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Dog rescued from train tracks so popular, shelter's website crashes

2013-04-11 12:02:00

Officials at Riverside County Animal Services had a hunch the story of Banjo the dog would get some attention. But this? So many people turned to the department's website looking for information on the fluffy poodle-terrier mix rescued from train tracks...

Puppy tied to train tracks is up for adoption, now named 'Banjo'

2013-04-10 09:01:00

A puppy that was tied to railroad tracks in a gruesome attempt to get rid of it is now up for adoption with Riverside County Animal Services. The 10-month-old poodle-terrier mix, named “Banjo” for old train traffic signals, was rescued...

Man believed to have tied puppy to train tracks won't be charged

2013-04-09 18:55:00

Authorities believe a 78-year-old man thought to have tied a puppy to train tracks in Riverside County last week may have been "senile" and "didn't fully understand what he had done," officials said Tuesday. A train engineer noticed a man walking away...

Man who tied puppy to train tracks was 'confused,' officials say

2013-04-09 11:35:00

Los Angeles' major public spaces remain broken works in progress

2013-03-02 08:00:00

Los Angeles, more than most cities, has defined itself by continual bursts of expansion and an unflagging optimism about its place in the world. But as the city has grown to a population nearing 4 million, we've neglected some major holes in the civic...

Las Vegas: Megabus is back on the L.A. to Vegas route

2012-11-28 17:23:00

It's back. Megabus, which offered low-cost bus service to Las Vegas from L.A. in 2007 and then withdrew from the market, will begin service between the two cities on Dec. 12, it announced Wednesday. Like Greyhound, which also has recently introduced...

Texas grand jury refuses to indict driver in train crash

2013-01-09 15:58:00

HOUSTON -- West Texas grand jurors on Wednesday decided not to indict the driver of a parade float struck by a train, killing four veterans last fall. Midland County prosecutor Eric Kalenak told the Los Angeles Times that he presented the case along...

Texas grand jury to examine deadly veterans' float-vs.-train crash

2013-01-03 12:12:00

A grand jury is expected to determine whether charges should be filed in the Nov. 15 train crash in Midland, Texas, that killed four wounded veterans riding a parade float. Investigators are still picking through the particulars of what happened...

W. Parker Lyon and his Pony Express Museum

2012-08-24 00:23:17

New train safety system unveiled with '08 Metrolink crash in mind

2012-09-10 08:43:50

Freight train strikes big rig trailer in Montebello

2012-11-13 08:14:24

North Hollywood man killed by freight train

2012-08-05 09:53:01

Crews are pumping out water in the 1900 block of Willow Road under a Union Pacific bridge on Thursday afternoon in Northbrook. The road closure, which lasted for most of the day, was one of the most significant ones in the area.

2013-04-18 00:00:00

All trains were stopped on the Union Pacific Northwest Line after a train bound for Chicago struck and killed a 54-year-old man near the Des Plaines station, officials said.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

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Emergency workers remove a small snowplow from Union Pacific tracks at College Avenue in Wheaton, Ill. The snow plow had overturned, causing delays for commuters.

2013-02-26 00:00:00