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Mar 26, 2026

Don't want to miss the bloom? This L.A. scientist created a poppy forecast

A local scientist looked for wildflower forecasts, but couldn't find any. So he created one himself, using a deep-learning model, satellite imagery and weather data.

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Mar 26, 2026

Smoglandia: Quandary — the smog we hate so much versus the cars we love so much

Smoglandia: SoCal officials start to fight the smog problem that begins to defines the region.

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Mar 26, 2026

Smoglandia: Smog checks, diamond lanes and leaf blower bans work, but a dark cloud comes from D.C.

Smoglandia: SoCal adopts smog checks, diamond lanes and leaf blower bans to curb smog

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Mar 26, 2026

Californians with deep ties to Jalisco rattled by cartel violence and fears of bloody power struggle

Fear of cartel violence in Mexico surged across the border and into California where families with ties to Mexico frantically tried to check on family back home.

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Mar 26, 2026

Smoglandia: Smog was killing L.A., and a Caltech chemist found the murder weapon — in our garages

Smoglandia: The cause of SoCal's smog is identified and it isn't the factories spewing black gunk into the sky in support of the war effort.

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Mar 26, 2026

The inspiring, infuriating, even comic tale of how we defeated L.A.'s smog and why we may have to again

L.A. has been tested time and time again. Southern California's battle with smog shows we can overcome big obstacles.

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Mar 25, 2026

Landmark L.A. jury verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids

The outcome Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court is potentially precedent-setting for thousands of other pending lawsuits nationwide and could reshape how tech companies are held accountable for children's harm caused by their products.

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Mar 25, 2026

A grenade killed three L.A. deputies. The widow of one says Sheriff's Department failed him

Despite a massive search, investigators have yet to find a second hand grenade involved in the fatal mishap.

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Mar 25, 2026

WATCH: Melania Trump showcases robot guest at WH summit

A walking, talking humanoid robot strolled side-by-side with first lady Melania Trump at the White House for the second day of her international technology summit.

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Mar 25, 2026

$8.71 a gallon? Welcome to L.A.'s most infamous gas station

The drab Chevron at the edge of Chinatown these days is charging nearly $9 a gallon, $3 more than the Los Angeles area's average of $5.72.

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Mar 25, 2026

False sex abuse claim filed 'without consent' in L.A.'s $4-billion settlement, man says

Melvin Dunlap, 30, says he's never set foot in a Los Angeles juvenile hall. So how did he end up with a lawsuit claiming he'd been abused inside one?

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Mar 25, 2026

Barabak: It's been decades since California had a governor's race like this one. That was a shocker

Gray Davis was a huge underdog who prevailed in a wide-open 1998 contest. The Democrat urges trailing hopefuls to ignore pressure to quit and 'follow your heart.'