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California lawmakers gut bill to require in-car breathalyzers
LAPD conducts a DUI checkpoint in the 2500 block of Sunset Boulevard as a cyclist passes on August 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images) A California Senate committee just gutted one of the state’s most substantial DUI reform bills in years, ...
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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO to face sex trafficking trial
Michael Jeffroes, whose attorneys argue he’s unfit to stand trial due to dementia and Alzheimer’s, pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges....
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Family of Iryna Zarutska files lawsuit against Charlotte, security company
According to the lawsuit, adequate safety measures were not in place, including sufficient fare enforcement and staffing.
safety
Police face backlash for using electric shock gloves in Nebraska schools
The gloves are known as G.L.O.V.E.s or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters, and police say they can help an officer quickly get control of someone who is refusing commands....
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Long Beach expects its speed cameras to bring in $5 million a year. Here’s how it would be spent
A vehicle zooms past a radar speed display sign along Stearns Street in Long Beach, Monday May 15, 2023. (Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post) Long Beach streets got deadlier last year than they’ve been in a decade. Now the city wants to build a whole new division bent on reversi...
safety
Man with knife fatally shot after charging at Santa Monica officers, police say
Santa Monica police fatally shot a man who allegedly charged at officers with a knife at Palisades Park while they were investigating an unrelated domestic violence incident Saturday afternoon, officials said. Officers responded to the park near the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue aro...
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Dodgers president shuts down talk of sale after Mark Walter's Lakers deal
Dodgers president Stan Kasten attempted to calm online speculation about the future of the franchise under billionaire owner Mark Walter.
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Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge
Federal officials announced sharp water cuts for the next two years on Friday for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River.
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Coastal erosion at the Wedge in Newport Beach exposes pipes, wires after summer swells
Large swells this summer have contributed to significant coastal erosion at The Wedge in Newport Beach, exposing decades-old infrastructure.
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Wildfires expose - and detonate - buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII
The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II....
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New LA County program offers assistance to small businesses
A free program designed to help Los Angeles County entrepreneurs and small businesses pursue capital, reduce their debt and build long-term financial resilience launched Saturday. The Los Angeles County Financial Clinic is the newest in a series of technical assistance programs a...
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US imposes 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products, and Canada says it will retaliate
The United States is imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies....
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'I always knew the truth': Man falsely imprisoned for 18 years exonerated of O.C. robbery
Guy Miles' conviction was based in part on the false testimony of two eyewitnesses, despite the fact that five people testified he was in Las Vegas on the day of the crime....
parks
Bellflower isn't known for stand-up. This club is changing that
The Richard Pryor Booth at The Stand Up Comedy Club in Bellflower. (Audrey Ngo / LAist) Bellflower isn’t exactly known for its stand-up comedy culture. But that may be changing. Since 2021, comedians like Tisha Campbell, Frankie Quiñones and Jo Koy have taken the stage at The Sta...
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This Skillshare Fair wants to teach you how to fix things — and save money
A box of fasteners and tools (Benjamin Lehman via Unsplash ) Even in the era of YouTube tutorials and AI assistants, learning weekend warrior skills — like how to fix a leaky faucet or the brakes on your kid’s bike — is sometimes better IRL. On Saturday, Aug. 29, a community of D...
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Free writing workshops take over Los Feliz for the its 2nd writers festival
Attendees of the 2025 Los Feliz Writers Festival gathered at Barnsdall Art Park. (Morey Spellman / Studio Spellman @studiospellman) Reading, writing, and drilling down on the craft — that’s the focus this weekend at the 2nd Annual Los Feliz Writers Festival . Various free worksho...
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Lineage says warehouse cleanup is 90% complete after agency challenges earlier numbers
Cleanup of the fire-damaged Lineage warehouse is now 90% complete, the company said, revising figures released earlier this week after air quality officials determined the amount of waste at the facility was greater than originally reported or estimated. The South Coast Air Quali...
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In L.A.'s 'Chinese Beverly Hills,' fighting back against Chinese communist infiltration
In Arcadia, a former council member's guilty plea to acting as an illegal agent for China has jolted an immigrant‑built suburb proud of its success.
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'Every advocate's nightmare': Inside ICE's strategy to sidestep local oversight laws
In some instances, contracts have been changed to declare that the centers are simply not subject to local or state laws. In others, ICE has purchased facilities owned and operated by private companies....
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Motorcyclist who lost leg wins $28-million verdict after suing over L.A. firetruck crash
A motorcyclist sued after he was hit by a firetruck that was driving through an East Hollywood intersection in 2021, causing injures that required his leg to be amputated below the knee....
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High school football game at LA Southwest College evacuated after report of possible shooting
A high school football game at Los Angeles Southwest College in South L.A. was evacuated Friday night after reports of shots being fired.
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Simi Valley football coach fired after kicking ball into student player's groin during practice
A high school football coach in Simi Valley was fired after a video surfaced showing him kicking a ball into a student athlete's groin.
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Tupac murder trial: Defendant 'Keffe D' speaks in court, scolds prosecutor
Jurors in the Tupac Shakur murder trial heard a recorded interview from Duane "Keffe D" Davis and witnessed a tense exchange between Davis and the prosecutor....