As Los Angeles burns, Hollywood’s Oscar season turns into a pledge drive
When the Palisades Fire broke out in Los Angeles last Tuesday, Hollywood’s awards season was in full swing. The Golden Globes ...
These Los Angeles restaurants offer food to fire evacuees and first responders
A handful of spots across L.A. have stepped up to provide food and coffee to evacuees, firefighters and first responders.
Man taken into custody after trying to drive off in a Waymo in downtown L.A., police say
A man is taken into custody after apparently attempting to drive away in a self-driving Waymo taxi, L.A. police say.
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Crashes and Disasters
Since Oct. 1, San Francisco’s rainfall is at 112% of its historical average, with 10.4 inches — while downtown Los Angeles is at a staggering 3% of normal, with 0.16 inches over the same time.
Lakers, Clippers return to their home courts after days of fire devastation across Los Angeles
Knox and Kai Redick are two basketball-obsessed kids who had amassed a big collection of NBA jerseys, trading cards and ...
New Fire Threatens Los Angeles, as Death Toll Rises to 10
The Kenneth fire exploded in a few hours. The Palisades and Eaton fires each appeared to have destroyed some 5,000 or more structures, officials said, which would put them both among the five most ...
Waymo explains how its driverless taxis handle car thefts after incident in downtown LA
How does Waymo handle attempted car thefts? The driverless ride-hailing app explains what happens after an incident in downtown LA.
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Los Angeles fires: Catastrophic weather conditions drive firestorms across Southern California
Since Oct. 1, San Francisco’s rainfall is at 112% of its historical average, with 10.4 inches — while downtown Los Angeles is at a staggering 3% of normal, with 0.16 inches over the same time.
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Waymo explains how its driverless taxis handle car thefts after incident in downtown LA
Waymo officially launched in Los Angeles in November ... to steal one of the driverless vehicles in downtown LA. He had tried putting the car in drive but couldn't manipulate the controls to ...
L.A. man tries to drive off in autonomous Waymo car. Company says it’s prepared
Even when someone tries to get in the driver's seat, Waymo cars are designed so that people cannot override the automatic driving system, the company said.
‘It Was Biblical’: Ash and Flame Upend Life in Southern California
Wind-whipped wildfire blew through communities of every socioeconomic status and stripe, merging, psychically if not ...