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Studies have repeatedly shown that Blacks and Latinos in L.A. are subjected to police stops at significantly higher rates than whites. The rare case of an officer recently fired for alleged racial bias highlights why....
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The city administrative code requires records to be retained for at least two years.
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It wouldn't be surprising for a summer increase in COVID to begin now. Large numbers of people haven't fallen ill with COVID for quite a while.
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Traffic came to a standstill east of downtown LA Friday after a person climbed on top of an arch on the Sixth Street Bridge and refused to come down. The bridge connecting downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights was closed as police and firefighters responded to the scene. The shi...
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More than 800 junior lifeguards from across California are expected to compete when the 46th Annual California Surf Lifesaving Championships get underway at Will Rogers State Beach. The two-day competition, billed as the largest annual ocean lifeguard event on the West Coast, fea...
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The rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is taking place Friday, nearly three months after the original event was cut short by a gunman who prosecutors say was trying to assassinate President Donald Trump. The correspondents’ association announced in June th...
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In the latest incredible development of the Sixers’ offseason , LeBron James has chosen Philadelphia. James has agreed to join the Sixers on a two-year, $8 million contract with a player option in Year 2, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN’s Shams Charania . The move comes aft...
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What to Know Singer D4vd has been charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas , who was reported missing in the spring of 2025. The Lake Elsinore girl’s decomposed body was found Sept. 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla impounded at a ...
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Christopher Anne Affleck, mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck, died in June after a monthslong battle with a terminal illness, the family announced July 23. She was 83. Affleck, a civil rights organizer and teacher, received her diagnosis in December 2025 and was given six mon...
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A teenager was arrested in connection to the Santa Monica Pier shooting that killed a man earlier in the week.
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A purse, phone and cash were stolen late Thursday when a woman and child were robbed and assaulted in Van Nuys. Officers responded to the call at about 11:30 p.m. in the 6500 block of Hazeltine Avenue about a robber who left the scene. Officers were told that the person assaulted...
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The massive, multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis has expanded to nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Outbreaks in Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania have now been connected to cases in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, as w...
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Hilton criticized local leaders, saying Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' 45-day deadline to remove 85 million pounds of rotting food is too long.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing a setback in her efforts to reduce homelessness as the city's latest homeless count is expected to show a modest increase....
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A Hermosa Beach homeowner says an Airbnb guest refused to leave her property after his reservation ended, forcing her into a costly legal battle.
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Mystery swirled around a Carlsbad woman found dead in Big Sur with a cut on her forehead and markings on her neck. Her cause of death is a surprising and heartbreaking twist....
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A pile of fire-damaged materials lines the outside of a warehouse as firefighters continue working at the scene of a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com) Lineage has said it is racing to meet ...
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Health authorities are looking for people who may have come into contact with a bat that fell onto a table at a north San Diego County restaurant on Sunday just as a family was having lunch....
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San Diego Comic-Con is back, and fans are already lining up for exclusive collectibles, epic cosplay and can't-miss pop culture moments.
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Big Bear eagle Jackie is in critical condition after a blood transfusion. As veterinarians seek answers, mate Shadow fuels questions about whether he's "seeing" another female....
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"I think it was a life-changing experience for all of us." The creator and stars "Desperate Housewives" talk about the lasting legacy of the ABC drama. All eight seasons are streaming now on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+...
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Boyle Heights residents say flies, rodents and the stench from rotting food remain a problem weeks after the Lineage warehouse fire.
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A 16-year-old boy from Las Vegas turned himself in after he was identified as the suspected gunman in a shooting near the Santa Monica Pier that left a man dead, authorities said....
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A 16-year-old boy from Las Vegas has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting near the Santa Monica Pier, police say.
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Book lovers are invited to explore some of L.A.'s Independent bookstores this weekend at the inaugural Los Angeles Indie Book Crawl. The owner of Village Well Books and Coffee in Culver City came up with the idea hoping to bring the reading community tog....
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The U.S. military announced Thursday that they are conducting their 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes.
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Riders could have a say in the decisions made by the Los Angeles Metro Board. (Martin Romero / CalMatters) The Los Angeles Metro Board voted unanimously Thursday to move forward with a plan that would create the first-ever seat for a regular transit rider on the agency’s governin...
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The eggs were available at stores in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Mississippi.
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The water main break in West Hollywood that has shut down part of Sunset Boulevard for a week is expected to be completely repaired by late Friday, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said Thursday. A 36-inch water pipe burst at Sunset Boulevard and Palm Avenue on July ...
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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to honor the 2025 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump feted Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and the World Series cham...
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A TikTok trend involving door kicking has struck home in Santa Clarita, prompting a warning from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Rachell Summers, a 73-year-old artist from Capitola, was fatally stabbed in an attack Monday. Police called the deadly incident a 'random act of violence.'...
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Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
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On Thursday, Walk of Famers Ming-Na Wen and Sheila E. announced the list of names to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2027.
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California, Arizona and Nevada offered to cut water use to ease the Colorado River crisis. The Trump administration is set to adopt much of their proposal....
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President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners.
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President Donald Trump is imposing new double-digit tariffs on imports from 60 countries as temporary 10% worldwide levies expire Friday.
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From Super Bowl LXI tickets to a Disney+, Hulu bundle 23 year subscription, D23 FANtastic Prizes: The Ultimate Disney Sweepstakes is back and bigger than ever!...
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California, other states sue Trump administration for making disaster aid conditional.
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The indictment comes months after a police raid of the company's warehouse that led to the recovery of about $500,000 in stolen Nike goods.
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Former residents and descendants of Chavez Ravine gathered in L.A. for the unveiling of "Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story," a new archive by Loyola Marymount University that digitizes the community's history....
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Beloved Big Bear bald eagle Jackie received a life-saving transfusion from another eagle but remains in critical condition despite showing improvement....
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1 was detained after a possible explosive device was found during a child pornography investigation in a Harris County, Texas home, officials said.
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CalOptima Health, Orange County's public health care system, joined the Covered California marketplace. ( Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters) Topline: CalOptima Health, the public health system in Orange County, joined the Covered California marketplace this week, allowing members to ap...
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The Social Security Administration has expanded its my Social Security online services with new tools designed to simplify the disability claims process....
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The numbers from this year's point-in-time homelessness count delivered a major blow to Bass, who is seeking reelection and has made the issue a central part of her agenda....
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Los Angeles prosecutors Thursday continued to connect the dots between forensic evidence and singer D4vd to demonstration that there’s enough proof to put him on trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. One day after alleging the singer, born David Burke, kill...
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The judge presiding over the preliminary hearing of David Anthony Burke, known as D4vd, addressed two people accused of leaking information from inside the courtroom....
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President Donald Trump is welcoming Shohei Ohtani and the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Thursday.
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Motorists who block bike lanes in Santa Monica beware! The city is employing AI-powered cameras to identify and cite violators.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass responded Thursday to the latest point-in-time count, which is expected to show that the number of unhoused people across the city is on the rise after two years of decreases — an unpleasant look for the incumbent who has made tackling the homeless cr...
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As Big Bear beloved bald eagle Jackie continues to receive critical care, we're learning more about a new eagle that is visiting the habitat that she shares with her mate, Shadow....
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Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora, after 72 people were reported sick as of Wednesday....
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Lawyers for singer D4vd are questioning police analysts about DNA testing in the case of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's death.
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Volunteers helping with L.A.'s 2023 annual homeless count go over the map of Westwood prior to heading out to conduct the tally. (Samanta Helou Hernandez / LAist) The findings of the 2026 homeless count held in January across most of L.A. County are scheduled to be officially ann...
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President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program.
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Jonathan Castelan faces murder charges following a stabbing that claimed the life of 15-year-old Rosemead High student Aziel Zacapala in El Monte.
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Rapper YG was briefly detained Thursday as California Highway Patrol and Burbank SWAT executed a search warrant at a commercial property in Burbank.
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This week, OpenAI revealed that one of its AI models broke out into the wild and did a bunch of hinky stuff. How many times do we need to hear this story before someone does something to protect humans?...
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The shooting death of a man who police said injured an officer with a knife while resisting arrest has roiled Wisconsin's capital city, with Gov. Tony Evers calling for "transparency and accountability" and Madison community members gathering Thursday at a growing memorial....
