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Los Angeles records 475 mudslides during historic storm that has drenched Southern California

Feb. 06, 2024 21:43 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed at least 475 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a season in just two days, and officials warned Tuesday that the threat was not over...

Record-setting storm that killed 3 dumps rain on Los Angeles; flash flood alerts still in effect

Feb. 05, 2024 22:43 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A storm of historic proportions dumped a record amount of rain over parts of Los Angeles on Monday, sending mud and boulders down hillsides dotted with multimillion-dollar homes while people living in homeless encampments in many parts of the city scrambled for safety. ...

Violent crime in Los Angeles decreased in 2023. But officials worry the city is perceived as unsafe

Jan. 24, 2024 15:53 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Violent crime overall in Los Angeles decreased more than 3% in 2023, officials said Wednesday, despite a perception that the nation's second-largest city is unsafe. Blaring headlines and shocking video footage of smash-and-grab robberies, where dozens of...

Annual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets

Jan. 24, 2024 04:14 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a crucial part of the region’s efforts to confront the crisis of tens of thousands of people living on the streets. Up to 6,000 volunteers with the Los Angeles Homeless Services...

Los Angeles police chief announces retirement after tumultuous tenure marked by pandemic, protests

Jan. 12, 2024 21:18 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief announced his retirement from the head of one of the nation's largest law enforcement agencies Friday, concluding a tenure marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, protests over racial injustice and greater scrutiny into excessive force and police killings...

Homeless numbers in Los Angeles could surge again, even as thousands move to temporary shelter

Dec. 21, 2023 00:37 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the hours after being elected mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass made a promise that will be an inescapable metric of her time in office: “We are going to solve homelessness.” The Democratic member of Congress, who had been on then-candidate Joe Biden’s...