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Taste of winter to start the weekend
At this point, it appears to be chilly for the Bisons' home opener Friday, but it will be sunny and it will be dry. Unseasonably cold weather lingers into Saturday with a nice rebound by early next week. It will be cold enough Saturday for possibly a few flurries near the lakes during the morning. [...]
Lesson plans go 'out the window' as educators pivot on César Chávez amid abuse allegations
Educators at college and K-12 schools are rethinking how to teach about César Chávez following allegations that the United Farm Workers co-founder and labor leader sexually abused girls and women.
Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts
Due to health and energy concerns, the California Legislature is considering bills to prohibit data centers from being exempted from the state's stringent environmental law and impose new tariffs on new major energy users that strain power supplies.
4 women stabbed at trendy downtown L.A. restaurant; 1 victim was left in serious condition
Police said at least four people were taken to a hospital with minor stab wounds after the altercation at Zaya.
Ex-girlfriend hired hit man in SoCal murder plot, police say; 4 arrested
A Murrieta woman is accused of hiring a hit man to kill her ex-boyfriend, and investigators say others may have been involved.
Ventura County teen rescued after rattlesnake bite
The latest snakebite incident in the region was reported to the Ventura County Fire Department on Friday night.
Animal rescue says dogs injured during L.A. County enforcement operation; authorities deny claims
Video shows a Rock N Pawz official saying some dogs were hurt as agents seized over 300 animals. Animal Care and Control disputed the claims, saying none were injured in the impounding process.
L.A. County CEO, who got $2-million settlement, is resigning
Fesia Davenport announced plans to step down as CEO of L.A. County next month, citing unspecified health issues.
Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California's reservoirs
A warm wet storm following February's snow, and record-breaking March temperatures are shattering records, prompting warnings of rapid snowmelt and swift rivers.
Granada Hills man charged with setting fire to gentlemen's club
Prosecutors said the suspect also caused a March 2 fire in an electrical vault in a Fashion District warehouse and returned six days later to do so again.
Mono Lake water levels are well below what's required. Now some want L.A. to tighten its tap
Decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why it still hasn't rebounded and what should be done.
Inside Democratic Socialists of America's decision on whether to endorse for L.A. mayor
Some members believe that a mayoral endorsement would take valuable phone-banking and door-knocking resources away from the slate of six local candidates they have already endorsed.
