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The body of Johnny Phommathep II, 17, was recovered, and his brother Jake, 14, is presumed dead. The teens had survived the 2017 Rancho Tehama shooting.
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Residents in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Rancho Palos Verdes fear too much rain too fast will cause landslides and create, as one said, a ‘soupy mess.’
A 2-year-old boy was fatally shot in a gun-related accident involving his 7-year-old brother at a Rancho Cucamonga shopping mall, authorities say.
A driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into the roof of a Rancho Palos Verdes home on Sunday evening, suffering minor injuries.
The L.A. County Fire Department determined that a reported plane crash off Rancho Palos Verdes was a false alarm and ended their search around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.
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So far it doesn’t seem like California or its cities have figured out how to deal with the legal, financial and social fallout when a community becomes uninhabitable.
Current Rancho Santa Margarita city council member Carol Gamble will plead guilty to falsifying records to put her name on the ballot in exchange for a plea deal.
FEMA has allocated $42 million to buy out homeowners in landslide-ravaged Rancho Palos Verdes. The program will turn the properties into open space in an effort to avoid future disasters.
Movement that had taken months or years is now taking weeks in the area called Portuguese Bend.