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LA Officials Bring The Hammer Down On Tiny Houses For Homeless

3:13pm March 03, 2016

by Anna Scott

One citizen has taken the Los Angeles homeless crisis into his own hands, building dozens of small shelters and giving them to the homeless. But the city says the structures are unsafe.

A crew works in early February to stop the flow of gas from the leaking gas well at the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

Science

Leaking Natural Gas Well In California Is Permanently Sealed

3:21pm February 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After spewing methane into the atmosphere for months, a storage well near Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, has been permanently sealed and taken out of service, state officials and the gas utility say.

National

LA Hospital Pays Hackers Nearly $17,000 To Restore Computer Network

9:09pm February 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid the ransom of 40 bitcoins — currently worth $16,664 dollars — after the system was infiltrated by hackers.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announces his unexpected retirement on Jan. 7, 2014, in Los Angeles.

National

Former LA Sheriff Lee Baca Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements

6:52pm February 10, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In a plea deal, Baca admitted he lied when he said he didn't know anything about efforts to obstruct an FBI probe into corruption and abuse in his department.

A neighborhood where many people have left their homes because of a massive natural-gas leak is seen in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles in December.

Will California Gas Leak Mark A Turning Point In Energy Debate?

6:48pm February 10, 2016

by Kelly McEvers

A massive methane leak may soon end, but its environmental impact is still being weighed. A scientist says it won't have a big effect globally, but it's a setback in efforts to curb greenhouse gases.

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The boundary of Southern California Gas Co.'s property where the Aliso Canyon Storage Field is located.

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Calif. Official Says Leaking Gas Well Might Be Sealed As Soon As Next Week

1:19pm February 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

An adviser to Gov. Jerry Brown says the well that has been leaking since October could be capped in days — sooner than the end-of-February target that had been set by the utility that owns the well.

On Jan. 16, Tera Lecuona, resident of the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles, holds a protest sign during a hearing over a gas leak at Southern California Gas Co.'s Aliso Canyon Storage Facility. The company faces misdemeanor charges as well as numerous civ

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California Utility Faces Criminal Charges Over Ongoing Gas Leak

11:12am February 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The leaking well near Porter Ranch, Calif., has been spewing methane gas into the air for months now. The company already faces civil suits; now, prosecutors are filing misdemeanor criminal charges.

Carolina "Maria" Hurtado in the now abandoned maternity ward of the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where she was sterilized four decades ago.

Film Portrays A 'Perfect Storm' That Led To Unwanted Sterilizations For Many Latinas

2:00pm February 01, 2016

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

About 40 years ago, Consuelo Hermosillo went to the hospital for an emergency cesarean section. Against her will, she left unable to have more children. No Más Bebés airs tonight on PBS.

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A woman attends a public hearing about the gas leak before the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The agency has ordered Southern California Gas Co. to permanently shut down the well, and is suing the company for negligence.

Environment

Air Regulators Sue Calif. Utility Over Massive Gas Leak

3:23pm January 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A local regulatory body has filed a civil suit against the Southern California Gas Co. alleging negligence over the ongoing natural gas leak near Porter Ranch in Los Angeles.

Sophomore Morgan Wang (center) takes part in a rehearsal of The Miser at Arroyo Pacific Academy in Arcadia, Calif., last November. Wang plays Marianne in the play.

Growing Numbers Of Chinese Teens Are Coming To America For High School

4:51pm January 26, 2016

by Josie Huang

More than 23,000 have come so far, with California a top destination — especially the Los Angeles suburbs in the San Gabriel Valley. Many teens live with host families and attend private schools.

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