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first_reported: 2026-11-12 01:31 PST
updated: 2026-11-12 22:21 PST
status: reported
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# Microsoft Outlook outage disrupts service in LA and across U.S.

A Microsoft Outlook outage on Thursday disrupted other communication platforms used by the LA County Sheriff's Department, which said about 130,000 users reported problems at peak.

Section: [Around Town](/los-angeles/section/life.md) · Entities: [Microsoft](/los-angeles/wiki/microsoft.md), [Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department](/los-angeles/wiki/los-angeles-county-sheriff-s-department.md)

## Coverage

- [NBC Los Angeles](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/outlook-outage-email/3969535/), 2026-11-12 01:31 PST: Microsoft Outlook outages plague users for hours in Los Angeles and across U.S.
- [CBS Los Angeles](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la-county-sheriffs-communications-microsoft-outage/), 2026-11-12 22:21 PST: LA County Sheriff's communications disrupted amid Microsoft outage

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.