Nov 14 Watch 4:03 Fire recovery continues across California, as new fire blazes east of LA Fifty miles east of Los Angeles, a brush fire has quickly grown into a wall of fast-moving flames. The new “Sierra Fire” is spreading south from the edge of the Angeles National Forest, though firefighters say they’re making gains against… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 7:07 Why a library fire feels like an 'attack on humanity' By Jeffrey Brown In April 1986, fire raged through the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, damaging or destroying more than a million books. Journalist and author Susan Orlean resurrects this nearly forgotten story in “The Library Book,” which also explores the emotional… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 7:31 From Paradise to 'hell,' California fires blaze statewide Over a dozen active fires continue to wreak destruction across California, from the northern part of the state to Malibu and Oak Park outside Los Angeles. Nearly a quarter million people have been displaced and hundreds are missing. Amidst dry,… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 3:53 In Paradise, on the search for life after Camp Fire By PBS News Hour As rescue teams scoured ashes for signs of life after a wildfire destroyed the town of Paradise in northern California, the death toll rose to at least 23. And with hundreds still missing, it may become the deadliest fire in… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 25:01 October 28, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 28, grief and prayers in Pittsburgh after this weekend's deadly rampage at a Jewish synagogue, and the catastrophic human cost of the ongoing war in Yemen. Also, poverty on Skid Row of Los Angeles… Continue watching
Aug 17 Los Angeles mayor Garcetti: Trump sows division, does 'racist things' By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, considering a 2020 presidential run, said Thursday that President Donald Trump has done "plenty of racist things" to divide the nation while failing to deliver on health care reform and other promises. Continue reading
Jul 21 Authorities say 1 killed in LA market standoff By Michael Balsamo, Christopher Weber, Associated Press About three hours after he took hostages in a Trader Joe's, located in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, the suspect surrendered. Continue reading
Jul 16 Why 96 million plastic 'shade balls' dumped into the LA Reservoir may not save water By Amanda Grennell In 2015, officials poured 96 million "shade balls" into the Los Angeles Reservoir to improve water quality and save water. The video went viral, but those shade balls may have used more water than they saved, MIT scientists reported Monday. Continue reading
Jul 05 Surge in illegal California pot shops undercuts legal market By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Legal pot shops are losing customers who can get products more cheaply at illegal outlets that don't charge or pay taxes. Continue reading
Apr 27 School shootings don't need to be deadly to traumatize students and teachers By Evie Blad, Education Week It happened so quickly that this teacher wasn’t sure what she was feeling when a piece of shrapnel struck her in the forehead. Continue reading