A fire engulfing a big rig on the 10 Freeway in East Los Angeles has forced the closure of all westbound lanes, officials said today.
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Prominent business and property owners have grown favorable toward Mayor Eric Garcetti's new quake retrofit proposal.
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If anyone thought that L.A.'s ramen renaissance was stalling or even close to over, Alvin Cailan would have you think again. Cailan, known mostly for his insanely popular Eggslut shop at Grand Central Market, is officially opening the doors to Ramen Champ, his new Chinatown ramen-ya, on...
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Jared Leto of “Dallas Buyers Club” has bought an unusual compound in Hollywood Hills West that dates to the early 1940s for $5 million.
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Name of restaurant: Nae Go Hyang. Korean translation: "My home town."
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Stained wood planks line the exterior of this modern design by Predock Frane Architects, which rests against a hillside in Pacific Palisades. Entered through a two-story atrium, the open-space floor plan is anchored by a freestanding fireplace with a glass insert overlooking the great room...
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They waited more than a month at Santa Margarita for the Rasheed brothers, Kaden and Noah, to become eligible after transferring from Mission Viejo, and they delivered last week in their debut.
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KB Home's revenue soared in the fourth quarter, as higher home prices helped the Los Angeles builder beat sales expectations on Wall Street.
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The passports are packed and so is warm clothing, because the unbeaten Fairfax Lions (15-0) leave for Canada on Wednesday and begin action on Thursday in the Snowball Classic in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
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Troy Williams, the two-time City Section player of the year during his days playing quarterback at Narbonne, has left Washington and will attend Santa Monica College, Coach Manuel Douglas said.
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If you're planning to attend Friday night's neighborhood rivalry basketball game between Sherman Oaks Notre Dame and host Crespi, make sure you get there prior to 7 p.m. to hear the national anthem played by junior Cameron Alan-Lee of Crespi using his violin.
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The 5.21-acre Bob and Dolores Hope estate in Toluca Lake has come back on the market at $23 million.
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Three Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were relieved of duty last week for allegedly accepting bribes from drivers and stealing items from towed vehicles in the Lynwood area, the Sheriff's Department announced Monday.
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Disturbed by a proliferation of mattresses and sofas appearing on park property, a Los Angeles City Council committee Monday asked city lawyers to draft language outlawing the practice.
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Behind the story — how I came to write about Piero Golia's now-dismantled art speakeasy Chalet Hollywood:
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Los Angeles police say they have located a woman who they had initially believed was kidnapped from a business in Highland Park.
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives are considering whether to arrest a man who killed his friend with a wooden stool after he had an “inappropriate” relationship with the man’s stepdaughter and tried to kill her when confronted about it.
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Rolando Garcia was shopping Wednesday at a meat market in Covina he often frequents when he spotted a mother and her 2-year-old son.
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Alfred Mann, the billionaire entrepreneur and inventor behind several successful medical device companies, is stepping down as chief executive of MannKind Corp., a Valencia maker of inhaled insulin.
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While not as fluffy as a Berliner, beignet or bombolone, the Armenian doughnut ponchik is still easy to crave. Traditionally filled with a sweet custard, ponchiks can also be found in Armenian bakeries around town, filled with dulce de leche and various jams and especially Nutella, which...
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After a wet weekend, strong Santa Ana winds are expected to blow into Southern California on Tuesday, bringing gusts of up to 50 miles per hour.
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A sitting porch set under a subtle eave marks the entrance to this newly built Traditional in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Santa Monica. Fresh details such as Carrera marble accents, French oak flooring and splashy light fixtures lend a modern quality to classic interiors. Sliding-glass...
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Inmates at a downtown Los Angeles jail started a fire Sunday, forcing officials to put the jail on lockdown, authorities said.
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Koreatown resident Daniel Martinez has been driving only a few years. But he says he's already racked up eight parking tickets, five of them for parking on street-sweeping day.
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One of the rarest pennies cost a Beverly Hills man a pretty penny.
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Hundreds gathered Sunday outside Los Angeles City Hall to show solidarity against last week's terrorist attacks in France and to pay tribute to the 17 people killed.
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Before an armed man was fatally shot early Sunday by South Gate police, he tried to carjack two vehicles near a fast food restaurant, officials said.
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A tractor rumbled over 2 acres of green turf last month at the MillerCoors brewery, its mechanical rake leaving wide swaths of thirsty grass chomped up in its wake.
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A couple was tied up and robbed at gunpoint by four men who broke into their Palos Verdes Estates home Saturday night, authorities said.
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A rainstorm that began Saturday morning is expected to continue into Sunday evening in the Los Angeles area, showering some parts of the region with as much as two inches of rain.
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A man was found dead in a Downey driveway from what appears to be a gang-related shooting, authorities said.
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A gunman was killed early Saturday morning and a security guard was injured during an exchange of gunfire at the entrance of a popular Inglewood nightclub, police said.
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An infant was found in the vehicle of a domestic violence suspect early Saturday after a 5-mile-long pursuit that began and ended in an exchange of gunfire with police officers, the Long Beach Police Department said.
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Stuart Scott was born in Chicago, bled "Carolina blue," and gained national acclaim by dropping exuberant catchphrases from inside a TV studio in Bristol, Conn.
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Alberto Enrique Behar dedicated his career to the idea that there was no place too hot, too cold or too remote for science.
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My husband and I just returned from a fabulous KJazz/Palos Verdes Art Center trip to the Havana Jazz Festival with Long Beach-based Cuba Tours & Travel. Their itinerary was excellent. They took us to the best restaurants and arranged for lectures on Latin music and visits to museums and...
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Orange County authorities Friday reported two more cases of measles and repeated warnings that the outbreak that began at Disneyland is expected to continue to spread.
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Los Angeles police Friday evening closed several downtown blocks and evacuated apartments in the area because of a suspicious vehicle.
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Santa Ana police Friday opened a criminal investigation into circumstances surrounding bread from an Orange County bakery that was tentatively found to have been tainted with drugs and is suspected of sickening at least 40 people.
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Izek Shomof, a prominent redeveloper of older buildings in downtown Los Angeles, has purchased the historic Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena and hopes to turn it into an entertainment venue that could include a bar and screenings of old movies.
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After Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal was announced Friday, reaction from California’s public universities showed that much lobbying and political maneuvering is ahead to establish higher education spending levels for next year.
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A former Orange County bus driver who crashed a bus and injured several students when he passed out behind the wheel, could face 19 years in prison, prosecutors announced Friday.
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