Today's Headlines

Thursday’s Headlines

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)

Get National Headlines At Streetsblog USA, State Headlines At Streetsblog CA

Joe Linton

Special Features | Today's Headlines

Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.

More from Streetsblog Los Angeles

Safety

City Atty Loses Bid to Criminalize Man Punched During Traffic Stop; Diversion Agreement Paves Way for Civil Proceedings Against City, LAPD to Resume

Lawyers for Alexander Mitchell believe the misdemeanor resisting charges, filed 11 months after Officer Joshua Sportiello socked Mitchell in the face, were retaliatory and intended to interfere with proceedings in the civil suit Mitchell filed against the City. That suit was stayed earlier this year, pending resolution of the criminal case.