The 2011 State of the Air report has been released by the American Lung Association and it's enough to make you sick. Literally. The report, ranking U.S. metropolitan areas on ozone, short term particle pollution data, and historic particle pollution data from 2007-2009, places Los Angeles #1 for high ozone days and #4 and #2 in the particle categories. more ›

Los Angeles is number one in the country....at least when it comes to how much smog we have. The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air rankings names Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside as the most polluted in terms of Ozone this year (we take the #3 spot in Year Round Particle Pollution and #4 is Short-Term Particle Pollution, too). more ›

Douglas E. Hanes became the new publisher for the Daily News today with the goal of strengthening the Los Angeles Newspaper Group's presence in the Valley. If you haven't noticed, it's still freaking hot out and it's not going away. Over 11,000 customers lost power today in Laguna Beach and it wasn't heat related. If someone is trying to rob you, throw a hot cup of coffee in his face. That's what a woman... more ›