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Fires, air quality, Southeast Gateway Line, Florence-Firestone, car crashes, L.A. River and more

By Joe Linton

8:58 AM PST on January 23, 2025

Hughes Fire screengrab via KTLA

Another Big Wildfire: Hughes Fire, North L.A. County (LAT, LAist, KTLA, SC Signal, SCVNews, KHTS, KCAL)
- Red Flag Warnings Continue Until Friday (LAT, KTLA)
- Rain In Forecast For This Weekend (KTLA)
- UCLA Study: Rebuild Should Improve Grid Safety and Sustainability (NextCity)
Torched Does A Deep Dive On Air Quality
Feds OK Letter of No Prejudice For Metro SE Gateway Line (Downey Patriot)
County Approves Additional $1.5M For Florence-Firestone Linear Park (Urbanize)
Driver Flees On Foot After Crashing Into Metro A Line Train In LB (LB Post)
Port of LB Opens Electric Truck Charging Facility (Daily Breeze)
Cypress Park River Confluence Remains Incomplete (Eastsider)
Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills LB Cyclist (Watchdog, Biking in L.A., KCAL)
- Deadly Crash Brings SaMo Vision Zero Shortfalls Into Focus (SM Next)

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