SoCal attorney pleads guilty to embezzling $310,000 of clients' money to fund gambling habit
SoCal attorney pleads guilty to embezzling $310,000 of clients' money to fund gambling habit. He is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
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LA advocates and lawmakers urge Newsom to sign bill barring police from moonlighting for ICE
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3 new lawsuits allege X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain caused major brain injuries
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Paramount-Warner Bros. merger faces pushback over mass layoff concerns
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Investigation fails to find cause of massive Boyle Heights fire
Firefighters were unable to determine a definite cause for the fire that destroyed a cold-storage facility in Boyle Heights that burned for days.
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VIDEO: Man scales locked gate after chasing UC Berkeley student home
The video shows the college student buzzing into her apartment complex. Seconds later, a man can be seen scaling the locked gate and entering the property. He then pulls out what Berkeley police said was a barbecue lighter. "We deserve stricter laws so that things like this aren'...
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New lawsuits allege catastrophic brain damage after riding Six Flags Magic Mountain rollercoaster
Three lawsuits were filed this week alleging serious brain damage suffered by three people who rode the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
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Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic
Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls, court docs show.