Metro late this afternoon warned that several buses will be impacted by the Lakers Championship game and that the Blue Line between downtown Los Angeles and Long Beach could shut down if conditions warrant it. "Blue Line passengers traveling to Long Beach can board a southbound Metro bus either [at] Grand Avenue and Pico Boulevard, or if conditions warrant, Main Street and Pico Boulevard and travel to the San Pedro station where they can board the Blue Line," stated a Metro news release. more ›

The Blue Line is notoriously known as most accident prone train in the city, if not the nation. Incidents involving cars and pedestrians make headlines quite often. In fact, the problem was enough to push Metro, L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies and LAPD to go on a public safety awareness campaign today, meaning they saturated an area of the light rail line and cited violator after violator. more ›

This morning at around 10, a man on the tracks of the Metro Blue Line at the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and East Vernon Street was struck and killed by a train, according to abc7. "Emergency officials said it is unclear why the man was on the tracks, and have not ruled out the possibility of suicide." The man was declared dead on scene. There were no injuries reported aboard the train, but the "train operator was visibly distraught following the collision," according to fire officials responding to the accident call. The LA County Sheriff's Department is investigating the incident. more ›

The Los Angles Fire Department is reporting a collision between a Metro Blue Line train and a vehicle. The crash, located near 1524 S Flower Street, was reported at 10:42 a.m. [Update: In an update, the LAFD said two vehicles colldied on Metro Blue Line tracks, but no train was involved. Northbound tracks are blocked. Two males were left with minor injuries.] more ›

Construction this weekend to connect Blue Line and Expo Line track seems to have caused a problem and trains are now being delayed. The LA Times reports that some commuters might be facing up to a 40 minute delay between the Washington and 7th/Metro stations, with buses bridging commuters to al stations between. more ›

A woman in her 50s died this afternoon after she was struck by a northbound Metro Blue Line train in Watts. The incident, which occurred at 1:20 p.m. is being investigated by Sheriff's Deputies. Trains were delayed by 15 minutes and are now running on schedule. more ›