Woman, 79, Robbed by Men Posing as DWP Workers in East Hollywood
A 79-year-old woman in East Hollywood was robbed Thursday afternoon by three men who posed as Los Angeles Department of Water and Power workers in order to gain access to her home. Len Yamasaki lives...
View ArticleWater Main Break Next to UCLA Prompts Flooding on Campus, Closure of Sunset...
An approximately 93-year-old underground water main broke in Westwood Tuesday afternoon, sending water flooding into streets and onto the UCLA campus, stranding people and vehicles and prompting the...
View ArticleUCLA Flood: LADWP Crews Excavate Water Main Site, Prepare for Repairs
DWP crews have cleared the area around the broken pipe and are prepared to begin repairs. (Credit: KTLA) On the second day of efforts to address a massive water main break that flooded much of UCLA,...
View ArticleWestwood Water Main Repairs Likely to Be Completed Friday or Saturday: Spokesman
Crews were getting closer on Friday to repairing two 93-year-old trunklines of a water main that burst in Westwood — sending 20 million gallons of water into the air and onto UCLA’s campus —Tuesday...
View ArticleRepairs Underway After Water-Main Break at Sunset Boulevard
Repaving of a damaged portion of Sunset Boulevard got underway Sunday afternoon, five days after a water-main break damaged the thoroughfare and flooded structures at the adjacent UCLA campus....
View ArticleUCLA Flood: More Than 300 Damaged Cars Can Be Picked Up Tuesday
About 340 cars damaged by a massive flood at UCLA will be available for pickup by their owners Tuesday morning at parking lots next to Jackie Robinson Stadium, a university spokesman said. Hundreds of...
View ArticleWater Main Break Causes Flooding in Echo Park
A water main break early Tuesday morning in Echo Park caused damage, street closures, and multiple businesses and residents to lose water access. A water main broke in Echo Park near Sunset Boulevard...
View ArticleWeHo Water Main Break: Traffic Moving on Partially Reopened Sunset Blvd....
Traffic was moving in both directions on a partially reopened Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood Sunday, following the repair of a water main that had ruptured Friday and flooded several streets in the...
View ArticleWater Main Ruptures on Residential Street in Studio City; 60 Customers Affected
A water main ruptured in Studio City early Friday morning, creating a 40-foot gusher on a residential street and leaving some 60 DWP customers without service for about 10 hours. A water main ruptured...
View ArticleFlooding From Burst Pipe Shuts Down Hollywood Intersection
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews were working Monday to shut down the water flowing from a pipe that burst near a busy Hollywood intersection, officials said. Kim Hughes, spokeswoman for...
View ArticleHigh Winds Leave More Than 54,000 DWP Customers Without Power
Tens of thousands of Los Angeles County residents were without power early Saturday after Santa Ana winds as high as 70 mph knocked down trees and power lines and temporarily closed part of a freeway....
View Article‘Thunderous Explosion’ Rocks Downtown L.A. High-Rise Office Building; 4...
An investigation was underway Friday after a “thunderous explosion” rocked the basement of a high-rise building in the Financial District of downtown L.A. the previous night, leaving four people with...
View ArticleVenice Beach Residents Cleaning Up After Water Main Break Spills 100,000...
Residents in Venice were cleaning up early Tuesday after a watery mess that was caused by a water main that broke just blocks away from the beach, spilling some 100,000 gallons of water into the...
View ArticleWoman, 79, Robbed by Men Posing as DWP Workers in East Hollywood
A 79-year-old woman in East Hollywood was robbed Thursday afternoon by three men who posed as Los Angeles Department of Water and Power workers in order to gain access to her home. Len Yamasaki lives...
View ArticleWater Main Break Next to UCLA Prompts Flooding on Campus, Closure of Sunset...
An approximately 93-year-old underground water main broke in Westwood Tuesday afternoon, sending water flooding into streets and onto the UCLA campus, stranding people and vehicles and prompting the...
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