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Jury finds rapper Lil Durk not guilty of orchestrating 2022 murder-for-hire plot
A jury found rapper Lil Durk not guilty of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of a man near the Beverly Center in 2022.
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San Pedro sushi restaurant Senfuku to close after 45 years
Senfuku, a beloved Japanese family restaurant in San Pedro, is preparing to close its doors after 45 years of serving the community.
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Family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez files lawsuit against singer D4vd
The singer's family members and business associates are also named in the suit.
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Schools reel from the extreme heat, but getting a new AC in the classroom isn’t an easy fix
Schools are reeling from extreme heat. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP) That ocean breeze is just not cutting it in schools in Torrance and Long Beach as Southern California reels from a heat wave. Parents have taken to social media, created petitions and are proposing a bond measure in order to address...
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Ocean Way music festival in Santa Monica canceled due to impacts of Hurricane Marie
Ocean Way, a beachfront music festival, that was planned for later this month in Santa Monica has been canceled.
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LA County Releases Second After-Action Review Covering Recovery and Repopulation Operations Following 2025 Wildfires
September 11, 2026 Contact: Office of Countywide Communications pio@ceo.lacounty.gov , 213-974-1311 LA County Releases Second After-Action Review Covering Recovery and Repopulation Operations Following 2025 Wildfires Los Angeles County today released an independent After-Action R...
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E-bike buyback event in OC offers up to $1,000 in exchange for your electric ride
Students at Ensign Intermediate School have been parking their e-bikes in nearby neighborhoods since the district outlawed them on elementary and middle school campuses. (Jill Replogle / LAist) The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a buyback event Sunday where p...
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After thousands of deaths, first responders are still navigating health effects 25 years post-9/11
It's estimated 400,000 people were exposed to toxins, risk of physical injury and stressful conditions from 9/11 and the aftermath, according to the WTC Health Program....
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California is changing its license plate sequence for the first time since the 1980s
California has officially run out of the 1980's-era license plate sequence. Here's what the new one will be.
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Appeals court rejects VA’s effort to stop order for thousands of new homes on West LA campus
Members of a clean-up crew dismantle tents located on the Veterans Row homeless encampment along San Vicente Blvd just outside the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) An appeals court issued a ruling Friday that strikes down a federal governmen...
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Triplet brothers follow father into fire service after 9/11
A story of family, sacrifice and legacy. The triplet sons of a firefighter who responded on Sept. 11 are finding their own ways to serve.
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Nashville Airport Authority approves renaming airport in honor of Dolly Parton
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously, 6-0, to begin the process of renaming the Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton....
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Ben Allen wants to take on the insurance industry
Insurance Commissioner candidate Ben Allen delivers remarks during the California Democratic Party convention at Moscone Center in San Francisco on Feb. 21, 2026. (Yalonda M. James / San Francisco Chronicle via AP) For the first time, voters in California will decide between two ...
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California retires 46-year license plate format, debuts mirrored sequence
California is transitioning to a new mirrored license plate format as the state exhausts its long-running seven-character sequence after decades of vehicle registrations....
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Christian Bale opens foster care village in Palmdale aimed at keeping siblings together
The actor Christian Bale attended the opening of Together California, a foster care village he helped create in Palmdale. The facility's mission is to keep siblings together....