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Service on the Metro Gold Line between Union Station and the Soto Street Station was delayed during the rush-hour commute Wednesday because of a power outage, transit officials said.

Trains were sharing a single line of track, causing delays up to 15 minutes, Metro said.

Earlier, service between the stations was entirely shut down for about an hour. Buses were transporting passengers from Patsaouras Plaza at Union Station to the Soto Station, Metro said on its Twitter account.

It was unclear how long the trains would be sharing the track.

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A shallow magnitude 3.3 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 31 miles from Lone Pine, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:15 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 0 miles.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 41 miles from Ridgecrest, 53 miles from Porterville, 57 miles from Lindsay and 227 miles from Carson City, Nev.

In the past 10 days, there have been no earthquakes magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.

This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

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The Los Angeles County coroner's office will likely take several more weeks before presenting a final autopsy report for “Fast and Furious” star Paul Walker, who died Saturday in a car crash in Santa Clarita.

Preliminary results released Wednesday said Walker died from a combination of traumatic injuries and burns after the Porsche he was riding in crashed and erupted in flames. The car's driver, 38-year-old Roger Rodas, died from traumatic injuries, coroner's officials said.

Further details about the crash and deaths will be provided when the autopsy report is completed, officials...

Monterey Park apologized Wednesday for accidentally sending out an emergency alert to mobile devices.

The text alert by the city 10 miles east of downtown Los Angeles led to a wave of confusion after it caused cellphones to buzz at 2:14 p.m.

In a statement posted on the city’s website, officials said they were testing the town’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System as instructed by FEMA, the federal agency in charge of emergency responses, when a glitched occurred.

“The alert apparently has reached out [farther] than we anticipated and we apologize for any inconvenience...

A crime scene investigator testified Wednesday that two Fullerton police officers seemed exhausted and shaken after a violent encounter with a mentally ill homeless man who died days after being beaten by the policemen.

Dawn Scruggs, a veteran forensic specialist, said one of the officers involved in the clash, Manuel Ramos, told her immediately after the incident that it had been “the fight of his life.”

The former officers, Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, are now standing trial in the death of Kelly Thomas. Ramos is charged with second-degree murder; Cincinelli is charged with...

We might not have snow in Southern California, or even temperatures below 60 degrees very often, but there's no mistaking what season it is judging by this young girl's tricycle -- she's decked it out with tinsel, ornaments and even a little Santa bucket and snowman socks.

The image was made by Chris Valle in San Pedro on Sunday.

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Monterey Park found itself trending on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, but perhaps not in the way it hoped.

The city’s Fire Department  sent out an emergency alert notification to thousands of people at 2:14 p.m. The alert caused a loud buzz on cellphones. It's the latest in a new emergency response system that uses push message to cellphones to get the word out about issues such as Amber Alerts and natural disasters.

But the test caught many off-guard. Some took to social media to complain, poke fun and inquired about where Monterrey Park is on the map.

“Did anyone else get this...

Contract negotiations between Los Angeles County and its largest public employee union hit new lows, with the union declaring an impasse and county leaders preparing for a possible strike by social workers Thursday.

Hundreds of administrators in the county's Department of Children and Family Services are preparing to fill in for social workers in the event that as many as 4,000 strike on Thursday, said county spokesman David Sommers. Chief Executive Officer William T Fujioka also sent a memo to all department heads reminding them about pay and discipline policies for employee strikes or sick-...

Thousands of car enthusiasts and fans of “Fast and Furious” star Paul Walker are expected to gather in remembrance of the actor and his friend Roger Rodas on Sunday at the site where the men died in a fiery crash.

Thousands of people have RSVP'd for the meetup, which is scheduled to take place from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, at the crash site on Hercules Street in Valencia. The Facebook event, created by SoCal Car Meets, said the memorial is meant for fans and was not organized by them. Nearly 4,500 people, from as far as San Diego and Washington, have said they will attend, many in...