A tree trimmer working north of Gardena was rescued Friday when a ring of palm fronds collapsed around him, pinning him to the tree trunk 35 feet off the ground. The 30-year-old man’s colleagues ...

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When you think Southern California, you think palm trees. The staple of the Los Angeles skyline is worrying various South LA residents, however, as falling pieces of the trees are turning out to be ...

Every July 4th, for most of the past decade, I log on to Twitter and start retweeting every photo and video I can find of palm trees accidentally set on fire by illegal fireworks. As with most social ...

Help! Yes, we could really use everyone’s help on getting this message out. It is still evident to me as I drive around the county that the massacre of palms is still going on. You can easily identify ...