Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US. Read full story Author:
How West Midlands shed its gun crime capital label
Firearms discharges drop by more than half in the past six years in the force area. Read full story Author:
What’s going on between Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store bird?
The Since U Been Gone singer claims she was “looked at as if I couldn’t afford” an item in the store. Read full story Author:
Could Wenger really take on Infantino and run for Fifa presidency?
Senior figures in European football tell BBC Sport they want former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to run as a surprise candidate against Gianni Infantino. Read full story Author:
After so many L.A. fire failures, this week’s Santa Ana winds test whether officials can do better
A red flag warning will be in place across most of Los Angeles County on Thursday and Friday, providing one of the first major tests of whether government agencies have …
Westside particularly vulnerable as powerful Santa Ana winds bring fire danger, experts say
This week, large swaths of Southern California will see Santa Ana winds. In the windiest mountain locations, gusts could reach 70 mph. Those winds can bring an increased fire risk, …
With midterms underway, Justice Department presses California to withhold flagged voters’ ballots
Federal officials have given California election officials 48 hours to prove the citizenship of voters flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots. Read full story Author: Kevin Rector
‘Very few people out in the streets’: ICE surge rattles California’s Central Valley
Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias said the enforcement operations led to a drop in school attendance and sparked student protests Friday. Read full story Author: Brittny Mejia, Ruben Vives
Arellano: Karen Bass says L.A.’s political establishment doesn’t like Raman. Well, boo-hoo
Karen Bass says L.A.’s political establishment doesn’t like Raman. Well, boo-hoo Read full story Author: Gustavo Arellano
L.A. city and county remain at odds over who will run key homeless systems
Los Angeles County has agreed to take over the annual homeless count and federal grant application duties from the struggling Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. However, the county and City …
Broken water main spawns sinkhole in Los Feliz, traps Spectrum van
A sinkhole in Los Feliz created by a water main break trapped a Spectrum van Wednesday morning. It was the latest of several in Los Angeles in the past few …
Just before deadly helicopter crash off Catalina, another chopper nearly went down, NTSB says
Records show the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a second incident at Catalina Island where a medical evacuation helicopter nearly crashed into the water just moments before a separate, …
Pacific Coast Highway partially closed in Orange County after crack appears in hillside
A weekend of high surf and stormy weather has battered the Southern California coastline. This week, a crack appeared below Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, prompting a partial closure. …
Supreme Court sides with Republicans in dispute over cost of campaign ads
The outcome gives Republican candidates an advertising edge in the final weeks of the campaign. Read full story Author: David G. Savage
Lopez: Post-debate, lingering questions about who Raman is and how she would lead
Undecideds will decide. But L.A.’s mayoral debate didn’t make the choice clear. Read full story Author: Steve Lopez
Man seen in video being punched by Santa Ana police will not face charges in that arrest
A video of the Oct. 1 arrest, recorded by the suspect’s sister, shows Santa Ana police officers punching and kicking the 28-year-old man. Read full story Author: Ruben Vives
‘Reading Rainbow’ host Mychal Threets shares mental health update: ‘I am running out of time’
Viral librarian and ‘Reading Rainbow’ host Mychal Threets says he is ‘trying to stay’ amid ongoing mental health battles. Read full story Author: Emily St. Martin
Two charged in shooting of 49ers’ Keion White at a Super Bowl party involving rapper Lil Baby and strippers
Four suspects were arrested and two charged in the shooting of 49ers defensive lineman Keion White, who was wounded in the ankle at a Super Bowl party in San Francisco. …
Joni Mitchell celebrates new American citizenship after 62 years living in the United States
‘Big Yellow Taxi,’ ‘Woodstock’ and ‘Both Sides, Now’ singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is from Canada but has long resided in the U.S. She shared video of her naturalization ceremony on social …
‘Dangerous squalor.’ California parents charged in death of asthmatic girl who lived in roach-filled home
An 8-year-old girl who lived in a squalid home died of an asthma attack. Her parents have been charged with felony neglect. Read full story Author: Hailey Branson-Potts