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Elon Musk Plans To Tunnel Under LA, But Getting To Mars Might Be Easier
Elon Musk got approval to dig a test tunnel for electric cars under Hawthorne, but getting approvals to extend under LA is another story.
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Police Use Twitter To Catch Wanted Suspects – And It Works
The Manhattan Beach Police Department started using Twitter for "Turn Yourself In Thursday" to catch wanted suspects, and it worked.
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San Clemente House Explosion Rocks Neighborhood
A San Clemente residence was obliterated in an early morning explosion. Here's what happened.
Jay Thomas Of Power 106, 'Murphy Brown' Fame Dies At 69
Jay Thomas, the longtime Power 106 Morning Zoo host and Emmy-winning actor, died from cancer.
USC Grad Student's Decomposed Body Found Week After Death
Authorities were investigating the death of a 24-year-old graduate student whose body was found a week after he died by a cleaning crew.
Brush Fire Burned Near 110 Freeway In San Pedro
Firefighters are dousing a fire that burned near the 110 Freeway in San Pedro: BREAKING
The satellite, FORMOSAT-5, was SpaceX's 12th orbital launch of this year, and was constructed by the Taiwan National Space Organization.
Trump May Shrink San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
The San Gabriel Mountains National Monument could shrink in size under recommendations by President Trump's Interior department
LA Fire Department May Charge For False Alarms
The Los Angeles Fire Department gets between 12,000 and 15,000 false alarm calls every year.
Police Offer $5K Reward To Catch 3 Calabasas Robbers
The three men who committed the home-invasion robbery fled with more than $200,000 worth of cash, jewelry and other valuables.
Jane Goodall Documentary And Concert To Play 1 Night At Hollywood Bowl
A documentary about the legendary Jane Goodall will be scored by an orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl in a one- night engagement.
California Could Start Executing Prisoners Again, Thanks To Prop 66 Ruling
The California Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Prop 66 but called the five-year time frame advisory rather than mandatory.
Terror Threat Forces LA Folk Band Allah-Las To Cancel Netherlands Concert
Allah-Las, a Los Angeles folk band, was forced to cancel a concert in the Netherlands after authorities uncovered a terrorist threat
New Rotating Public Art Livens Up Santa Monica
Prepare your Instagram: there will be new, immersive art installations rotating throughout Santa Monica.
Rihanna Buys $6.8 Million West Hollywood Mansion
Rihanna's new West Hollywood home is in the same neighborhood Kendall Jenner just moved out of after referring to her house as 'jinxed.'
Watch Out For South Bay DUI Checkpoint This Weekend
Redondo Beach Police supports the new effort from the Office of Traffic Safety that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze."
Boy Shot In Upper Body On 14th Street, Another Minor In Custody
The shooting took place in the 200 block of West 14th Street, according to Long Beach Police Sgt. Bradley Johnson.
Missing Persons Search Suspended After Overturned Kayak Found
An overturned Kayak led to a U.S. Coast Guard search for a possible missing person; search suspended after no reports of distress.
Worker Dies At Bel-Air Construction Site
Los Angeles fire fighters were called to the scene of an accident where a man was pronounced dead 300 feet down a graded hillside.
Misidentified Body Exhumed From Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
The misidentified man buried in Orange County will be cremated and sent to his mother in Kansas.
Walnut Unified Eclipse Day; Students Watch With Wonder
The world became the classroom as these Walnut students stepped out in the sun to watch it disappear in the 2017 solar eclipse.
Another arrest this week following the protests and rally last weekend in Laguna Beach. This man, caught, while trying to flee back to Ohio
Did You Buy Powerball Tickets At A Newport Grocery Store?
Big winner: A Powerball ticket sold in Newport Beach, wins big. If you bought at this grocery store you may want to check your ticket.
Unity Ribbons Displayed Prior To Protests In Laguna Beach
A day before protesters and anti-protest groups descended upon Laguna Beach, residents staged a #UnityRibbon campaign in Main Beach.
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