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A Google Maps view of Eucalyptus County Park from Edgewood Dr in Spring Valley San Diego.

Tethered dog dragged through streets behind SUV. Driver calls it ‘horrific accident,’ official says

Joseph Holland was identified less than 24 hours after a graphic video was released by San Diego County officials that showed his dog being dragged behind his vehicle.

Bakersfield, CA - February 29: A Hummingbird tends to her nest on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 in Bakersfield, CA. (Alex Horvath / Los Angeles Times)

Hardcore birders and casual sparrow spotters: Science needs you

Los Angeles, CA - June 27: A child follows a chimpanzee pass by the window of its enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo on Friday, June 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)
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Inside the L.A. Zoo’s messy $50-million breakup

Santa Nella, CA- On June 29, 2025, at 5:30 pm, Deputy Ross was dispatched to the parking lot of the Taco Bell in Santa Nella to check on the welfare of several cats in a U-Haul Van. Deputy Ross observed at least 20 cats in distress through the vehicle’s window. Animal Control Officers Rafferty and Pacheco responded to the scene and located 106 extremely emaciated cats, as well as 28 deceased cats. No food or water was located inside the vehicle. All cats were seized and taken to the Merced County Animal Shelter.

Cats press against windshield of U-Haul van outside Taco Bell. Officers take 134 from vehicle

Los Angeles, CA - June 27: The front entrance of the Los Angeles Zoo on Friday, June 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)

Planning a trip to the L.A. Zoo? It will now cost you a few dollars more

A baby tiger was reported on the side of a California highway. The CHP found something very different

11 burglars repeatedly ransacked a California woman’s home. Then the bears came

Dwight Howard says beloved dog died in hit-and-run accident. ‘Who could be so heartless’

The numbers of gray whales migrating along the California coast continue to plummet

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Northern tidewater gobies release at Topanga Lagoon on June 17, 2025.

Climate & Environment

Endangered fish saved from the Palisades fire were just returned to their Malibu home

Hundreds of endangered tidewater gobies were returned to their home in Topanga Lagoon five months after being moved from the area in the wake of the Palisades fire.

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