This California Neighborhood Slid into the Pacific in 1929 – It’s Now a Cliffside...
A massive landslide on January 2, 1929, created what we now call Sunken City at the southern edge of San Pedro, Los Angeles. This neighborhood once had beautiful homes along the beach until the ground started moving 11 inches every day. Workers used railroad tracks and mules to save most...
55-Year-Old Who Jumped Off Overpass In Sylmar Identified
The 55-year-old man who died Monday morning after jumping off an overpass bridge in Sylmar has been identified. The 55-year-old man who died was identified as Palliyaguruge Perera, according to The County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner. Perera jumped from an overpass onto the 210 Freeway in Sylmar, according to the...
Major California winery denies pulling out of SF Pride: ‘We really value this community’
The well-known winery said it will still be at the event, although its presence may “look different.”
Los Angeles paid $500K a year to a suspended non-profit tied to gang leader
Los Angeles, CA – Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr., an alleged leader of the Rollin’ 60s Crips, has
13 suspected members on Antelope Valley gang arrested
Thirteen alleged members of an Antelope Valley criminal street gang were arrested when personnel from multiple law enforcement agencies raided 18 locations in Lancaster and Palmdale, authorities said Friday.
Pillowcase Rapist Christopher Hubbart now lives in Antelope Valley
A sexually violent predator known as the Pillowcase Rapist is now once again a resident of the Antelope Valley. Christopher Hubbart, who has a history of violent sex crimes against women with convictions in Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties in 1973, 1982 and 1990, was released and placed at a court-designated...
Mother charged with killing son after 3 days at Disneyland
The woman who allegedly killed her son in an Orange County hotel room after three days at Disneyland was charged with murder on Friday. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer confirmed the charge in a news release, calling the alleged act the “cruelest twist of fate.” Saritha Ramaraju, 48, of Irvine, will also...
Federal safety board lists Coronado Bridge as potentially at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’ if...
SAN DIEGO — The National Transportation Safety Board identified the Coronado Bridge as one of 68 bridges nationwide that need an assessment to determine whether it is at risk of collapsing if struck by a vessel. In a new report, the NTSB found that the Coronado Bridge, which CalTrans...
California’s border crisis turns deadly: Three die in freezing storm
San Diego, California – Three people died last week during separate attempts to cross the U.S.-Mexico border within
Proposed food stamp cuts could hit Latino and immigrant families hard in California
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