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By Joe Linton

11:11 AM PDT on May 18, 2026

Metrolink recently extended what were temporary service reductions. Graphic via Metrolink.

Who’s Excited for Tomorrow’s D Line Dash Race?!?!
Bass Intervened To Keep Forest Lawn Unsafe (Streets for All)
Nick Andert YouTube Alert: Metrolink and Burbank BRT
Metrolink Struggles With Ridership, Service Cuts (Daily News)
Some Oppose Glendale Affordable Housing Project (GNP)
5-Story 106-Unit Affordable Housing Proposed in Westlake (Urbanize)
Person Who Crawled Under Metro Bus, Killed In Runover (SMDP)
Carnage: Person Killed, 3 Injured, In Hawthorne Multi-Car Crash (KABC)
- LB Driver Kills 8-Year-Old Who Ran Into Street (LB Post)
- Driver Killed In Solo Freeway Crash In Studio City (KTLA, KABC)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested After Deadly Rancho Mirage Crash (KTLA)
- Driver Crashes Into Parked Truck In Canoga Park (KCAL)
- Driver Kills Mobility Scooter Rider In Irvine (KTLA)
- DUI Driver Crashes Into Irvine Home (KABC)

Note: Tomorrow’s headlines will be published Tuesday afternoon – due tomorrow morning’s D Line Dash.

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