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Mourners take part in a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Monterey Park, California. The investigation is focused on the gunmanâ€™s prior interactions at two dance studios he targeted and whether jealousy over a relationship was the motive, law enforcement sources said. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

January 24, 2023 at 5:10 pm

Grandparents, dancers, community builders: All 11 killed in Monterey Park shooting identified

They are Diana Tom, 70, My Nhan, 65; Lilian Li, 63; Xiujuan Yu, 57; Hong Jian, 62; Muoi Ung, 67; Valentino Alvero, 68; Yu-Lun Kao,...

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January 22, 2023 at 5:03 pm

Motive remains a mystery after suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting found dead VIEW

The Monterey Park mass shooting, one of California’s worst in recent memory, has left Angelenos — and the nation — struggling to make sense of...

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Resident Laurie Morse, 59, shovels wet sand into bags in the pouring rain, a last ditch effort to keep a rising creek out of her garage in the town of Rio Del Mar in Aptos, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Her roof was leaking, and along with her neighbors. The town has been dealing with every problem brought by the series of rainstorms rolling through California: massive logs and stumps are tumbling down the bloated Aptos Creek from the Santa Cruz mountains into the Monterey Bay, where high tides and large swells are tossing them back up the beach and into town. (AP Photo/Martha Mendoza) RPMM301 RPMM301

January 11, 2023 at 4:54 pm

Death toll rises to 18 as another storm targets California

California is facing its seventh atmospheric river since Christmas, and at least three more are forecast for a state already reeling from deaths and flooding.

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Three vehicles are submerged on Dillard Road west of Highway 99 in south Sacramento County in Wilton, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, after heavy rains on New Year’s Eve produced levee breaks. Saturday’s system was warmer and wetter, while storms this week will be colder, said Hannah Chandler-Cooley, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Sacramento. The Sacramento region could receive a total of 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 centimeters) of rain over the week, Chandler-Cooley said. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP) CASAB701

January 4, 2023 at 5:27 am

California 'preparing for war' with string of brutal atmospheric rivers

Prolonged drought conditions have weakened the state's soil and left trees brittle and prone to breaking, while wildfires have left large swaths of burn scars...

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December 19, 2022 at 6:44 pm

Drought-ravaged LA seeks surprising source of water: A contaminated Superfund site VIEW

LOS ANGELES — As drought and climate change ravage California’s once-reliable supply of drinking water, officials in Los Angeles are setting their sights on a...

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July 12, 2022 at 11:52 am

Ancient sequoias safe for now as crews continue battling 3,200-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES — “Increased fire activity” was expected Tuesday as crews continued to battle the 3,221-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park, but officials were...

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June 1, 2022 at 6:52 am

Unprecedented water restrictions hit Southern California

More than 97% of the state is now under severe, extreme or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Many of the region’s most...

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May 22, 2022 at 6:00 am

Why swimming pools are getting a break despite unprecedented water restrictions in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — As millions of Southern Californians brace for new drought restrictions coming June 1, one big, blue question mark remains: How will the...

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April 4, 2022 at 1:49 pm

‘Superblooms of fungus’: How climate change is spreading valley fever to the Northwest

"On a pain scale of one to 10, it was a 10," Scott Shirley recalled. "The worst pain I've ever felt." It was June 2020,...

January 25, 2022 at 4:23 pm

Apple and CEO Tim Cook are granted restraining order against alleged stalker

A judge has granted a temporary restraining order against a woman accused of stalking and harassing Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook. The order also protects...