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  • Appeals court extends stay of judges order to build veterans housing

    Appeals court extends stay of judges order to build veterans housing

    The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has extended its stay of a judge’s order to build housing on the VA’s West Los Angeles campus, setting an expedited April hearing for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ appeal. The order issued Monday night ends U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s fervently pursued goal to have…

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  • State's first EV-charging roadway planned for UCLA ahead of Olympics

    State’s first EV-charging roadway planned for UCLA ahead of Olympics

    The state’s first electric-vehicle-charging roadway is expected to debut by the 2028 Olympics after a multimillion-dollar grant to UCLA — the site of Los Angeles’s Olympic Village. Nearly $20 million will go to electrify the university’s BruinBus fleet and install underground charging for shuttles and buses along a route that stretches for less than a…

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  • Button batteries that power household items can be deadly

    Button batteries that power household items can be deadly

    The round batteries, small as buttons and shiny as coins, are prized for the energy they pack at their size. In households, they have become commonplace, powering remote controls, hearing aids, toys, electric tea lights, wristwatches, greeting cards that play music and other familiar items. But doctors warn that such “button batteries” can maim and…

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  • Wildfire prompts evacuation warnings in Riverside County

    Wildfire prompts evacuation warnings in Riverside County

    Fire authorities have issued evacuation warnings as an 85-acre wildfire burns near Canyon Crest Drive in Riverside County. The Canyon Crest Fire was first reported Saturday evening and its cause remains under investigation, according to the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection. Evacuation warnings specified the area north of the 60 Freeway, east of…

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  • Mammoth Mountain is inundated with snow — the most for the month of November in a decade-plus

    Mammoth Mountain is inundated with snow — the most for the month of November in a decade-plus

    Mammoth Mountain has experienced its snowiest November since 2010, with a huge storm dumping nearly 50 inches on the Eastern Sierra resort earlier this week, the National Weather Service said Thursday. The system that passed through the area Nov. 23-26 brought nearly 50 inches of snow. In all, the mountain has received 62 inches this…

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  • Member of Rothschild family killed in L.A. house fire, neighbors say

    Member of Rothschild family killed in L.A. house fire, neighbors say

    A man found dead after his Laurel Canyon house was badly damaged in a fire Wednesday afternoon was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family, neighbors said. The body discovered at the Lookout Mountain Avenue property was that of William Rothschild, three people told The Times on Thursday. A magazine seen at the property…

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  • Nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms seized in Riverside County

    Nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms seized in Riverside County

    Law enforcement officials seized nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms from a Lake Elsinore home this week and arrested one person as part of an investigation into an alleged “large-scale” mushroom growing operation, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Jesse Arroyo, a 43-year-old Lake Elsinore resident, was arrested Tuesday on two felony drug related…

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  • Editorial: Even in trying times, we find plenty to be thankful for

    Editorial: Even in trying times, we find plenty to be thankful for

    This Thanksgiving, let’s be thankful for giving thanks. Research has shown that practicing gratitude is a good way to deal with stress or anxiety. The simple act of saying a sincere thank you, or just counting one’s blessings, can offer a cornucopia of mental and physical benefits. So we’re fortunate to have a national holiday…

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  • Inglewood Oil Field owner sues California

    Inglewood Oil Field owner sues California

    The owner of the Inglewood Oil Field is suing the state of California in an attempt to invalidate a state law that will require the energy company to cease production and plug all of its wells — or pay costly fines. In a lawsuit filed this week, Sentinel Peak, the sole owner and operator of…

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  • California releases new plan to protect Joshua trees

    California releases new plan to protect Joshua trees

    The Joshua tree is cherished for its distinctive silhouette and singular role as a linchpin of the Mojave Desert ecosystem. Yet the iconic succulent is losing suitable habitat at a brisk clip due to climate change, worsening wildfires and development, scientists and environmental advocates say. A new plan by the California Department of Fish and…

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