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Three men who allegedly set off the 1,900-acre Colby Fire made their initial appearances Wednesday in federal court.
Despite improved efforts by a smattering of cities, efforts to reduce tobacco use have essentially ground to a halt in most cities in Los Angeles County.
The Colby Fire, which has burned 1,952 acres in the Glendora/Azusa area of the Angeles National Forest, is 95 percent contained.
A blaze that was allegedly set by a trio of people tossing papers into a campfire scorched about 1,700 acres today in the Angeles National Forest.
The Los Angeles Airport Commission signed off today on a $118 million construction contract.
Two chefs who worked at a now-closed Santa Monica sushi restaurant will plead guilty to serving meat from federally protected sei whales. They face up to three years in prison.
After less than a year, the Museum of Contemporary Art met its goal of raising its endowment to $100 million. The museum has set out to raise another $50 million.
People who traveled to Los Angeles from within the United States made up 36 million of those visitors.
Single-use plastic bags will be banished from most major grocery, drug and convenience stores in the city.
Big Election, Plastic Bag Ban, and More
Nearly three months after proposing to regulate lines of homeless and needy people waiting for food, Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge said today his intention was never to ban food- distribution programs.
President Barack Obama to give a speech about the economy.