17 hurt in botched detonation by LA bomb squad At least 17 people were injured as a Los Angeles bomb squad botched the removal of improvised explosives seized along with 2,300 kilogrammes of illegal … US • 01 Jul 21
Weinstein charged with further counts of sexual assault Harvey Weinstein has been charged with a further six counts of sexual assault involving two victims from incidents that allegedly happened more than a decade … World • 02 Oct 20
11 firefighters injured in Los Angeles battling blaze Eleven firefighters have been injured, three of them critically, in downtown Los Angeles when a fire in a commercial smoke shop sparked a major explosion … World • 17 May 20
Kobe Bryant's body identified among crash victims Medical examiners have identified the body of NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant after recovering the remains of all nine people who died in a helicopter … US • 29 Jan 20
High winds fuel multiple new wildfires in California Firefighters in California are battling a new fast-moving blaze threatening thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and museum. US • 31 Oct 19
Evacuation orders lifted as California wildfires ease Wildfires raging across southern California have abated with evacuation orders lifted after 100,000 people were forced to flee their homes. World • 13 Oct 19
100,000 evacuated over California wildfires Wind-driven wildfires forced the evacuation of about 100,000 people in southern California and destroyed dozens of structures and homes as authorities warned it could take … US • 12 Oct 19
Four dead, 30 missing as fire sinks Californian boat Four bodies were recovered by rescuers searching for 34 people missing after a pre-dawn fire sank a scuba diving boat off a southern California island, … US • 02 Sep 19
Three dead, four injured in California shooting Three men were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a bowling alley in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance and police said they … US • 05 Jan 19
'Holy Fire' threatens thousands of homes near LA Hundreds of firefighters are building barriers and constructing containment lines to slow an approaching wildfire threatening thousands of homes in a lakeside community southeast of … US • 10 Aug 18
13 children held captive in their California home A Californian couple have been charged with torture after police rescued their 13 malnourished children from a home where some of them had been chained … News • 16 Jan 18
Rescue workers hoping for miracles after US mudslide Rescue workers are continuing to pick through waist-deep mud, three days after a massive mudslide killed at least 17 people along Southern California's coast. Environment • 12 Jan 18
Helicopters ferry 300 trapped after California mudslide Rescue helicopters are ferrying around 300 people to safety after they were trapped in their homes by deadly mudslides in southern California. US • 11 Jan 18
US wildfire now threatening Santa Barbara, other towns A fierce wildfire is raging on north of Los Angeles, threatening other towns after already charring vast swaths of land, but other blazes were largely … World • 11 Dec 17
Southern California fires force 200,000 people to flee At least 200,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in California as wildfires wreaked havoc across the southern part of the state. US • 07 Dec 17
Criminal probe into Harvey Weinstein making progress A spokesperson for the NYPD has confirmed hat the criminal investigation into sexual assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is moving forward. US • 04 Dec 17
Huge blaze forces hundreds to evacuate in Los Angeles A massive fire described as the biggest in the history of Los Angeles was raging today, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. US • 02 Sep 17
LA on alert after terror threat to metro Security has been boosted across the Los Angeles metro following a tip from overseas about a possible bomb attack against one of the stations in … News • 06 Dec 16
More than 82,000 flee California wildfires A rapidly spreading wildfire east of Los Angeles has forced the evacuation of more than 82,000 people from their homes as the governor of California … News • 17 Aug 16
California hit by mudslides Heavy rains triggered mudslides in foothill communities north of Los Angeles yesterday, swamping cars, stranding drivers and prompting authorities to close several major roads. Galleries • 16 Oct 15
Team Ireland celebrates 86 medal haul in LA Team Ireland has won 86 medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. News • 02 Aug 15
Special Olympics to get under way in Los Angeles The 2015 Special Olympics World Games get under way in Los Angeles today. News • 25 Jul 15
Plane leaves Seattle with airport worker in cargo A Los Angeles-bound Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at a Seattle-area airport yesterday afternoon, after it took off with a worker trapped in … News • 14 Apr 15
Ethiopian Airlines to start flying from Dublin Ethiopian Airlines is to begin flying between Addis Ababa, Dublin and Los Angeles from June. Business • 21 Jan 15
LA's Skid Row - refuge of fallen angels For a century or more Skid Row in Los Angeles has been the refuge for those who cannot fall any lower, the "capital" of homeless … Special Reports • 30 Sep 14
