Underworld Turns

110 Freeway could have structural damage as homeless camp continues to burn, officials say

The northbound side of the 110 Freeway remains closed in San Pedro Tuesday afternoon as firefighters continue to battle a homeless encampment fire burning inside a tunnel beneath the freeway. A Caltrans spokesperson told KTLA that road crews are unable to assess the freeway’s structural integrity while the fire is still burning. “We’re trying to […]
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Republicans Claim Widespread Food Stamp Fraud. What’s Missing: Hard Evidence.

The US Department of Agriculture has spent the past week notifying people that the country is (allegedly) overrun by individuals who are fraudulently claiming SNAP benefits, while (allegedly) driving luxury vehicles.  “In just ONE state, 14,000 individuals receiving SNAP benefits were driving LUXURY VEHICLES!” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins posted on X last week. The […]
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This Southern California city has an issue with food delivery robots

You’ve probably seen them before: those little four-wheeled robots delivering food along sidewalks in communities across SoCal. Serve Robotics and Coco are the two largest companies operating the autonomous machines in the region; the Los Angeles Times recently reported that Serve had deployed more than 500 sidewalk delivery robots across 40 L.A. neighborhoods – up from just two neighborhoods in […]
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Remains of teen found at Ventura County dump site in 1993 cold case identified

More than three decades after partial human remains were discovered at a Ventura County dump site, authorities say the victim has finally been identified. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced that the remains, long referred to as “Camarillo Teen 1993,” belong to Joseph Patrick Reardon, also known as Joe Gilbreth, who was born June 17, […]
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Overnight rain sweeps across Southern California, clearing Tuesday

An upper-level low brought significant showers to Southern California early Tuesday morning, with cool and cloudy conditions expected to follow. “We had some heavier rain that pushed through overnight,” KTLA Meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said early Tuesday. “Now, most of what we are seeing through Ventura, Santa Barbara and L.A. County is dissipating.” KTLA radar images […]
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