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4th of July weekend in Los Angeles is alight with fireworks, fun runs, parades, and more family-friendly events to add to your list for this weekend. 4th of July festivities will be everywhere this ...

Enjoy the tradition of the 4th of July fireworks in Los Angeles this holiday with friends and family throughout the city. "Oh, say, can you see" the 4th of July fireworks in Los Angeles? Whether you ...

It's time to celebrate the red, white and blue. While some local events have been canceled this Fourth of July, there are plenty of options to mark the holiday - at both ticketed and free events. Here ...

Hide or sedate your pets, Los Angeles: it's fireworks season and there are going to be plenty of loud, scary noises. (Scheduled, professional shows tend to start around 9 pm, FYI.) Here we've mapped ...

This Fourth of July, patriotism for many Americans feels a bit slippery. As citizens of our near 250-year-old republic reminisce about the Independence Days of their childhoods — adorned with American ...

Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti speaks, during a press conference after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Extraordinary Session, at the SwissTech Convention Centre, in Lausanne, Switzerland ...

LOS ANGELES — Amid exploding fireworks, more than 130 firefighters battled a fire that engulfed four homes in Pacoima on Thursday night, authorities said. On Friday morning, officials said one person ...