L.A. Times - California | Local News

Fear sets up camp on a stretch of the L.A. River

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

For residents along a grimy stretch of the waterway, the shooting of five people a year ago made a perilous place feel even more so.

After the killings, the people on the river slept with their knives closer. They leashed guard dogs outside their tents and cardboard lean-tos. They listened for strangers' footsteps above the thrum of traffic on the bridges overhead. They got used to the sight of police stepping carefully along the big white rocks of the embankment. Below, in its concrete jacket, the dirty river crawled.

SEIU could sever ties with California Democratic Party

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:41:06 -0800

L.A. detectives step up search for Grim Sleeper serial killer

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:40:31 -0800

The zeppelin returns to L.A. skies, after 80 years

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:10:25 -0800

Investigators work to identify redheaded students assailants in Calabasas

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:08:58 -0800

State Senate leader casts doubt on lieutenant governor nominee Abel Maldonado

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:09:42 -0800

Fatal skid row shooting believed tied to narcotics dispute

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:39:37 -0800

Police search for man who snatched Valley nun's purse

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:10 -0800

Hot, windy Thanksgiving Day in the forecast for L.A., along with fire danger

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:42:23 -0800

Conservation is seen as key to dealing with state's water woes

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Rebates and low-flow fixtures are helping. Now comes the tough part: individual sacrifice.

Katie Martin grew up with a set of water commandments. No lingering in the shower. Turn off the faucet when you brush your teeth. Don't flood the yard.