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Electric car slams power pole, erupts in flames in North Hollywood

  • Feb 18

Officials want electric cables underground, but it's not that easy

  • Nov 19, 2025
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Birds dying at alarming rate in CA neighborhood: 'Just horrifying'

  • May 13, 2025

Man refuses to climb down power pole in Lake View Terrace

  • Aug 28, 2024

Resident of RV lot at Sylmar home was offered housing at city shelter

  • Jul 21, 2023

Judge orders controversial Sylmar property with RVs be vacated

  • Jul 20, 2023

LADWP cuts power to controversial RV property in Sylmar

  • Jul 19, 2023

High-speed crash injures 2, knocks out power to Watts neighborhood

  • Jun 30, 2022

Latest Videos

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New video shows moment small plane crashed in Pacoima

  • Apr 22
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Small plane crashes in Pacoima parking lot; pilot critically injured

  • Apr 21
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Electric car slams power pole, erupts in flames in North Hollywood

  • Feb 18
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Car crashes into power pole, erupts in flames in North Hollywood

  • Feb 17
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Officials want electric cables underground, but it's not that easy

  • Nov 19, 2025
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Birds dying at alarming rate in California neighborhood: 'Just horrifying'

  • May 13, 2025
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Man refuses to climb down power pole, baffling Lake View Terrace neighborhood

  • Aug 28, 2024
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Downed trees topple power poles, electrical wires in Brentwood amid relentless storm

  • Feb 6, 2024

Latest Stories

Video shows car plowing into power pole in San Pedro, narrowly missing intersection crash

A speeding car plowed into a power pole in San Pedro Monday afternoon, and the dramatic crash was all captured on video.

  • Jun 29, 2022

Residents evacuated after large tree falls onto Hollywood apartment building, hits power pole

A large tree fell onto an apartment building in Hollywood early Wednesday morning, prompting its residents to be evacuated as crews worked to fix the damage.

  • Apr 27, 2022

PCH reopens in Malibu hours after DUI suspect hits power pole

The Pacific Coast Highway was shut down in both directions in Malibu for several hours Monday morning after a driver suspected of DUI crashed into a power pole.

  • Mar 14, 2022

Chase ends in crash as suspects' car flips over, knocks down live power lines in Silver Lake

A wild chase came to a dramatic, violent end as a car flipped over and smashed into a power pole, knocking down live electricity lines onto a passing vehicle.

  • Aug 6, 2021

Map shows riskiest areas in California for damaging wildfires

We've created an interactive map that shows which parts of California are at high risk for downed power lines sparking wildfires.

  • Jun 3, 2021