'Carmageddon' shortcuts in San Fernando Valley

07/11/11 During the 405 weekend closure, driving through the San Fernando Valley could be a challenge if the freeway backs up.

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Closure of freeway fails to bring Carmaggedon

07/17/11 Carmageddon? Not quite. The first day of the 405 Freeway shutdown proved to be "Carmaheaven," according to everyone from surprised motorists to delighted transportation planners and local politicians. Officials had issued dire warnings that the 53-hour closure of the San Diego Freeway between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside would result in major jams along alternate freeways and canyon ...

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Survivor's Tale

07/16/11 Luis Freddy Lala Pomavilla, 18, of Ecuador was one of two known survivors of the August 2010 massacre of 72 migrants, mostly from Central America, near San Fernando in the state of Tamaulipas, about 100 miles from Brownsville. He provided a statement...

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