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LAPD probes substandard construction in blaze that killed firefighter
L.A. NOWAn investigation into a fire last week at a Hollywood Hills home that killed an L.A. firefighter is focusing on questions about substandard construction and possible permit violations. The investigation is being handed by the Los Angeles Police... -
New Zealand shows even strong building codes are no match for monster earthquake, experts say [Update]
L.A. NOWThe devastation and loss of life in the Christchurch, New Zealand, quakes offer some sober lessons for California, earthquake experts said. The damage shows that a sharp earthquake in a highly vulnerable area can get the better of strong seismic...... -
Officials investigate explosion outside Kern County chemical plant
L.A. NOWKern County fire officials are investigating the cause of an explosion Saturday afternoon outside the Niklor Chemical plant. When firefighters arrived just after 2 p.m., they found a trailer on fire in the loading docks, said Capt. Bill Brickey of...... -
Poisoned fish: An old mercury mine taints California waters
GreenspaceAn abandoned mercury mine that for decades has sent polluted, orange waste into a creek that eventually feeds into San Francisco Bay is a threat to human health and should be added to a list of the nation's worst polluted...... -
The conversation: Why it's important to remember the Triangle fire
Opinion L.A.On the 100th anniversary of the Triangle fire that killed 146 garment workers -- mostly young Jewish and Italian women and girls -- laboring in sweatshop conditions, we are reminded why it's so important to pay tribute to their tragedy....... -
Late-night's best: Libya, Libya, Zuckerberg and Libya
Top of the TicketObama has so many wars going on, you need brackets to track the stuff: Letterman.... -
Trapped miners in Chile face long wait
La PlazaRescuers were able to lower a video camera into the shaft but no audio link. Grainy black-and-white footage showed the dazed eyes of a single miner. The 33 men have been trapped for 18 days. Authorities are now working to get the miners glucose,... -
Salazar: Arctic oil drilling must wait
GreenspaceInterior Secretary Ken Salazar is making it clear that he's in no hurry to open the door to new exploratory oil and gas drilling in the offshore Arctic -- not, he said, until more is known about the potential pitfalls....... -
Freak industrial accident blamed for explosion near temple
L.A. NOWAn incident initially reported as a pipe bomb explosion near a Santa Monica synagogue was actually a freak industrial accident, authorities said. "We're absolutely positive it was not a terrorist act or a hate crime," Santa Monica Fire Capt. Judah...... -
Suspect identified in blast at Santa Monica synagogue
L.A. NOWA suspect was being sought in a Santa Monica synagogue explosion that authorities had earlier believed to be an accidental blast.... -
Trapped miners in Chile request 'a little glass of wine'
La PlazaComplex drilling has begun on a tunnel to rescue 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground in a Chilean desert, a process that could take three to four months despite Chile's efforts to speed up the process. The miners are already the longest-trapped in... -
Homemade explosive device reportedly caused blast next to Santa Monica synagogue; police seek suspect
L.A. NOWLaw enforcement officials believe that an explosion outside a Jewish organization in Santa Monica on Thursday -- first believed to be some type of gas blast -- was actually a homemade explosive device purposely placed there, according to sources. Santa......
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