8 injured at Union Station as Metrolink train slams into stationary train

Eight people were injured Wednesday morning when a Metrolink train arriving at Union Station collided with a stationary train, authorities said.
Manager of historic California strip club, site of infamous death by piano, is fatally shot
The general manager of San Francisco’s iconic Condor Club was shot and killed, decades after an infamous death by piano took place at the historic strip club.
Disneyland visitor dies after riding the Haunted Mansion. Expert says theme park deaths are rare

A woman in her 60s suffered a medical episode while riding Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion on Monday and was pronounced dead at a local hospital later that evening.
Diwali becomes an official California state holiday. Where to celebrate the festivities
Diwali has been added to California’s official list of statewide holidays — just in time for this year’s festivities.
No ‘closure’ for Pacific Palisades even as the cause of the devastating fire is determined

On Wednesday, a community already traumatized by fire had to absorb another hit as the cause of the Palisades fire was revealed.
Los Angeles firefighters lacked resources in initial attack on Palisades fire, report says

The challenges that firefighters faced during the Palisades fire included an ineffective process for recalling firefighters who were off-duty and fire chiefs with little to no experience handling a major incident.
Thursday, October 9th, 2025 @9:00 PM

We’re excited to announce that starting this Thursday, October 9th, the Founder of Norooz Clinic , Dr. Ehsan Gharadjedaghi, Psy.D. (DrG), launches a new biweekly segment on KIRN Radio Iran 670AM from 9-10 pm called “Listen More With
Goodbye, pepperoni pizza? New state law to ban some ultraprocessed foods from school meals

A new California law will define, for the first time, ultraprocessed foods — and ban ones “of concern” in K-12 schools in the state starting in 2032.
Son of missionaries accused of setting destructive Palisades fire
In the Hollywood neighborhood where he lived and worked as an Uber driver, one acquaintance described suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht as ‘a really nice guy.’
Could LAFD have done more to prevent rekindling of Palisades fire?

The revelations — unveiled in a criminal complaint and attached affidavit Wednesday charging the alleged arsonist, Jonathan Rinderknecht — raise questions about what the Los Angeles Fire Department could have done to prevent the conflagration.