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More roadwork will impact two Los Angeles freeways this week. The California Department of Transportation will begin work on the 2 Freeway and 5 Freeway connector ramps starting Monday evening. Caltrans says the overnight closures will be in effect for three evenings this week. Here is the roadwork schedule for the project:…

LOS ANGELES, CA — If ever there was a time to head to the mountains, today is the day. Stargazers were treated to an unprecedented sight in Southern California overnight: the Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights were seen from the local mountains, a rare treat thanks to a geomagnetic solar storm. The ongoing solar storm has the potential…

A rendering of the proposed monorail option along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass. The monorail or underground heavy rail options are on the table and open for questions at three upcoming meetings, on the LA Metro Sepulveda Pass project, starting on Saturday, May 11, 2024. (Rendering courtesy of LASRE) What…

What to KnowThere were 13,909 homeless fires in Los Angeles in 2023, almost double the number of such fires in 2020, according to LAFD data.Some of these fires are apparently caused by homeless people tapping into city electrical wires under the sidewalk, the I-Team found.City officials confirmed that the wires can cause…

Hawaiian Gardens, California — Star Students are found in classrooms, on concert and theater stages and at debate lecterns, and out in the community doing good things to make life better for all of us. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize Star Students, and we’re working to tell the stories of these outstanding kids…

A group of parents whose children attend schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District demanded the return of police on school campuses Tuesday. The parents, who organized a petition following a rash of violence at LAUSD schools, went before the school board to call for the reinstatement of police officers on campus…

LA County voters will likely decide whether to approve a new sales tax increase to fund homeless services and affordable housing in the region. On Tuesday, proponents of a ballot measure are expected to submit to the LA County Registrar-Recorder what they say are enough signatures to qualify the issue for November. The proposal is currently…

A L.A. Dash bus driver was attacked Sunday by a homeless woman in South Los Angeles, just two days after dozens of Metro transit operators staged a “sick out” amid ongoing safety concerns.  Officers with Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the most recent attack at just before 1 p.m. at the intersection of South-Central…

In Los Angeles, those who wage war on mosquitoes are adding a weapon to their arsenal: more mosquitoes. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District launched a pilot program this week to release tens of thousands of irradiated, lab-raised mosquitoes into the local environment. These mosquitoes are all male and have…

The Los Angeles Police Department's review of officers' use of force in 2023 showed there were three more police shootings, 17 more significant uses of force, four more in-custody deaths, and three more accidental shootings by officers in comparison with 2022. The LAPD said nine officers were injured in the 2023 shootings. Of…