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

Families of B-52 crash victims remember loved ones; ‘I just wish I could’ve kept him longer’ ^13.4%

Los Angeles Times - By Salvador Hernandez, Summer Lin - 6/17/2026, 5:50 PM

Appeal to Authority 34.2% - Appeal to Emotion 22.8% - Status Quo Bias 13.8%

Military officials have identified the eight crew members killed Monday when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed at Edwards Air Force Base during what officials said was a routine test mission. The victims were identified as: Col. Gregory Watson, 53; Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, 40; Retired Lt. Col. Miles Middleton, 50; Maj. Alexander Davis, 34;... more

B-52 ‘burst into flames’ after sudden crash, killing 8: What we know ^34.1%

Los Angeles Times - By Grace Toohey, Salvador Hernandez - 6/16/2026, 4:03 PM

Appeal to Authority 27.4% - Appeal to Emotion 19.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 12.9%

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a B-52 bomber crash that killed eight Monday in California. Here is what we know. The crash occurred during a “routine test mission” just after 11 a.m. at Edwards Air Force Base. “Immediately after takeoff, it crashed and burst into flames,” Col. James Hayes told reporters at a news... more

Fugitive wanted for 2 killings found in Laos after 8 years ^1.2%

Los Angeles Times - By Salvador Hernandez - 6/12/2026, 11:56 PM

Appeal to Authority 9.6% - Negativity Bias 7.7% - Appeal to Emotion 7.7%

An 8-year-old manhunt for a suspect in two California killings came to an end this week after a South Korean national was detained abroad and returned to the United States to face murder charges. Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of... more

Fatal shooting shuts down northbound 101 near downtown L.A. ^9.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Salvador Hernandez, Karen Garcia - 6/11/2026, 7:17 PM

Unattributed Quote 36.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 27.1% - Availability Heuristic 19.5%

All northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway approaching downtown Los Angeles were reopened in Boyle Heights by Thursday afternoon after a shooting involving a California Highway Patrol officer, authorities said. Officials gave the all clear around 4 p.m. that all northbound lanes of that section of the freeway had reopened six hours after it... more

California’s new Hells Angels: Teens on e-bikes cut a path of danger ^32.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Salvador Hernandez - 6/10/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 27% - Hasty Generalization 21.9% - Anecdotal 20.7%

Signs of the exploding popularity of e-bikes are everywhere. Riders are showing up in massive groups at the beach, kids are popping wheelies on quiet residential roads and scores of others are showing up in emergency rooms with cuts, broken bones or worse. An 81-year-old was allegedly killed in Lake Forest after a 14-year-old crashed... 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

D4vd arrested in slaying of young girl found decomposing in Tesla ^9.2%

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

The deepening mystery of Caltech astrophysicist killed on the porch of his remote desert compound ^74.7%

Los Angeles Times - By Salvador Hernandez - 2/26/2026, 11:00 AM

Situated deep in the Mojave desert, Llano is secluded — and that’s always been one of its biggest selling points. More than a century ago, the hamlet was home to a storied Socialist cooperative that historians described as one of America’s most significant Utopian societies. The Llano Del Rio Cooperative Colony is long gone, but its... more