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For more than 20 years, California has levied taxes on health insurers to help fund Medi-Cal, the state’s insurance program for low-income people. (Jose Carlos Cerdeno Martinez / Getty Images) Doctors and health insurers filed a lawsuit Friday alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the L...
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October 2, 2026 Media Relations Division 213-257-2000 media@da.lacounty.gov Jury Convicts Nurse of Murdering Four Adults, Infant and Unborn Child in 130-MPH Windsor Hills Crash Nicole Linton, 41, faces multiple life sentences WINDSOR HILLS, Calif. — Registered nurse Nicole Linton...
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A man was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide in connection with a multi-vehicle crash in Oxnard that left two people dead and four others injured last week, police said Friday. The collision involving eight vehicles was reported at Victoria and Doris avenues just before ...
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A student makes their way to Wheeler Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, on Feb.19, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) California could create its own multi-billion-dollar science and health research agency under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin N...
schools
Four students at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara posted a TikTok in which their faces were artificially darkened. School officials said the students would face consequences....
Local
Keith Metcalf jumped into action after witnessing a man get stabbed on an Amtrak bus near Union Station on Thursday. “It affected me in a way that I just wasn’t expecting, you know, because I really thought that guy was going to die,” Metcalf said. Officers responded to a reporte...
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A jury found Nicole Linton guilty on Friday in connection with the 2022 Windsor Hills crash that killed six people, including a mother and her unborn child....
schools
Planada Elementary School, built in 1955 below flood level, damaged by heavy rains and a levee break on Jan. 6, 2023. (Planada Elementary School District) A winter of potentially devastating weather driven by what scientists predict to be a massive El Niño event could strain many...
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Head Start providers say the changes could hurt the quality of of the program, which currently provides wraparound services to low-income children and their families. (Elly Yu / LAist) In August, the Trump administration announced a significant overhaul of the Head Start program,...
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Traveling nurse Nicole Linton has been found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder for triggering a fiery 130 mph crash in Windsor Hills in 2022....
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Traveling nurse Nicole Linton has been found guilty on six counts of second-degree murder following the high-speed 2022 Windsor Hills crash that killed six people....
schools
Work continues on new student housing at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton on Nov. 25, 2024. The new six-story Sequoia residence hall will bring 510 new beds to campus. (Paul Bersebach / Orange County Register via Getty Images) Many California college students struggle to find aff...
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Nicole Linton was convicted of six counts of murder for barreling her Mercedes into a South L.A. intersection at 131 miles per hour and killing six people....
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A threat at California's state Capitol forced construction workers and legislative staff to evacuate for much of Friday, but the building will reopen for normal hours on Monday, officials said....
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Three lawsuits filed Friday challenge the Trump administration's rollback of vehicle mileage rules as illegal, including one led by California.
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A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a fellow rider on a J train in Queens, police said.
safety
October 2, 2026 Contact: Angela Herrera Perez, Senior Public Information Specialist press@opportunity.lacounty.gov LA County DEO Extends Small Business Recovery Grant Application Deadline to October 9 for Businesses Impacted by the Lineage Fire and East Los Angeles Oil Spill Depa...
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Newly unsealed police body camera video is providing a new look at the arrest of Luigi Mangione and the recovery of evidence tied to the killing of Brian Thompson....
business
A traveler waits for a Lyft at the LAX-it rideshare pickup location at Los Angeles International Airport on March 10, 2026. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Lyft must pay $272.5 million in a historic settlement with the state of California and three cities over allegations that t...
business
Tommy Lefroy's latest single, "Vacuum," is out Friday. (Brendon Burton) Tommy Lefroy is the brainchild of singer-songwriters Tessa Mouzourakis and Wynter Bethel, who are putting a literary spin on soft rock. They’re getting ready to release their first album, The Precariat , this...
schools
Federal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday....
parks
Former U.S. Olympian David Hearn says he is “relieved” after a Washington, D.C. judge permanently dismissed the vandalism case against him.
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October 2, 2026 Media Relations Division 213-257-2000 media@da.lacounty.gov Five Justice Bills Sponsored by the LA County District Attorney’s Office Signed Into Law The laws hold drunk drivers, labor traffickers and corporate polluters accountable; protect abused animals; equip p...
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Christa Pike remains "critically ill," unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital after a botched execution attempt Wednesday night, her attorneys said Friday....
safety
Two people were killed when the car they were in slammed head-on into a tree in Encino overnight.
government
L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman (left) and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Topline: The CD9 Coalition is sponsoring a forum for Council District 9 and L.A. mayoral candidates Saturday in South L.A. The details: Incumbent Mayor Karen ...
Local
A Southern California boy faces a potentially lengthy recovery after being hospitalized with West Nile virus, prompting his mother to warn other parents about the early signs as Los Angeles County sees a record number of mosquito-borne infections. As 13-year-old Joseph Vasquez re...
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Ready for soccer in a whole new dimension? Check out the first teaser for "Messi and the Giants," an upcoming animated series executive produced by Lionel Messi, arriving on Disney+ in summer 2027....
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Morris Griffin holds up a sign at the Reparations Task Force hearing at the March Fong Eu Secretary of State offices in Sacramento on June 29, 2023. (Semantha Norris / CalMatters) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law that requires large companies to disclose if they...
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Newly unsealed police body camera footage shows the arrest of Luigi Mangione in Altoona, Pennsylvania, days after he fatally shot United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson....
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Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar has recounted the harrowing moments when he was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.
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The jobs report will provide a gauge of the economy amid an inflation surge.
safety
A viral video that prompted an assault investigation at Pat's King of Steaks in Philadelphia has led to the emergence of new footage posted by a content creator....
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Major SNAP changes will bring modest benefit increases to California households while shifting hundreds of millions in administrative costs to state taxpayers....
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A man convicted of murder in the shooting of sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in Palmdale was sentenced to life in prison.
safety
Three were killed when a medical helicopter carrying five people crashed into the water off the coast of Catalina Island in California, officials said....
Local
The weekend's NLDS matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves will take place amid a dangerous heat wave that's expected to last at least through next week....
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Mayor Karen Bass speaks with student journalists at The LA Local office on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (Steve Saldivar / The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local . The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has been investigating the Lineage warehouse fire since the fir...
