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Some West 210 Freeway lanes reopen after double big-rig La Crescenta crash

LA CRESCENTA — Two big rigs collided on the Foothill (210) Freeway in La Crescenta today, shutting down the westbound lanes for nearly three hours and backing up morning rush-hour traffic. The crash took place on the westbound 210 Freeway near Ocean View Boulevard about 3:50 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Francisco Villalobos. The […]

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Cajon Pass crash prompts SigAlert for 15 Freeway at 215

DEVORE >> A multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor trailer shut down all the lanes of the southbound 15 Freeway at the 215 Freeway for an hour in Devore Wednesday morning, leading to a major traffic nightmare. • VIDEO: 15 Freeway crash jams traffic in Cajon Pass The crash took place just after 5 a.m. Wednesday […]

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35 years after mid-air collision, Marine finally speaks

LA VERNE >> When Joe Rivera saw the white light, he thought he was dead. And 35 years later, recounting the midair collision of two military helicopters over the Marine Air Station in Tustin at 7:20 p.m. Feb. 10, 1981, he remembered being aflame, his back broken and helicopter parts pinning him down as he […]

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Pilot’s husband doesn’t believe she survived collision near San Pedro

SAN PEDRO >> Divers searching in the water off San Pedro found human remains and debris on Sunday from the wreckage of a midair collision involving two small planes. They made the discovery about 2 miles off the Port of Los Angeles on the third day of the search, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Juanita […]

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Coast Guard suspends search for 3 missing in plane collision near San Pedro

Authorities on Saturday called off the search for survivors of a midair collision that sent at least one plane plunging into the ocean near the Port of Los Angeles and instead turned to hunting bodies and wreckage. The active search for three missing people was suspended at 9:15 a.m., according to a U.S. Coast Guard […]

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Survivors, families of those who died in Yucaipa bus crash sue feds

The Department of Transportation repeatedly issued bus company Scapadas Magicas — involved in the deadly 2013 Yucaipa tour bus crash that killed eight people — and its buses passing grades despite serious deficiencies inspectors found months, possibly years, before the fatal crash, according to a wrongful death and injury lawsuit filed against the federal government. […]

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Search area expanded as hunt continues for survivors of mid-air plane collision off San Pedro

Divers working for several emergency response agencies have expanded their search area off the San Pedro Harbor for any survivors following a mid-air collision involving two light aircraft Friday afternoon. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jonathan McCormick said the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that a mid-air collision took place near the Point Fermin Lighthouse, and […]

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Hearing for bus driver in fatal 2013 Yucaipa crash postponed

SAN BERNARDINO >> The latest hearing in the criminal case against Norberto Perez, the driver involved in the fatal Yucaipa tour bus crash, has been postponed to Monday. A trial readiness hearing was supposed to be held Friday in San Bernardino Superior Court, but it was delayed until Monday. Perez has been charged with eight […]

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