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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde

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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2017, she wrote for the San Francisco Business Times and covered local news and crime for the Sacramento Bee. She is a graduate of UCLA, where she worked at the student-run Daily Bruin. Originally from Duarte, Calif., Reyes is a native Spanish speaker.

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After years of financial woes, Los Angeles hospital running out of prayers

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After years of financial woes, Los Angeles hospital running out of prayers

Verity Health has asked a bankruptcy court for permission to close its doors, and while no date has been given, staff are packing up.
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Sea lion pup dubbed Lords-a-Leaping after daring jump onto Coast Highway

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Sea lion pup dubbed Lords-a-Leaping after daring jump onto Coast Highway

A sea lion pup earned a festive name after a scary adventure involving a 30-foot jump from a pedestrian bridge in Laguna Beach onto the road below.
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Mt. Baldy to reopen on Christmas Day, after disappearance of hiker and death of rescuer

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Mt. Baldy to reopen on Christmas Day, after disappearance of hiker and death of rescuer

Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati has been missing since Dec. 8. A memorial will be held for a rescuer who fell to his death in the search for the hiker.
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Video of rapper Blueface tossing wads of cash onto skid row sparks criticism amid L.A.'s homeless crisis

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Video of rapper Blueface tossing wads of cash onto skid row sparks criticism amid L.A.'s homeless crisis

Blueface posted a video of himself standing atop a car parked in front of a tent-lined skid row sidewalk and tossing bills into the crowd.
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Mother of 8-year-old believed killed by his father pleads guilty to child endangerment

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Mother of 8-year-old believed killed by his father pleads guilty to child endangerment

Noah McIntosh’s body was never found. His father has been charged with murder.
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Dad says wrestling coaches beat his son up

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Dad says wrestling coaches beat his son up

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the allegations against a family of wrestling coaches at Roosevelt High School in Eastvale.
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Sacramento County pays $27 million to family of girl who suffered brain damage in deputy-involved crash

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Sacramento County pays $27 million to family of girl who suffered brain damage in deputy-involved crash

The deputy driving the SUV had been responding to a backup call and did not turn on emergency lights or a siren while crossing the intersection.
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A toll lane future is inevitable in California as traffic congestion worsens

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A toll lane future is inevitable in California as traffic congestion worsens

California is expanding toll lanes on freeways like never before, not just to raise revenue for transportation projects but to change behavior as well.
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Teacher accused of saying she wants to ‘bring back slavery’ placed on leave, again

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Teacher accused of saying she wants to ‘bring back slavery’ placed on leave, again

A Palmdale middle school teacher is on leave for the second time in two months after making comments that students and the district called ‘racial in nature.’
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Clerk sold alcohol to 20-year-old driver before fatal DUI crash, police say

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Clerk sold alcohol to 20-year-old driver before fatal DUI crash, police say

The illegal alcohol sale played a role in a Halloween night crash in which a mother, father and their 3-year-old son were killed while trick-or-treating, authorities say.

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