Furious flutter over nature project
California | Local |
October 12, 2008
Even those who love the Whittier Narrows wildlife sanctuary concede that it suffers from a down-at-the-heels look. Read more
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Armenian priests journey for jars of holy oil
California | Local |
October 11, 2008
Every seven years since AD 301, priests from around the world have trekked to the ancient Cathedral of Etchmiadzin in Armenia to retrieve jarfuls of freshly brewed muron – muron – a sweet-scented holy oil stirred with what is said to be the tip of the lance driven through Jesus’ side – and carry them back to their respective dioceses. Read more
Army grants a stay to desert tortoises
California | Local |
October 11, 2008
The Army’s National Training Center at Ft. Read more
L.A., Long Beach ports inaugurate new anti-smog plan
California | Local |
October 2, 2008
Cargo was moving smoothly out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on the first day of the nation’s most ambitious pollution control program at a major seaport. Read more
End of trail for stables on Catalina
California | Local |
September 30, 2008
An abrupt announcement that Santa Catalina Island’s historic horseback-riding concession must close today has triggered an angry backlash from residents who cherish the aging facility as a symbol of their ties to a simpler time. Read more
Effort to rebuild trust backfires
California | Local |
September 16, 2008
Before facing reporters the day after the catastrophic train collision in Chatsworth, Metrolink spokeswoman Denise Tyrrell called the agency’s chief executive to make an unusual request. Read more
Metrolink dispatcher tried to warn engineer
California | Local |
September 15, 2008
Federal investigators continued to comb the twisted wreckage of a commuter train in Chatsworth today, as fresh details emerged that a Metrolink dispatcher tried too late to warn the engineer that he was about to collide with a freight train. Read more
Ports’ truck plan may be delayed
California | Local |
September 13, 2008
The Federal Maritime Commission on Friday raised several questions about the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex’s landmark clean-trucks program that appear likely to delay the plan’s Oct. Read more
Judge won’t halt ports’ clean-truck program
California | Local |
September 9, 2008
A federal court judge in Los Angeles today tentatively denied a trucking association’s bid to block a landmark clean truck program at the nation’s busiest port complex. Read more
