Activists push ballot initiative to end state benefits for illegal immigrants and their U.S.-born children

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Canyon Country man held in death of cyclist

Marco Valencia, 20, was arrested after his pickup truck...
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Dispatch: "To the date, to the date"
Dennis Joe Rodgers Jr. never even met his dad. Months before he was born, his...
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy is being treated for a shoulder wound after being shot in Palmdale....
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MILITARY DEATHS
He died a few days into his second tour in April after shooting himself in the chest, according to a...
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Deputies kill man in Athens; rights groups want an investigation
Four others are shot the next day near the memorial for Woodrow Player Jr.
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Inside the mind of a killer 'Santa'
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Bruce Pardo spent months amassing weapons and planning the Christmas Eve...
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The so-called Buckshot Bandits are wanted in connection with four violent bank robberies in the area...
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Dennis Joe Rodgers Jr. is shot to death on the anniversary of his father's killing. 'This is...
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The economic downturn has activists pushing for a measure that would limit the services Californians...
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Michael Jackson's health records are subpoenaed
Multiple doctors are being asked by the L.A. County coroner's office to...
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Reports from Los Angeles, Mammoth Lakes and Lynwood
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FBI investigating fatal blast at a San Bernardino County home as a hate crime
Ali Abdelhadi Mohd had returned to his vacant Yermo house to clean up anti-...
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OBITUARIES
The author of more than 20 novels, including 'The Burn' and 'The Island of Crimea,' Aksyonov was exiled...
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The court permits drunk-driving defendants in some cases to question blood-alcohol findings, which are...
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Bratton says LAPD's crime map will stay online
The police chief concedes the map has significant omissions but says it will...
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The map, touted as a way for residents to monitor the safety of their neighborhoods, doesn't include...
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Gloves off on cost of Michael Jackson's services
City attorney plans investigation of $1.4-million bill, but some see long-term...
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Jesse James Hollywood found guilty of murder
He could receive the death penalty for the slaying of teenager Nicholas...
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Weekend attack on a Latina in a low-crime area of Orange County troubles officials and residents.
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18-year-old man arrested in Palmdale deputy shooting
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Amber Alert for four children extends to California
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