Karen Garcia is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the team that has a pulse on breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a reporter on the Utility Journalism Team, which focused on service journalism. Her previous stints include reporting for the San Luis Obispo New Times and KCBX Central Coast Public Radio.
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More than 130 firefighters responded to an apartment building fire in the Chinatown neighborhood that displaced 70 people and injured six.
Sept. 13, 2024
El temblor se produjo alrededor de las 7:30 a.m. y se sintió en toda la región.
Sept. 12, 2024
It’s been an unusually active year for earthquakes in Los Angeles, as Thursday morning’s magnitude 4.7 Malibu temblor shows.
Sept. 12, 2024
Homes built on land with past landslide activity are on the market. Here’s how homebuyers can assess a property’s risk to land movement.
Sept. 12, 2024
Dog walkers on Foothill Boulevard in East Pasadena should be aware of foods left on the street by an unidentified person that could sicken or even kill pets.
Sept. 10, 2024
A driver who was trying to pass on a right shoulder swerved into traffic, causing a three-car collision that killed 6 people. Four others were taken to the hospital.
Sept. 10, 2024
The announcement from Southern California Edison came as around 200 other homes in the area were already without power, some indefinitely.
Sept. 8, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a controversial bill that would have extended home mortgage aid to undocumented immigrants in California.
Sept. 6, 2024
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash of a small single-engine airplane in Hawthorne.
Sept. 6, 2024
SoCalGas announced it would stop providing natural gas services to an additional 54 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes because of continued land movement.
Sept. 5, 2024