(Reuters) — The Los Angeles (L.A.) County Department of Public Health held a news conference on Wednesday (February 3) during which officials named objectives that the country should adopt as precautionary measures against the Zika virus. “We can see that with aggressive efforts to try to control the virus and control the factor in other locations, it is continuing to spread,” Jeffrey Gunzenhauser Los Angeles (L.A.) County Interim Health Officer, said. “Our focus needs […]
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Small plane crashes into front yard of LA area home
A single-engine plane crashes into the back yard of a Los Angeles area home and the pilot is taken to hospital. A small single-engine plane crashed into the back yard of a home in the city of Compton, south of Los Angeles, on Wednesday afternoon (October 7), the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The male pilot was alone in the plane and was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries, a fire […]
Candy shop attempts world record for largest peanut butter cup
A Los Angeles candy shop claims it set a Guinness World Record on Saturday (March 21). The Candy Factory in North Hollywood used a kiddie pool as a mold for melted chocolate and peanut butter in an attempt to make the world’s largest peanut butter cup. The owners told local media they poured more than 440 pounds (199kg) of ingredients into the peanut butter cup, which would beat the previous world record by 190 pounds […]
Pacquiao returns to training
After the press conference in Los Angeles, Manny Pacquiao resumed his training in preparation for his fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Pacquiao and Mayweather promise an exciting fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao promised an exciting fight to their fans in a press conference held at Los Angeles.
Oprah closing Harpo Studios
After 26 years Oprah Winfrey will be shutting down Harpo Studios in Chicago, the long-time home of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Winfrey broke the news on Tuesday (March 03) to her staff that they’ll be moving all operations to Oprah’s cable network OWN’s headquarters in Los Angeles. The new office offers ample sound stages and post production space that will be aimed at growing original programming at OWN. The move is expected to be completed […]
Cate Blachett enjoys being wicked stepmother in “Cinderella”
Cate Blanchett and Lily James walked along a red carpet adorned with chandeliers at the Los Angeles premiere of the live-action fairy tale “Cinderella,” on Sunday (March 1) afternoon. “Cinderella” is a modern re-telling of the classic Disney animated film released in 1950. Ella, played by James, is left to live with her stepmother, played by Blanchett, and stepsisters, played by Sophie McShera and Holliday Grainger, after the unexpected death of her father. Ella, re-named […]
L.A. water sommelier wants bottled water treated like wine
Water sommelier Martin Riese has seen the eye-roll and heard it before: “Water tastings? Only in L.A.” Los Angeles, birthplace of many food trends, may prove the perfect setting for the next phase in Riese’s campaign to make people think about water in the same way they think about wine. U.S. consumers spent $18.8 billion on bottled water last year, more than any other nation, according to Euromonitor International. And, the residents of drought-stricken California […]
Southern California wildfire blazes into the night, forcing evacuations
(Reuters) — Fire officials in Orange Country, California ordered the evacuation of about 30 homes late on Friday (September 12) after a fire that started earlier in the day had grown to consume more than 1,300 acres later in the night. The blaze was first reported at about 15 acres on Friday morning, burning in Silverado Canyon, part of the Santa Ana Mountains, approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of downtown Los Angeles. By early afternoon, the […]
Ballmer: clippers will stay in L.A.
Los Angeles Clippers owner, Steve Ballmer, allays fans’ fear of the team’s transfer to Seattle





