A ban on new oil wells in L.A. city limits hits a legal roadblock. Triple-digit temperatures lead to a red flag warning, and why is it so hot in September, anyway? Blame Nevada.

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A ban on new oil wells in L.A. city limits hits a legal roadblock. Triple-digit temperatures lead to a red flag warning, and why is it so hot in September, anyway? Blame Nevada.
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Wrench thrown in L.A. oil well ban plan

Wildfires burn through dry brush in San Bernardino County, prompting evacuation warnings. A federal judge blasts the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for "turning its back" on disabled veterans, ordering additional housing be made available on the agency's West Los Angeles campus. And more homes in Rancho Palos Verdes are having their utilities shut off amid the ongoing landslide.

Wildfires burn through dry brush in San Bernardino County, prompting evacuation warnings. A federal judge blasts the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for "turning its back" on disabled veterans, ordering additional housing be made available on the agency's West Los Angeles campus. And more homes in Rancho Palos Verdes are having their utilities shut off amid the ongoing landslide.

PM UPDATE: More homes in Rancho Palos Verdes hit with utility shutoffs

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Malibu due to the record temperatures and former President Donald Trump will learn when he'll be sentenced in the hush money case. 

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Malibu due to the record temperatures and former President Donald Trump will learn when he'll be sentenced in the hush money case.

AM UPDATE: Record heat leads to Red Flag Warnings

In a last-minute effort to avoid a trial, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to 9 tax-evasion-related crimes just before jury selection was set to begin in Los Angeles. After nearly six hours, fire crews rescued a construction worker trapped in a trench in the Los Feliz area. And three juveniles are being accused of triggering the Hawarden Fire that destroyed seven homes and damaged another 17 in the city of Riverside back in July; two are in police custody.

In a last-minute effort to avoid a trial, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to 9 tax-evasion-related crimes just before jury selection was set to begin in Los Angeles. After nearly six hours, fire crews rescued a construction worker trapped in a trench in the Los Feliz area. And three juveniles are being accused of triggering the Hawarden Fire that destroyed seven homes and damaged another 17 in the city of Riverside back in July; two are in police custody.

Wrench thrown in L.A. oil well ban plan

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