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'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center expected to close soon, sources say
05/13/26 7:43 PM
The Florida immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is expected to close soon, according to multiple sources.
'Dark money' casts a shadow over L.A. elections, with mystery group pumping out attack mail
05/09/26 10:00 AM
'Neighbors First' is targeting left-wing candidates in the L.A. City Council race. As a nonprofit, it doesn't have to reveal the source of its funding.
'Extremely scary': Specter of an all-GOP governor's race spurs push to remake open primary
05/11/26 12:35 AM
A political consultant filed an application with state officials seeking to alter California's voting system by reverting to a traditional primary with the top vote-getters from each party.
'Speed running' trend spreads despite Scientology and social media sites trying to stop it
05/08/26 7:51 PM
So-called speed running incidents at Church of Scientology buildings have expanded from Los Angeles to other cities and countries. The organization has issued a legal warning to an online content creator it accuses of promoting the practice, while videos on TikTok have been taken down.
3 teens help a beloved dojo owner return to fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades
05/12/26 10:00 AM
Soon, the Gerry Blanck Martial Arts Center, a small but much-loved business that burned in the Palisades fire 15 months ago, will return home.
40,000 UC workers gird for a strike, disrupting medical services, cafeterias at all campuses
05/13/26 10:48 PM
More than 40,000 University of California workers plan an open-ended strike Thursday morning unless contract demands are met. A walkout would disrupt some medical procedures, cleaning and dining services system-wide.
A father's sacrifice: Saving his son, losing his life and the heartbreaking choice left behind
05/08/26 8:13 PM
Juan Andrade's family is trying to learn how to move forward without the family patriarch, who died in April saving his teenage son from drowning in a local park lake.
A tax on golf courses? L.A. voters could decide this November
05/08/26 5:04 PM
L.A. City Council member Adrin Nazarian wants to put a measure on the ballot to levy a parcel tax on large, private recreational membership-based clubs such as golf courses within city limits.
05/13/26 10:00 AM
A new documentary, 'Going for Home,' follows Altadena's Little League in its historic season following the Eaton fire. A community screening of the film will be held Saturday in Altadena's Loma Alta Park.
Amazon halts high-speed e-bike sales in California after fatal crashes
05/10/26 11:21 PM
Orange County's prosecutor says Amazon agreed to stop California sales of e-bikes that can go faster than state speed limits after a series of fatal collisions.