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West Coast

July 2024

  • A figure in silhouette drinks from a clear blue-tinted water bottle, with a blazing sun above in a clear sky/

    Brutal California heatwave to coincide with Fourth of July wildfire risks

  • white man wearing black glasses and black jacket

    Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse scraps US filming plans after outcry from Native American groups

  • A man consults with unhoused people in a tent encampment.

    2,100 deaths in 10 years: how fentanyl is devastating Los Angeles’ unhoused community

  • A white stone building with white columns with a white stone cupola of three stories.

    Guns and lies
    Will it stay or will it go? California voters decide fate of ‘momentous’ criminal justice law

30 June 2024

  • a band performs on stage

    ‘A death sentence for music’: the battle for America’s last Live Nation-free city

    Portland has no Live Nation concert arena, and fans and artists love its fiercely independent music scene. But with a new venue looming, will all that change?

29 June 2024

  • An image that is half black earth, half bright orange flames and gray smoke.

    Firefighters near Phoenix battle wildfire as temperatures surpass 100F

  • Weathered-looking white woman wearing pink and blue sunhat holds up bright orange piece of paper, with tents on green grass behind her.

    ‘Terrifying and dystopian’: the dark realities of the supreme court’s homelessness decision

28 June 2024

  • tents along a sidewalk

    More than 75,000 people unhoused in Los Angeles county, but officials see progress

  • A man with curly black hair and makeup wearing a tight gold bodysuit appears to sing into a microphone attached to his head and gestures upward.

    Michael Jackson was more than $500m in debt when he died in 2009

27 June 2024

  • Bronny James played one season in college at USC.

    NBA draft: Bronny James unites with father LeBron at LA Lakers

    LeBron James and his son Bronny James will become the first-ever father-son duo to share the floor for the same NBA team
  • An overhead of a Spanish colonial-style house surrounded by greenery

    Marilyn Monroe’s Los Angeles home named a historic cultural monument

    City council ends a year-long battle to save the ‘iconic’ Spanish colonial property from developers

    • Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular Oregon vacation spot

    • Items owned by Princess Diana and other royals at auction in California

    • Crews struggle to contain Oregon fire as blazes spread across US west

26 June 2024

  • three people wearing helmets surround a wrecked white car on rocks by ocean

    California dad who drove family off cliff sentenced to mental health care instead of trial

    Judge rules Dharmesh Patel, whose car dove off cliff in 2023, will be monitored by GPS and check in with court weekly
  • an IATSE building

    Film and TV crew members reach deal with Hollywood studios to avert strike

    Iatse union agrees tentative three-year deal with Disney, Netflix and others over pay, AI protections and residuals
  • A gang of motorcyclists can be seen all wearing helmets and black jackets that say 'Hells Angels'

    Entire Hells Angels chapter in California arrested on string of violent charges

    Six members of motorcycle club’s Bakersfield chapter charged with kidnapping, robbery, assault and others

25 June 2024

  • Apache Fire burns in Butte county, California on Monday, 24 June 2024.

    Wildfire breaks out in California near Paradise, site of state’s deadliest blaze

    Apache fire, which prompted evacuation orders, was contained 15% due to ‘favorable’ weather conditions
  • body cam footage shows anti-police graffiti

    Seattle protesters arrested over anti-police graffiti awarded $700,000 by jury

    Federal court jury rules first amendment rights of four Black Lives Matter protesters were violated
  • A Black woman speaks into a microphone

    Despite Covid surge, Los Angeles mayor considers mask ban at protests

    Announcement comes in response to pro-Palestinian protest at synagogue that made global headlines
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