inquiries about Pecas, a black-and-white spotted dog who was taken to an animal hospital after the crash on…
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Three Sought in Road Rage Knockout Punch Caught on Camera
A New Year’s Day road rage confrontation left a man hospitalized with severe injuries when he was punched in the head at a Van Nuys intersection. The victim was stopped at about 9:30 a.m. Jan. 1 at a red light on Woodman Avenue at Victory Boulevard when he got into a dispute with three men in a Jeep. The...
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Southern California Firefighters Are Joining the Battle Against Australia's Devastating Fires
Firefighters from Southern California are deploying to Australia in the fight against bushfires that have forced one of the largest evacuations in the country’s history. The Angeles National Forest Service is sending 20 firefighters to Australia, a spokesman said Friday. The firefighters, who come from all parts of the Los Angeles area, battled the Saddle Ridge Fire in October in…
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After Slow Going in the Snow and Ice, Two SoCal Mountain Passes Reopen
Hazardous driving conditions forced post-holiday closures on two major freeways north of Los Angeles, slowing the drive for travelers through ice- and snow-covered mountain passes. Traffic slowed was at a crawl Friday morning on the 14 Freeway in the Palmdale areas due to several crashes, including a jack-knifed big rig. Parts of the 14 Freeway were closed due to hazardous…
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Founded in 1983 to Serve LAX, SuperShuttle is Going Out of Business
The seemingly ever-present blue and yellow vans have been part of the blur of activity at LAX for nearly four decades. SuperShuttle, the shared ride service founded in 1983 to serve the airport, is coming to a stop — for good. The service will cease operations by the end of the year, according to a letter from the company to…
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Mountain Lion Captured in Backyard of a Simi Valley Home
A mountain lion was captured early Thursday just hours after police warned residents about the big cat in a Simi Valley neighborhood. The sightings came about a week after a miniature Schnauzer was killed by a mountain lion in the community northwest of Los Angeles. The captured mountain lion is not the same animal in last week’s attack, authorities...
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Hiker Haunted by Last Images of Man Who Vanished on Mt. Baldy
The search for a 52-year-old Irvine man who went missing while hiking with three other people in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles was set to resume Thursday morning, a day after a candlelight vigil was held in the man’s honor.
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Man Mowing Lawn Falls Into Muddy 25-Foot Well in Front of His Home
Ron Sparks was mowing his lawn when he found himself on what he described as a terrible theme park ride. The 87-year-old Simi Valley man had tumbled down a 25-foot well after the ground opened up and collapsed in front of his home. He was stuck at the bottom in mud that firefighters said was like quicksand. Two hours later,…
