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SoCal Gas crews were working to cap a major gas leak that prompted evacuations near the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica today.

Local and state elected officials reacted angrily today to news that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark abortion protections offered by the Roe v. Wade decision that has dictated policy on the issue since 1973.

In response to Melina Abdullah, a professor at Cal State L.A. and an organizer for Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, being forcibly removed from a mayoral debate on the university's campus, Rep. Karen Bass said today that she wasn't able to see who was being removed.

Vice President Kamala Harris, who tested positive for COVID-19 one day after ending a weeklong stay in Los Angeles, tested negative today and will return to in-person work tomorrow.

A Los Angeles jury today rejected model Blac Chyna's defamation lawsuit against members of the Kardashian/Jenner clan -- a major victory for the reality TV personalities who were accused of derailing Chyna's unscripted television career.

A SWAT team was working today to arrest a man with a gun who was barricaded in a hotel in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.

An intersection adjacent to John Marshall High School in Los Feliz will be dedicated today as Dr. Barry Barish Square honoring the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who graduated from the school.

Last month was Los Angeles' deadliest April due to homicides in at least four years, with 36 reported, compared to 21 last year and 24 in 2020, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said today.

A proposal that would shorten California's work week from five days to four has been shelved.

Teachers are known for their hard and tireless work. As such, Teacher Appreciation Week celebrates their devotion to their profession and their students.