Hit-and-run turns fatal in Vernon
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A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in Vernon on Wednesday morning.

Young worker dies falling into meat grinder at frozen burrito factory

A workplace mishap over the weekend left a 19-year-old man dead after he fell into a meat grinder at a food processing facility in California.

Car goes airborne, crashes into 2nd floor of Vernon building

Four people were injured after a car went airborne and crashed into the second floor of a building in Vernon.

Dozen cities sue to stop no cash bail in LA County

The system, which would eliminate cash bail for most people arrested for non-violent or non-serious crimes, goes into effect on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Officials push for Superfund designation for former Vernon battery recycling plant

The Exide lead battery recycling plant closed in 2015. Officials estimate that more than 10,000 properties in southeast LA County were contaminated by waste from the plant, and many still have not yet been decontaminated.

Gas spill snarls traffic on 710 Freeway in Vernon

Traffic slowed to a crawl on the northbound side of the 710 Freeway after a multi-vehicle crash led to a fuel spill and truck fire in Vernon.

Fuel spill, fire snarls traffic on 710 Freeway
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Traffic slowed to a crawl on the northbound side of the 710 Freeway after a fuel spill and vehicle fire in Vernon early Friday morning.

State calls for shuttered Exide plant in Vernon to be declared superfund site

State regulators have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare the abandoned Exide battery-recycling plant in Vernon a federal Superfund site, a move that would free up funding for cleanup efforts and expedite the process.

Farmer John meat-packing plant in Vernon to close next year

The Farmer John meat-packing plant in Vernon will close next year, with its owner citing the rising costs of doing business in California.

Multiple cars swept away in LA River during Tuesday storm

Los Angeles city fire crews Tuesday morning were reporting a total of three vehicles in the Los Angeles River at the Washington Bridge near downtown Los Angeles.

SoCal-based company Tapatio celebrates 50th anniversary

They are probably in your kitchen cupboard — those little bottles of spicy goodness. That’s right, we’re talking about Tapatio Hot Sauce, and now the local company with an international following is celebrating a huge milestone.

Three SoCal men arrested in cross-border kidnapping case

Three men are facing federal charges for their alleged involvement in a ring that kidnapped at least a half-dozen people near the U.S.-Mexico border.