The U.S. economy, agricultural industry, and native flora and fauna have all been spared the damage of one of the world's most destructive crop pests thanks to an interception by federal border agents working at Los Angeles International Airport. more ›

Break out the quarters! If that haul up Bunker Hill from Hill Street to California Plaza was getting to be too much (and we feel you, especially in this summer heat), there is reason to be relieved today: Angels Flight has reopened after a brief shutdown over safety concerns. more ›

Southwest Airlines' "accidental sunroof" is a little trick they don't want to repeat, which is how about 100 of their flights have come to be canceled today, as the airline continues to put older planes in their fleet through inspections for cracks in the fuselage. more ›

Service on Metrolink rail lines across SoCal will have interruptions and delays today while all tracks undergo mandatory post-earthquake inspection. Trains on the Inland Empire, Ventura County, Orange County, and 91 lines will not run until the inspections are completed. According to a live report on KTLA, Metrolink service in general has not been canceled, but is "running significantly slower." All other lines within a 50 mile-radius of the Chino Hills epicenter will run "at restricted speeds." Metrolink users are probably going to need a lot of patience today, especially if they are going online right now to try to access more information via the Metrolink site, which appears to be overburdened and, at this time, inaccessible. more ›

Florence Handley runs a cat adoption service in Pomona, and the 81-year-old has been taking her work home with her, even when her "work" involved animals who had gone on to pet heaven. more ›