Builders launch portal to make fire rebuilds faster and more affordable

Homebuilders launch portal to streamline fire rebuilds.
Did A Promo Video Expose An Underground Iranian Base?

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at how a promotional video by a private contractor in Iran may have inadvertently revealed the construction of a subterranean military base.
Ammonia leak in Oklahoma hospitalizes dozens, forces hundreds to evacuate

A massive ammonia leak late Wednesday night in Weatherford, Oklahoma sent dozens to the hospital and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate their homes, according to local authorities. Officials lifted evacuation orders Thursday morning after air quality
Body of missing West Virginia miner found after weeklong search

A West Virginia coal miner who had been missing for more than a week inside a flooded mine was found dead Thursday morning, ending an exhaustive search that gripped the local community and mining industry. The coal
Southern California is in for a weekend of severe weather, forecasters say: What we know

If rain falls as forecast, this storm could result in downtown Los Angeles seeing its wettest November since 1985. Heavy rain brings the possibility of damaging flooding and landslides.
Ex-cop testifies in own defense about shooting that left unarmed Whittier man paralyzed

Salvador Murillo, a former detective, is standing trial on assault charges over a 2020 incident in which he shot a fleeing suspect in the back, leaving the man paralyzed.
The deep bonds on an Altadena street driving neighbors to rebuild

More than half of Highland Avenue in Altadena burned down in the Eaton fire. Ten months later, nearly everyone on the street has vowed to return.
L.A. city told the court there were 88 beds at a homeless shelter, but 44 of them were missing

A South Los Angeles tent shelter reported it was providing 88 beds under its contract, but an inspector found half of that. A federal judge overseeing a court-ordered agreement with the city about its homeless services saw