Monsoon flooding devastates Twentynine Palms — and reveals its heart
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — When Mary Firestine woke up, she didn’t know it was going to rain. Weather forecasts for that mid-July Sunday in the rural...
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Rookie Jack Kochanowicz gets first career win as Angels beat Nationals
Aug. 11, 2024 1:08 PM PT WASHINGTON — Jack Kochanowicz pitched 7⅔ innings to earn his first major league win, Kevin Pillar hit a three-run double...
LAUSD could add $9-billion school bond measure to the local ballot
Los Angeles school officials on Wednesday will decide whether to put a $9-billion school construction bond on the ballot in November — the largest in...
Long Beach — not Venice — stars in Olympics closing ceremony
When the film trucks started rolling into Long Beach’s Belmont Shore last week, nobody thought much about it. The residential oceanfront neighborhood is such a...
Teens experience America’s urban, rural divide intent on busting stereotypes
This summer a group of high school students brought a whole new meaning to foreign exchange programs. Wendy Rojas of Koreatown immersed herself in Sioux...
After woman falls to her death, Half Dome’s risks on everyone’s mind
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles...
At D23, even Disney’s biggest fans feel the pinch of high parks prices
Clad in a two-tiered ruffled dress, Minnie Mouse ears and a folding fan, all made of recycled Disney parks merch bags, Patt Haro reminisced about...
L.A. officially accepts Olympic handoff to close Paris Olympics
PARIS — No other city in the world can do what Paris did over the past three weeks, staging the drama of Olympic competition against...
Dodgers rookie pitcher River Ryan will miss the rest of the season
Dodgers rookie pitcher River Ryan will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, Dave Roberts announced Sunday, a day after Ryan exited...
Magic mushroom chocolates having a moment. Do they contain mushrooms?
Beneath the psychedelic colors and cartoon mushrooms, the labels are often vague: Some claim to be “vegan space capsules” while others warn they are only...