Author: Travis Schlepp
Travis Schlepp
Travis has been covering local and national news for more than a decade with bylines at some of the most prominent news organizations in the country. He’s covered a range of topics including travel, transit and sports, in addition to daily breaking news coverage. Travis is a Golden Mike nominated reporter, a two-time Southern California Emmy Award recipient and a second-place Spot News Coverage Award winner by the Associated Press as a member of the KEYT News Channel 3 team in Santa Barbara. Travis’ previous stories can be found on KTLA.com, The Hill, Yahoo News, MSN, and local news sites including KTVQ in Billings, Montana, and KEYT News Channel 3 in Santa Barbara. Previously, Travis served as the managing editor and operations lead at Dodgers Nation and LA Sports Report.
On Wednesday, LA Metro announced that it had a new fresh batch of its popular “Ride the D” t-shirts, which promotes the upcoming D Line subway extension opening next month.
A nationwide effort to address limited access to books will bring 100 new Little Free Libraries to communities identified as “book deserts,” with a focus on schools, public spaces and underserved neighborhoods across the United States. The initiative, launched Tuesday, is led by the Little Free Library nonprofit in partnership with beloved children’s author Dav Pilkey and publisher Scholastic. The rollout will continue through July, with each installation stocked with children’s books and designed to increase access to reading materials in areas where they are scarce. Each library will include a curated selection of titles, including copies of Pilkey’s newly…
Southwest Airlines began service at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, California.
The skies across the greater Los Angeles area were lit up with a stunning show that is becoming increasingly regular over the last several years: a rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. On Monday, around 7:50 p.m., a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Santa Barbara County military base carrying the latest round of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. According to SpaceX, the Falcon 9 launched with 25 Starlink v2 mini-satellites from the Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg. Vandenberg Space Force Base is located along the coast of Santa Barbara County, about 25 minutes southwest of…
Another Pacific Surfliner train will be traversing the coast of Southern California and connecting the Central Coast to the busy industry centers in the Los Angeles basin beginning next month.
Looking for a California vacation but trying to stay within a budget? If you’re planning your next getaway and looking to save cash along the way, officials from a sprawling county in Northern California are encouraging you to give their home a look. Siskiyou County near the Oregon border is one of the largest counties in California with miles upon miles of unspoiled outdoors highlighted by Mount Shasta, among other landmarks. The region is considered an affordable haven thanks to the seemingly limitless outdoor spaces that offer countless free activities, including some of the state’s best hiking, free concerts and…
Investigators in Europe are attempting to track down the thieves who stole more than 12 tons of Kit Kat chocolate candies during transport in Europe.
Ontario International Airport serves destinations across the United States, Mexico, Central America and Taiwan.
The museum is scheduled to open to the public on June 26.
Customers in the Relax Row will receive added amenities, including “a custom-fitted mattress pad, a specially sized plush blanket, two additional pillows, as well as a plush toy and Children’s Travel Kit for families.”