LA City Council orders testing near former toxic dump site near Lincoln Heights

The LA City Council voted to begin off-site testing of wastewater, storm water and soil near a Lincoln Heights development project following reporting over the weekend about the site's toxic dumping history.

Student brings loaded ‘ghost gun’ to school in Lincoln Heights

It was a tense scene at a school in Lincoln Heights on Wednesday after officials found a student armed with a fully loaded ghost gun on campus.

Stopping cargo thieves in their tracks
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Police are saying organized crime is to blame for the recent looting of trains.

George Gascón responds to request to process package thieves in LA County

George Gascón issued a written response after Union Pacific accused the LA County DA of not processing all the cases involving thieves targeting cargo containers.

Union Pacific train derails in Lincoln Heights, 17 cars off track

While the trains are back up and running again, crews with Union Pacific continue to clear the tracks after a train derailment in Lincoln Heights over the weekend.

Vendors refuse to leave despite recent shut down
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Vendors are still showing up in Lincoln Heights despite police shutting down the Avenue 26 night market last week.

Avenue 26 night market in Lincoln Heights shut down by LA city officials

Councilmember Gil Cedillo's office said in a press release the closure of Avenue 26 would "eliminate illegal alcohol sales, public defecation and urination, and crime and violence that was caused by the market."

Fire engine pulled out of mud along narrow Lincoln Heights street

A roughly 40,000-pound fire engine that became stuck in mud along a narrow street in Lincoln Heights was eventually extracted from the quagmire in an effort that took close to seven hours.