An atmospheric river hit Los Angeles in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing scattered downpours, powerful winds, fears of flooding — and even some tornado warnings on the Central Coast. Evacuation warnings have been issued in areas ravaged by January’s firestorm — including the burn scars from the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire in Altadena, the Hurst fire in Sylmar …
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A “winter-like” storm will move into Southern California late Monday into Wednesday, bringing the chance for widespread, significant rainfall and locally damaging winds that could trigger flash floods, the National Weather Service warned Monday. A flood watch has been issued for much of the region from Monday evening through Tuesday, particularly in areas in and around recent burn scars, including …
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A SpaceX rocket illuminated the night sky with its exhaust plume after launching Sunday from the Vandenberg Space Force Base near the Santa Barbara County coast. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched just after 7 p.m. and could be seen for miles across Santa Barbara, LA and Orange counties. This was the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting …
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The mystery deepened this week surrounding the case of a girl whose decomposing body was found in an abandoned Telsa registered to singer D4vd. The discovery made national headlines earlier this month. But this week, authorities identified the girl as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, an Inland Empire resident who was reported missing last April. Many things remain unclear, including why the …
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For years, a sophisticated retail crime ring plundered Home Depots across Southern California, pulling off more than 600 thefts and netting an estimated $10 million worth of merchandise without consequences — until now, authorities said. On Tuesday, the Ventura County district attorney’s office announced the filing of a 48-count criminal complaint against nine alleged key players in what Home Depot …
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As Southern California braces for the most significant heat wave yet this year, officials warn that the dangerously hot temperatures expected at the end of the week are only one of three major concerns. “It’s a trio of impactful hazards affecting Southern California as we head into the next several days: heat, fire and storms,” said Ariel Cohen, the meteorologist …
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A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway on Thursday as he tried to flee federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia. His death at a hospital was confirmed Thursday afternoon by Monrovia City Manager Dylan Feik. The circumstances surrounding the fatal accident are under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. Monrovia police received reports at 9:43 …
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A former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Torrance has pleaded guilty to stealing credit and debit cards and checks from the mail and flaunting her spending on luxury goods and vacations on Instagram, federal officials announced. Mary Ann Magdamit, 31, of Carson pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, according to a U.S. attorney’s …
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When police searched a home in Upland as part of a recent burglary investigation, they weren’t looking for piles of cash or bags full of jewelry, but boxes of what has become the must-have item of the year. Within each of the 14 boxes taken from the home, Chino police said, were those little customizable monsters that are taking over …
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