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Alhambra declares '710 Day,' reaffirms support for freeway extension
Proclaiming July 10 as "710 Day" in the city, Alhambra reaffirmed its support for a controversial tunnel that would connect the Long Beach and Foothill freeways. “We as a city want to raise awareness that now is the time [the 710 freeway] can be...
Tags: Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Travel
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Alarmed by deaths, regulators urge states to lower drunk driving limit
WASHINGTON -- With drunk driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators on Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Criminals, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Carrollton
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Castaic brush fire 80% contained; one lane of 5 Freeway closed
One lane of the northbound 5 Freeway in the Castaic area will remain closed until about 3 p.m. Tuesday as fire officials work on a brush fire that burned about 50 acres, authorities said. The fire was more than 80% contained Tuesday morning, according...
Tags: Traffic, Transportation, Road Transportation, National Weather Service, Fires
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5 Freeway traffic backed up for miles from brush fire at Castaic
A brush fire burning in the Castaic area snarled traffic on the northbound 5 Freeway and threatened a mobile home park, but no evacuations were ordered, officials said. The blaze had burned 25 to 30 acres of brush in the Angeles National Forest as...
Tags: Traffic, National Weather Service, House Building
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Overnight 405 closure snarls Saturday morning traffic
Motorists on the northbound 405 Freeway probably wished they were someplace else early Saturday. Anyplace else. Traffic on the heavily traveled freeway was backed up about eight-miles, from Santa Monica Boulevard to Manchester Avenue near Los Angeles...Tags: Mother's Day, Los Angeles International Airport
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7-car pileup halts traffic on 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita
A seven-car pileup had drivers trapped on the northbound 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita on Friday afternoon, after a crash that authorities said began with a hit-and-run left four lanes of the roadway blocked for an hour. California Highway Patrol officials... -
Shootout after high-speed chase leaves one suspect dead
A gun battle in San Bernardino County between murder suspects and law enforcement officers after a high-speed chase Thursday left one suspect dead, one wounded and a California Highway Patrol officer hospitalized, authorities said. The shootout...
Tags: Shootings
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Delays, costs build up for 405 Freeway project in L.A.
Linda Rose was commuting home from UCLA through the Sepulveda Pass in December 2011 when she noticed that several panels of a tall retaining wall just west of the 405 Freeway had crumpled. "It was like it was there the day before, and it wasn't there...
Tags: The Getty, California Department of Transportation, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Customs and Tradition
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L.A. Now Live: Delays, costs mount for 405 Freeway project
Several snafus have delayed construction and added about $100 million to an epic, 10-mile long, billion-dollar 405 Freeway widening project. Other problems have included contested rights-of-way, design changes and the time-consuming relocation of multiple...
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California wildfires: Winds, heat a 'perfect recipe' for fire
A strong Santa Ana wind is fueling the fast-growing Springs fire in Camarillo and Newbury Park, where numerous motor homes were destroyed and hundreds of homes are threatened. Evacuations have been ordered for the Dos Vientos neighborhood of Newbury...
Tags: American Red Cross, National Weather Service
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California wildfires: 6,500 acres burned, PCH shut down
Part of Pacific Coast Highway has been closed as crews try to get a handle on a Ventura County wildfire that has scorched at least 6,500 acres in a matter of hours. California Highway Patrol announced about 12:45 p.m. Thursday that the coastal highway...
Tags: American Red Cross, National Weather Service, Fires, Wildfires
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Judge tosses $120-million suit against LAPD in freeway shooting
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a $120-million lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department by the family of a man who was fatally shot on the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills following a brief pursuit. The family of Abdul Arian of Winnetka...
Tags: Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Litigation, Trials, Weaponry
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