2023: L.A. TIMES (364)

JANUARY

Lockdowns, gunfire, prostitution. How a school fought a ‘crime magnet’ motel and won

Rose Parade kicks off with enthusiastic crowd despite rise in COVID, RSV and flu cases

‘Brutal,’ life-threatening rainstorm hitting California: Timing of impact and what to know

String of brutal atmospheric rivers imperils a California already weakened by drought

Powerful storm continues to lash Northern California, flooding concerns linger along Russian River

Why is drought-wearing Los Angeles letting rainwater flow into the ocean?

Kevin McCarthy wins his dream job, but at a humiliating and stifling cost

300,000 lose power around Sacramento area as powerful storm, winds wreak havoc

‘Life-threatening’ flooding feared in Northern California as storms cause rivers to swell

Southern California faces another day of heavy rains, strong winds and flooding fears

Crushed by falling trees. Drowned in floodwaters. The deadly toll of California storm worsens

California suddenly has so much snow. But even this extraordinary bounty isn’t enough

Mass storm outages bring misery across California, exposing power grid’s vulnerabilities

New storms move into Southern California, bringing wet, hazardous holiday weekend

A canoe, a rope and a swimmer: Rescuing Californians stranded by storms

California bracing for one final round of storms as officials assess damage

Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key

Who would execute a baby? Tulare sheriff said a drug cartel, then backtracks

Alec Baldwin and weapons handler to be charged with manslaughter in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting

Environmental rules stoke anger as California lets precious stormwater wash out to sea

Storm flooding compounds misery for California farms and workers

Gunman still on the loose after 10 killed in mass shooting in Monterey Park dance studio

How the Monterey Park massacre unfolded

United in their love of ballroom dancing: The victims of the Monterey Park shooting

Two mass shootings in three days. Are these copycat crimes?

In death, Monterey Park shooter’s motives prove elusive as detectives struggle to connect him to victims

Dancing again at studio targeted by Monterey Park gunman: ‘Don’t be afraid. Don’t be intimidated’

Video shows Memphis officers kicking, punching Tyre Nichols as he calls for his mother

How Las Vegas declared war on thirsty grass and set an example for the desert Southwest

From California’s death row, a phone gave them a love connection. It led to murder

How a Lunar New Year celebration became a fight for survival

FEBRUARY

California makes proposal on Colorado River crisis after disagreeing with other states

California finds itself isolated, alone in battle over Colorado River water cuts

At the heart of Colorado River crisis, the mighty ‘Law of the River’ looms large

Democrat shake up presidential primary calendar, demoting Iowa and New Hampshire

Colorado River crisis so bad lake Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes

Magnitude 7.8 earthquake kills more than 2,300 people in Turkey and Syria

Race to find survivors in Turkey and Syria as quake death toll now exceeds 6,200

Analysis: Why Biden’s big speech may boost his reelection prospects

The Girardis, Secret Service and a Hollywood designer nearly ruined by wire fraud claims

A deadly building flaw common in California brings destruction and misery to Turkey, Syria

Years of bad blood, violence between warring families led to Goshen massacre

L.A. County search-and-rescue team combs through wreckage in Turkey earthquake zone

U.S. jets shoot down fourth object in eight days, unprecedented in peacetime

California’s snowpack is melting faster than ever, leaving less available water

The gas bill is $907.13? Sticker shock for Californians as prices soar

As Hollywood invades Culver City, some residents push back against gentrification

Man with animus against Jewish community arrested in L.A. shootings outside synagogues, sources say

Jews in West L.A. are resolute, on edge after gunman targets Jewish community in 2 shootings

Heat waves are killing more L.A. homeless people who can’t escape broiling sun

Biden makes surprise Ukraine visit, pledging more U.S. aid as war’s anniversary nears

‘Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia’: Biden delivers combative rallying cry in Warsaw speech

Frigid storm to slam California: Blizzard warning for local mountains, snow at low elevations

Rare weather conditions fueling California’s ‘major and unusual storm’

Heavy snow closes freeways as Southern California braces for worst of storm

Without enough shelter beds, homeless people find their own refuge in the storm

Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds into second year as Putin gambles on the long game

L.A. County residents without power since Friday ask why the city can’t do better

One man’s fight to hold an LAPD officer accountable for a protest shooting

MARCH

Yet more rain expected to hit California in March. But warmer storms could cause problems

Hidden, illegal casinos are booming in L.A., with organized crime reaping big profits

DeSantis makes California pilgrimage to woo influential Republicans

Officials admit being unprepared for mountain blizzard, leaving many trapped

Arson fire destroyed a Black L.A. church last fall. ‘We shall rise from the ashes’ – but how?

We found 95 instances of plagiarism in a USC scientist’s new book. Sales have been suspended

California braces for flooding, snowmelt from a warm atmospheric river set to slam state

Suspect in fatal stabbing of 17-year-old in custody after standoff with police

As S.F., L.A. lose population, these California cities are booming. Here is why.

‘Unrivaled, unparalleled’ storm hits California; evacuations, flood fears heightened

As record snow saddles the eastern Sierra Nevada, fears loom over snowmelt

How an FBI agent’s wild Vegas weekend stained an NCAA basketball probe

Biden says banking system is safe, blames Trump for Silicon Valley Bank Failure

L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid ‘horror’ of deadly drug overdoses, crime

SoCal sees record rainfall as storm brings flooding, evacuations and power outages in NorCal

Chabria: California to transform infamous San Quentin prison with Scandinavian ideas, rehab focus

As California drought retreats, threat of spring flooding rises

More rain coming to Southern California in coming days

L.A. strongly approves of Bass but skeptical about homelessness, poll shows

How a long history of racism and neglect set the stage for Pajaro flooding

Massive strike shuts down LAUSD, leaving 420,000 students out of school

A wild weather day: the Fujiwhara effect, a bomb cyclone, even landspout, tornado warnings

Destructive tornadoes battered Southern California. They are more common than you might think

Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland

‘We’ve lost the aqueduct’: How severe flooding threatens an L.A. water lifeline

Bad bets, dysfunction: Inside the collapse of the Skid Row Housing Trust

Israel to delay controversial judicial overhaul amid upheaval, key Netanyahu ally says

‘Nature gave us a lifeline’: Southern California refills largest reservoir after wet winter

Newport Beach battle a new breed of luxury party houses: fractional ownership

Plunging enrollment, financial woes, trustee exodus. Whittier College confronts crisis

Commentary: The GOP made a devil’s bargain with Trump; the bill is coming due

APRIL

Here’s where California’s remarkably wet year is bringing welcome recovery

In a city rocked by corruption, Ridley-Thomas’ conviction brings public tributes, not scorn

Acres of L.A. County sewage sludge threaten to contaminate Tulare Lake floodwaters

Trump to be arraigned in Manhattan in alleged hush-money case

How strong is the Manhattan D.A.’s case against Trump?

California’s race against time to build power lines

Justice Clarence Thomas says he will disclose his free trips in the future

Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains

Explosions, crushed buildings and flood fears. Mammoth Lakes thrown into chaos by snowfall

Tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies kept killing Americans even after U.S. knew of threat

The mystery behind California’s 31 atmospheric rivers: Why?

The actor, the hairstylist and the eye surgeon: Drugs and death in a Malibu beach house

CSU women say they faced sexual abuse and harassment on a training ship

Feinstein’s absence puts focus on Newsom’s promise to appoint a Black woman as senator

L.A. D.A. Gascon declines to prosecute deputies in high-profile shootings of teens

Schiff reports major cash advantage over Porter and Lee in Senate race

Bass wants to rebuild LAPD, adding hundreds of officers

A search for justice after a mentally ill 17-year-old stabs janitor to death

Driver intentionally hit Westlake High students, killing 1, after Walmart stabbing, authorities say

BuzzFeed News is shutting down as company cuts 15% of staff

How a California lawyer cashed in on criminal justice reform by fanning the hopes of inmates’ families

California’s cool forecast could limit dangerous snowmelt flooding

How the mayor of Redlands became one of Congress’ most powerful Democrats

Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News

California faces rapid snowmelt from heat wave; flood fears in Yosemite, elsewhere

COVID-19 emptied California’s downtowns: S.F. still reeling but San Diego rebounds

U.S. to set up migrant centers in Guatemala, Colombia to curb border arrivals when Title 42 orders end

How strong is Disney’s 1st Amendment case against Ron DeSantis?

California refers U.S. citizen prisoners to ICE based on racist assumptions, lawsuit says

Projected losses from a major California earthquake soar. What’s behind seismic inflation?

MAY

Decades of failures leave L.A. County facing up to $3 billion in sex abuse claims

Hollywood writers strike over streaming pay after talks fail

A day of school stabbings, crashes and suspected fentanyl overdoses sparks alarm at LAUSD

NFL under investigation in California, New York for race and gender discrimination

L.A.’s luxury real estate market freezes, putting ‘mansion tax’ funds in limbo

Ex-UC Davis student pleads not guilty in deadly stabbings

Restrictive border policy Title 42 ends this week, leaving imprint on future of asylum

South Korea’s population crisis: Rural elementary schools are running out of children

L.A. plan says civilians, not police, should make traffic stops

There’s a complicated story behind this spring’s dazzling superbloom

A victim of unprovoked street violence or a vigilante who ‘terrorized’ homeless San Franciscans?

Bass looks to buy a 15-story hotel in the fight against homelessness

‘Challenging’ Westside homeless camp drew complaints. Now its residents are getting housing

‘We’re fighting for survival’: Writers talk pay, family and how the strike is hitting home

Gloria Molina, Chicana who blazed paths across L.A. politics, dies at 74

Almost 40% of land burned by western wildfires can be traced to carbon emissions

Evictions, homelessness, debt: Skid Row Housing Trust receiver has checkered history

Ex-NFL player thought ‘Shark Tank’ would launch his barbecue empire. It became a nightmare, he says

Newsom unveils sweeping plan to speed up infrastructure in California

California to trigger rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to aqueduct

CSU didn’t investigate claims that Fullerton president inappropriately touched students

Seven states announce Colorado River water deal, agreeing on water cuts for three years

California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal

Chabria: A Black guard shot a Black shoplifter. Blame San Francisco’s legacy of racism

As staff shield Feinstein from the press, a picture really is worth a thousand words

They face L.A.’s largest eviction in years. But these Westside renters won’t go quietly

Audit finds California water agency not adequately considering climate change in forecasts

Violence and ‘crisis’: How hundreds of L.A. County’s abused children ended up in hotels

Democratic hopefuls for Feinstein’s seat jockey to distinguish themselves

In downtown L.A., Bass’ plan to clear encampments faces crime, addiction and resistance

Homeless people fight to save lives, and stay alive, as L.A.’s fentanyl crisis worsens

JUNE

Crime is down in L.A. as city plans to spend $3.2 billion to expand LAPD

Celebs dodged millions in L.A.’s ‘mansion tax.’ Meet the industry guarding their wealth

Outcry over recycling plant next to Watts high school appears to gain traction

Barabak: How California, land of Nixon and Reagan, turned blue and changed American politics

State of Florida apparently sent migrants to Sacramento, officials say

PGA and Saudi-backed LIV Golf agree to merger after years of barbs and lawsuits

CNN’s Chris Licht is stepping down, ending tumultuous 13-month tenure

Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped turn religious right into political force, dies at 93

Trump says he has been indicted in classified documents investigation

Why hasn’t L.A. seen a big San Andreas quake recently? Researchers find a clue

Trump indicted on 37 charges in classified documents probe

Californians were asked to cut water use 15% during the drought. How close did they get?

Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Nino is only partly to blame

Fentanyl-tainted pills now found in Mexican pharmacies from coast to coast

Workplace harassment, gunshots, arson: What happened at Fire Station 81?

Price faced scrutiny over votes tied to his wife. He’s now charged over subsequent votes

Judge characterizes skid row housing receivership as ‘a mess’ for 1,500 tenants

McCarthy visit to Orange County highlights GOP focus on immigration and crime

Juneteenth is emancipation day – but it’s also a labor holiday

Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon

Cooking with gas stove may be as bad as breathing secondhand cigarette smoke, study finds

After police photo release, L.A. city attorney tries to weaken public records law

Supreme Court upholds Biden’s immigration enforcement plan, tosses out Texas lawsuit

Fights, beatings and a birth: Videos smuggled out of L.A. jails reveal violence, neglect

‘We have no placement for them’: L.A. County still keeping troubled youths in hotel rooms

Crisis in Russia reverberates in the Ukraine war, with effects still to unfold

Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way?

Border Patrol officials complained of ‘overuse of hospitalization’ as 8-year-old died

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

Supreme Court blocks student loan forgiveness

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