News across Los Angeles County

The 2028 Olympic torch relay will hit all 50 states — and it starts in Atlanta
For the first time in history, the famed Olympic Torch will relay through all 50 U.S. states before landing in its host city of Los Angeles — and the tour will kick off in Atlanta. The flame will be lit in Olympia, Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, before heading…

Letter to the Editor: Resident Wants Candidate to State Stance on Ice, Flock Cameras
. "You cannot ask voters to judge you by your values while refusing to tell them what those values are when the questions get difficult."

Letter to the Editor: Resident Supports Candidates that are Opposed to the BRT on Olive Avenue
. "They have made it clear that they will support the concept of "Mixed Flow". That will allow all buses to travel along Olive with the rest of the traffic."

‘How Fascist Is Your L.A. Sports Team?’: A Guide by L.A. TACO
To quote the late and great MF DOOM: “If yer gonna hate, might as well get yer rumors straight.” Apt words when it comes to your L.A. team and its ownership group.
2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA
(AP) — The torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, home of the last U.S.
Six Flags Magic Mountain retires X2 roller coaster amid brain injury lawsuits
(AP) — Six Flags Magic Mountain is retiring its famous X2 roller coaster amid lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused
2028 Olympic torch relay to begin in Atlanta and travel through all 50 states before arriving in LA
Organizers say the torch relay for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will begin in Atlanta, the site of the last U.S. Summer Games in 1996. The relay will travel through all 50 states.

A century of sand debt comes due in Malibu
A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more specific: a coast with few defenses, with a record El Niño winter closing in.

I Was an Airborne Cameraman for Decades. This Is Why We Need to Retire News Choppers
We are mourning the losses from NBC4 and Telemundo 52's recent helicopter crash, yet not asking the question: Is the benefit of in-air reporting worth the risk?

Data Shows City of L.A. as Extreme Hotspot for ICE Arrests
Using data from The Deportation Project, L.A. TACO broke down the nearly 4,000 logged apprehensions in L.A. County by neighborhood and city.

Madonna and Taylor Swift Rewrite the VMA Record Book in 2026
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards added several new milestones to the ceremony's history, with Madonna and Taylor Swift leaving Los Angeles with major w...

From Emancipation to Abolition: Two Historic Documents at the Lincoln Memorial
Photographed beneath the Lincoln Memorial, historic copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment reveal how emancipation unfolded through wartime strategy, military service, state action, Confederate debate and constitutional change.