Sharon McNary

The Maclay Highline had been abandoned and broken by earthquakes, but DWP wants to repair it in time to help deal with excess water from L.A. Aqueduct.

A year ago, the Army Corps of Engineers said cities downstream from "unsafe" Whittier Narrows Dam lacked planning to evacuate in a flood.

Nearly half those surveyed said gang activity kept them from going to city parks. Play equipment and indoor gyms scored high, but messy restrooms hurt the overall grade.

The group of scientists and experts will look at which slopes are likely to slide and recommend ways of reducing erosion and protecting homes on the fire perimeter.

Two days registered the highest ever power demands within the city limits. Supply was good but DWP's distribution system was stressed, prompting rolling outages

California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for L.A. County Sunday, as the La Tuna Fire grows to more than 7,000 acres in the hills above Burbank, Glendale and Sunland-Tujunga.

The La Tuna Fire continues to burn near Burbank, Glendale and Sun Valley, scorching at least 5,800 acres of brush. The fire was about 10% contained, authorities said late Saturday.

It's the first time the state has made public its ratings of the dams it oversees. Perris and Castaic dams both have seismic safety deficiencies.

A city report says the multi-billion-dollar California Water Fix would cost average ratepayers less than $2 a month, but opponents put the cost far higher.

Under a new program, Southern California Edison customers who opt into an energy savings program can let thermostat companies control their A/C

Since SoCal Gas resumed gas injections at the underground facility, airborne methane monitors have detected two spikes, triggering more monitoring.

The air quality agency is proposing a ban on the chemical, but the refineries that still use it oppose a ban and question the research supporting a ban.