It’s been six days. Why can’t L.A. firefighters put out blaze at Boyle Heights cold storage facility? ^17.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Salvador Hernandez, Alex Wigglesworth, Clara Harter - 6/22/2026, 2:22 PM

Negativity Bias 15% - Unattributed Quote 11.1% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 10.1%

To understand why it’s been so hard for firefighters to contain a blaze that’s been burning for six days at a Boyle Heights cold storage facility — and why it will still take days to snuff out — consider the maze-like terrain. The building, about the size of a city block, is filled with an estimated 85 million pounds of frozen food. It... more

Crews battle massive Boyle Heights warehouse fire and ammonia leak; shelter-in-place order issued ^9.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter - 6/17/2026, 10:58 PM

Indoctrination 14.3% - Appeal to Emotion 12.1% - Negativity Bias 9.1%

Shelter-in-place orders were issued in Boyle Heights on Wednesday afternoon as firefighters worked to combat a massive blaze involving an ammonia gas leak inside a cold storage facility. Los Angeles Fire Department ground crews, hazardous materials teams and three water-dropping helicopters were deployed to the conflagration at 1400 S.... more

What we know about the teens accused of attacking San Diego Islamic Center, killing 3 ^6.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Richard Winton, Hannah Fry, Salvador Hernandez, Clara Harter - 5/19/2026, 5:30 AM

Appeal to Emotion 14.3% - Unattributed Quote 13.3% - Availability Heuristic 7.8%

SAN DIEGO — Authorities are trying to unravel what led two teenagers to open fire at the San Diego Islamic Center, killing three people before taking their own lives. An early focus has been on one of the assailants, a San Diego high school student whose mother reported that he was suicidal and potentially armed soon before the shooting... more

Crews make progress on Grand fire in Chino Hills; evacuations lifted ^0.3%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter - 5/14/2026, 4:11 AM

Confirmation Bias 17.6% - Anchoring Bias 13.3% - Loss Aversion 13.3%

Evacuation orders were lifted late Wednesday as crews made progress in battling the Grand fire in Chino Hills, fire officials said. The vegetation fire ignited near Grand Avenue Park around 7 p.m. An hour later, the blaze had burned 30 acres, prompting officials to urge residents living on Mill Stream Drive, Falling Star Lane, Valley... more

Out of hundreds of suspects, 42 arrested in Inland Empire child sex exploitation bust ^31%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter, Alex Wigglesworth - 5/12/2026, 2:48 AM

Negativity Bias 20.6% - Appeal to Authority 18.2% - Overconfidence Bias 13%

A person wanted for child sexual assault, two corporate vice presidents and a child psychologist were among 42 people arrested in a sweeping child sexual exploitation bust in the Inland Empire, authorities announced Monday. The effort, dubbed Operation Volcano, identified more than 500 suspected distributors of child sexual abuse images... more

New details emerge about the arrest of singer D4vd in the killing of teenage girl ^20.2%

Los Angeles Times - By Richard Winton, Clara Harter - 4/17/2026, 6:06 PM

Availability Heuristic 24.7% - Negativity Bias 21.3% - Framing Effect 14.6%

Details are emerging about the arrest of the musician known as D4vd in the 2025 slaying of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez in Hollywood. David Anthony Burke, 21, was taken into custody shortly after 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Hollywood and booked at LAPD’s 77th Street jail hours later. Images, posted on social media, show members of the... more

D4vd arrested in slaying of young girl found decomposing in Tesla ^9.1%

Los Angeles Times - By Richard Winton, Clara Harter, Salvador Hernandez - 4/17/2026, 12:39 AM

Singer D4vd was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in connection with the case of a girl whose decomposing body was discovered inside his Tesla in Hollywood. David Anthony Burke, 21, was taken into custody at a home in the Hollywood Hills, a law enforcement source who has knowledge of the investigation, but is not authorized to... more

State senator sues Sacramento, accuses police of fabricating evidence in ‘retaliatory’ DUI arrest ^48.8%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter - 4/7/2026, 10:00 AM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 18.1% - Hasty Generalization 17.1% - Negativity Bias 14.6%

A California state senator alleges that police officers fabricated evidence to falsely accuse her of driving under the influence after she was T-boned at an intersection near the state Capitol. Their motive, she claims, was discriminatory bias and a piece of legislation she wrote that law enforcement agencies did not like. Now, she is... more

$22 million siphoned from LAUSD in record-setting scam, D.A. says ^35.9%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter - 3/27/2026, 12:20 PM

Negativity Bias 23% - Appeal to Authority 16.8% - Confirmation Bias 14.7%

A former LAUSD employee is accused of directing $22 million in district contracts to a tech company owner who allegedly funneled $3 million back to her. L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman called it the largest money laundering scheme in the school district’s history. “I broke all law for you already lol,” an L.A. Unified employee... more

Unprecedented March heat wave in SoCal has experts worried about what comes next ^50.2%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter - 3/20/2026, 10:00 AM

The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region’s wettest holiday season. The hottest March heat wave on record. In the last 15 months, the Southland has seen a trio of extreme weather events, and UC climate scientist Daniel Swain says there’s one clear through line connecting them all. “All of the superlative... more