The ruptured pipeline leaked approximately 2,400 gallons of crude oil onto an East Los Angeles intersection, some of which ...

Oil from a broken underground pipe was sent oozing along a major East Los Angeles street and into storm drains Friday morning, prompting a street closure and a major cleanup operation. The leak has ...

You’ve seen it in car chases, drag races and apocalyptic movie scenes, but the Los Angeles River isn’t a movie set. It’s one ...

Multiple streets near Cesar Chavez and Eastern avenues were shut down after the spill. L.A. County Fire officials said ...

Wildlife officials said they found oiled birds after a pipe ruptured in East Los Angeles on May 22, 2026.

LOS ANGELES — It’s easy to forget that a river runs through the heart of Los Angeles. Normally flowing at a crawl, much of it through nondescript concrete channels, the Los Angeles River picks up ...

When Los Angeles finds itself at the mouth of an atmospheric river, I like to imagine watching the storm from a mountaintop. I have a particular one in mind — Muir Peak, which reaches a modest 4,688 ...

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Emergency crews in California rescued a man after he jumped into a river to save his dog, which was swept away by rapids brought on by the city’s severe weather, officials said. The Los Angeles Fire ...

A death investigation is underway after a woman’s body was discovered in the Los Angeles River Friday. Los Angeles police received reports of a body in the river near Riverside Drive by the 5 Freeway ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...