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What's really causing those mysterious fires at Santa Barbara's famous coastal 'volcanoes'
What appeared to be a mini-volcano erupted with fire and smoke along Santa Barbara's coast Thursday. But experts say there are no volcanos in this area. What caused the fiery reaction?
Park leads challenger Malik in fundraising for L.A.'s coastal council seat
Eight of the 15 L.A. City Council seats are on the ballot in the June 2 primary.
Sighting of aggressive 10-foot shark postpones Huntington Beach surf competition
Huntington Beach officials spotted a 10-foot shark in the water, prompting a 24-hour beach closure and postponing the Vans Jack's Surfboards Pro.
Dedicated student, track athlete, and now a suspect in the killing of a Burbank teacher
A former Burbank High School track athlete was accused of killing a local elementary school teacher and critically wounding her adult daughter in a stabbing on Monday.
U.S. Department of Education reopens investigation into LAUSD's Black student achievement program
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has reopened an investigation into the Los Angeles Unified School District's Black Student Achievement Plan after a 2024 settlement.
UC Regent Jay Sures condemns UCLA student government for criticizing Israeli hostage event
Controversy is growing over the UCLA undergraduate student government's move to condemn the campus Hillel for bringing a former hostage of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel to campus. On Friday, a prominent UC Regent criticized UC student leaders.
Effort to hold Uber legally responsible for sexual assaults by drivers heads to ballot
A coalition of attorneys announced Thursday they've gathered enough signatures to ask voters to support a law, billed as the first of its kind, that would make rideshare companies legally responsible for sexual assaults that occur inside their vehicles.
More rain is on the way for Los Angeles this weekend
A storm system could bring light rain to most areas of Los Angeles on Saturday.
Mexican Mafia sweep by FBI nets dozens of arrests on murder, kidnapping charges
FBI agents and local authorities arrested multiple Mexican Mafia associates operating in Orange County on Thursday, targeting a network allegedly led by a state prison inmate known as 'Gangster.'
Man arrested in six-hour string of sexual assaults in the San Fernando Valley
Damian Denzell Robinson, 29, was taken into custody Wednesday night and booked into jail Thursday, records show.
L.A. voters doubt government can improve housing affordability, poll finds
A poll commissioned by the Los Angeles Business Council finds Angelenos rank housing and homelessness as serious concerns, but doubt local and state government can solve the problems.
A $40-million project will clean MacArthur Lake. Will it help fix the park?
The MacArthur Park Lake Stormwater Capture Project will turn rain runoff into enough clean water to fill 14 Olympic-size swimming pools of clean drinking water per year, city officials said.
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