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L.A. Mayor Calls for Aggressive Earthquake Safety Effort

01/23/2014

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Los Angeles will for the first time partner with the U.S. Geological Survey to build a comprehensive strategy.

Los Angeles will for the first...

01/23/2014

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Three Who Died at Calif. Rave Overdosed on Ecstasy, Coroner Says

11/30/2016

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There have now been at least 28 confirmed drug-related deaths nationwide since 2006 among people who went to raves organized by Los Angeles-area companies.

There have now been at least 28...

11/30/2016

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Latest COVID Surge Is Mostly Sparing California—Why?

08/11/2021

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Luke Money ;

Experts credit vaccination rates, mask policies for the state's lower rates.

Experts credit vaccination...

08/11/2021

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Raves Have Left Los Angeles for Suburbs, but Death and Drug Problems Continue

08/03/2016

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Richard Winton ;

Over the weekend, three young concertgoers at the Hard Summer concert in Fontana died.

Over the weekend, three young...

08/03/2016

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Hospitals Brace for Another Holiday Wallop

12/17/2021

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Emily Alpert Reyes ;

Some COVID forecasting models project a winter surge could hit hospitals worse than the summer delta wave.

Some COVID forecasting models...

12/17/2021

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Three Dead After Calif. Rave; Witnesses Say One Was Dying in Parking Lot

08/02/2016

Matthew Hamilton , DPM;

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Before this weekend, there have been at least 24 confirmed drug-related deaths nationwide since 2006 among people who went to raves organized by Los Angeles-area companies.

Before this weekend, there have...

08/02/2016

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Death Toll Rises to 18 in California as New Storms Hit Battered Communities

01/12/2023

Luke Money ;

Summer Lin ;

Jessica Garrison ;

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The next storm is set to hit Northern California on Friday into Saturday, and a thunderstorm or two is possible.

The next storm is set to hit...

01/12/2023

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Calif. County Fair Association Shuts Down Raves in 2016 After Suspected Drug Overdose Deaths

03/01/2016

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Two young women who attended the Hard Summer rave on Aug. 1, 2015 collapsed at the Fairplex and later died of suspected drug overdoses.

Two young women who attended the...

03/01/2016

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A Deadly Building Flaw Common in California Brings Destruction and Misery to Turkey

02/10/2023

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A U.S. Geological Survey simulation said it is plausible a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern California could cause 50 non-ductile concrete buildings to fully or partly collapse, with as many as 7,500 people in them.

A U.S. Geological Survey...

02/10/2023

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Report: 99% Chance of Large Los Angeles Earthquake by 2018

10/23/2015

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Other scientists have disputed the report.

Other scientists have disputed...

10/23/2015

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