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Colombian activist's work earns environmental prize
BOGOTA, Colombia — Nohra Padilla spent her childhood at a garbage dump here in Colombia’s capital before going on to organize the city’s poor recyclers. Now the activist, who travels the world giving talks about waste management, has won...
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Insurers must pay for hazardous waste site cleanup, court rules
L.A. NOWThe state of California will be able to collect tens of millions of dollars from insurance companies for cleanup of the Stringfellow Acid Pits hazardous waste site, the California Supreme Court ruled.... -
L.A. schools chief John Deasy highlights gains in annual address
L.A. NOWL.A. schools Supt. John Deasy on Thursday announced a sharp decrease in student suspensions and academic improvement that included better performance on tests and higher enrollment in rigorous classes. Deasy cited these gains in an assertively upbeat, 40-... -
Two Occupy protesters fight over chalking; 1 man arrested, LAPD says
L.A. NOWAn argument over chalking between two Occupy protesters escalated into a fight with one men being arrested on suspicion of battery, police said Thursday afternoon.... -
State legislation may bring peace to L.A. water district war
L.A. NOWThe California Assembly approved legislation Thursday that would end a long-standing turf war between two Los Angeles County water districts. For much of the last decade, the Lakewood-based Water Replenishment District has been fighting with the Commerce-... -
Rally calls for fewer police citations of LAUSD students
L.A. NOWLos Angeles education advocates performed street theater and installed public art Thursday in an appeal to dramatically reduce the number of police citations given to students for such offenses as fighting, carrying tobacco, or being tardy or absent... -
All-male Deep Springs College invites female applicants
L.A. NOWDeep Springs College, the small but prestigious school and ranch north of Death Valley, has begun accepting female applicants for the first time in its 95-year history.... -
Man arrested on suspicion of giving teen fatal heroin dose
L.A. NOWLos Angeles police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after he allegedly injected a 13-year-old boy with heroin. Topanga-area Det. Dave Teteque said an investigation led officers to believe that 23-year-old Brett Cronin purchased heroin and... -
O.C. hockey mom convicted in sex assault of boy on her son's team
L.A. NOWA Laguna Nigel woman was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy who played hockey on a team with her son.... -
Record highs set as heat wave continues in Southern California
L.A. NOWRecord temperatures were set for a second day in a row on Thursday as triple-digit heat continued to scorch inland areas of Southern California.... -
State attorney general sues wounded-veterans charity
L.A. NOWCalifornia's attorney general on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit against a Riverside County-based charity that raises money allegedly to support programs for military veterans and active-duty personnel, particularly for those hospitalized with war wounds.... -
Westbound 60 Freeway shut down in Monterey Park after vehicle accident
L.A. NOWFirefighters on Thursday night were trying to rescue at least one victim trapped in a vehicle in a two-car accident that forced officials to close the westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway in Monterey Park. The closure was near Atlantic......
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