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The fire is thought to have started on West Colorado Boulevard near the interchange of the 2 and 134 freeways and is backing toward homes, the L.A. Fire Department says.
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Deputy Angel Reinosa claimed he was shot while in the parking lot of the sheriff’s station. He later said he used a knife to cut holes in his shirt. -
LAPD responding to reports of shots fired at Topanga Mall
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The LAPD is investigating possible hate crime after transgender women were forcefully removed from Las Perlas bar in downtown L.A.
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Maritza Joana Lara, a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a dad dead on Father’s Day, is in custody after fleeing the country, police say.
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The dialysis industry spent about $2.5 million in California on lobbying and campaign contributions in the first half of this year to avoid regulation, according to a California Healthline analysis.
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Tech entrepreneur Steve Gordon, the new director of California’s DMV, says his know-how can help turn around the troubled agency.
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1,500-acre wildfire in Northern California prompts some evacuations
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Orange County sheriff’s Deputy Carlos Cammon lost consciousness during the SWAT tryout session in 2013 and never regained consciousness.
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Thousands may have been exposed to measles by an infected New Zealand teen who visited Disneyland, LAX and other locations, local health officials say.
Times Investigations
The Department of Homeland Security stored sensitive data from BioWatch on an insecure website where it was vulnerable to attacks by hackers, records show.
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College admissions scandal renews scrutiny of recruited athletes to elite colleges.
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The Department of Homeland Security has dismantled or ended multiple programs intended to counter WMD attacks, a Times investigation found.
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The FBI is investigating a secret society of tattooed deputies in East Los Angeles as well as similar gang-like groups elsewhere within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, multiple people familiar with the inquiry said.
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A Southern California father has admitted to paying $250,000 to get his son into USC as a bogus volleyball player and will plead guilty to fraud conspiracy, his attorney and prosecutors say, as the list of wealthy and powerful parents charged in a federal investigation into college admissions fraud grew for the first time Friday since William “Rick” Singer’s decadelong scheme was uncovered in March.
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Building housing for homeless people is getting slower and costlier every year. But six developers who answered a challenge from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti may get to show they can do better, using a $120-million grant from the city.
The 9th Circuit court ruling striking down anti-camping ordinances will harm the very people it purports to protect.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing Southern California officials to plan for more than three times the new housing they proposed.
Los Angeles could bar people from sleeping on streets and sidewalks near schools, parks and day cares and in other prohibited areas under a newly proposed set of rules that has drawn fire from activists.
“My City of Angels helped me,” says Duanne Hardaway, who moved from the street to a new apartment under a program called Encampment to Home.
With wildfire season underway, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a plan to make it easier to clear homeless encampments in severe fire zones.
Miguel Santana, the former city administrative officer who has prodded Los Angeles to be more urgent and efficient in building housing for homeless people, is leaving the Proposition HHH citizens oversight committee.
The homeless crisis is rewriting the history of Los Angeles. Can the city meet the challenge?
First in a series: Big Mama and her neighbors live in a homeless encampment in Los Angeles. Through a special housing initiative they’ll soon have the opportunity to move into apartments.
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Climate & Environment
The burro carcasses with gunshot wounds have been found along Interstate 15 near the California-Nevada state line.
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At 86, Julie Newmar, the curvy dancer/actress who made Catwoman an icon, has a simple plan for overcoming life’s challenges: “Take everything you have and make it better.”
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Trump shocked the world when he said he was serious about wanting to buy Greenland. Just how much is it worth, and how does climate change fit in?
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Bernie Sanders announced a $16-trillion plan to face climate change during a California visit. Here’s a look at Green New Deal proposals out there.
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The Amnesty International comment came after President Jair Bolsonaro suggested without evidence that some nongovernmental groups may be setting fires over loss of funds.
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California fishermen are reporting one of the best salmon seasons in years after heavy rain and snow ended the state’s historic drought.
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An ethnic studies requirement for all high school students in California is on hold.
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A video of Pacifica High School students doing a Nazi salute reflects rising racial tension as Orange County grows more diverse.
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School officials are reopening their investigation into high school students caught on video making a Nazi salute as new racist footage surfaces.
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Earthquake early-warning systems will be installed or strengthened in Lake Tahoe, Death Valley and Mammoth.
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New techniques to detect small earthquakes have deepened scientists’ understanding of what causes bigger quakes.
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Data from seismic sensors in buildings across Southern California show how the 7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake produced surprisingly long periods of shaking in some areas.
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ShakeAlertLA, the early warning app, will now issue alerts for weaker shaking after the Ridgecrest quakes in July didn’t register in L.A.
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The coroner’s office is working to identify the man’s remains.
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Beaches from Los Angeles down to San Diego are expected to see strong rip currents and elevated surf
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The body of a 17-year-old from Redondo Beach teen was recovered three days after boat crash at Lake Havasu in Arizona.
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Dr. George Tyndall, who has pleaded not guilty to assaulting 16 patients at USC, was freed on $160,000 bond. He faces up to 53 years in prison.
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A female transient was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after trying to push a teenager off a bridge in Ladera Ranch, O.C. sheriff’s officials say.
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The Expo Line train will stop at the Pico and 7th Street/Metro Center stations once again.
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A 75-year-old woman who tried to sell a paperweight containing a speck of moon rock may try to hold a federal agent liable for detaining her for two hours in a public parking lot in urine-soaked pants, a federal appeals court decided unanimously Thursday.
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Deputy Angel Reinosa claimed he was shot while in the parking lot of the sheriff’s station. He later said he used a knife to cut holes in his shirt.
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The fire is thought to have started on West Colorado Boulevard near the interchange of the 2 and 134 freeways and is backing toward homes, the L.A. Fire Department says.
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The LAPD is investigating possible hate crime after transgender women were forcefully removed from Las Perlas bar in downtown L.A.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement shut down a real hotline for detained immigrants run by the California group Freedom for Immigrants less than two weeks after it was prominently featured on the show.
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Laws & Policy
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Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will join other states in asking a federal court to block the new rules that seek to indefinitely detain immigrant minors and families.
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The gun lobby is fighting California legislation that would eliminate ghost guns by requiring background checks on purchasers of a firearm’s essential part.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Paradise Ridge Elementary School on Wednesday and told a second-grade class about Potter, his first pet.
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Sacramento Police cited an anti-vaccine activist for assaulting vaccine bill author state Sen. Richard Pan on Wednesday near the Capitol.
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The Gilroy shooter bought his weapon legally in Nevada. Now some California lawmakers want to meet with their Nevada counterparts and talk gun control.
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