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After starting his journalism career in his home state of Massachusetts, he went west and fell in love with the sunshine, mountains and amazing people of the Golden State. He’s covered city government in San Diego and Pasadena and more recently reported on Hollywood and independent film.
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Frigid overnight temperatures could be cold enough to kill sensitive plants and pose a hypothermia risk to people and animals, the NWS said.
Frigid overnight temperatures could be cold enough to kill sensitive plants and pose a hypothermia risk to people and animals, the NWS said.
Frigid overnight temperatures could be cold enough to kill sensitive plants and pose a hypothermia risk to people and animals, the NWS said.
A broken-down school bus has stalled traffic on the 101 Freeway during Monday-morning rush hour, according to a SigAlert.
Firefighters battled a fire inside a Hollywood hotel room that broke out near a wall heater, the LAFD said.
The man is accused of entering a Culver City home in the middle of the night and raping a 12-year-old girl as her parents slept.
A man who brandished a gun near an LA school and was later found with a cache of weapons has been sentenced to federal prison, the DOJ said.
Rain and intense winds are expected to batter Malibu this weekend.
Calabasas is expected to be hit with intense weather this weekend; forecasters have issued high wind and freeze warnings for the area.
Rain and intense winds are expected to batter parts of LA County this weekend, while snow is forecast in mountainous areas.
Agoura Hills is expected to be hit with intense weather this weekend; forecasters have issued high wind and freeze warnings for the area.
Robot burger-flippers and fry cooks run the kitchen at a new SoCal restaurant that claims to be the world's first fully autonomous eatery.
A man suspected of fleeing after a violent high-speed crash on PCH Thursday night remains at large, according to reports.
A man was found dead in a fire that broke out early Thursday morning next to the USC campus, the LAFD said.
There's not just one minimum wage in California — it varies between cities and industries, from $16 to $23 an hour.
The speed limit on busy stretches of Fountain and Fairfax avenues will soon be reduced.
Over 600 customers are without power in Hollywood Thursday afternoon.
Shaunzi the elephant came to California after spending much of her youth performing in a circus. She died this week at age 53, the zoo said.
The woman was struck and killed near the LAX entrance early Thursday morning, according to the LAPD.
Volunteers are needed to conduct the annual count of homeless people living across Los Angeles County.
