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Cleanup begins at Los Angeles 'trash house' where entire property is filled with garbage and junk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass vowed that cleanup would happen at a home where mounds of garbage and debris had piled up several feet high across the entire property's fenced-in yard and driveway. The mayor said Wednesday she only learned this week about the...
Los Angeles records 475 mudslides during historic storm that has drenched Southern California
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
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
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
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...
