Karen Garcia is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the team that has a pulse on breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. She was previously a reporter on the Utility Journalism Team, which focused on service journalism. Her previous stints include reporting for the San Luis Obispo New Times and KCBX Central Coast Public Radio.
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Oct. 25, 2024
Lil Durk and members of his music group Only the Family were arrested by federal authorities in an alleged plot to kill rival rapper Quando Rondo.
Oct. 25, 2024
Avoid the predictable traffic backlog on your way to root for your team, plan your trip to Dodger Stadium, Crypto.com arena and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
Oct. 25, 2024
SoCal Edison announced plans to restore electricity to more than two dozen homes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Scores are still without electricity.
Oct. 26, 2024
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Oct. 23, 2024
On the one-year anniversary of the tragic deaths of the Pepperdine University students who were struck and killed on Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu reflects on what it’s done to improve safety on the roadway.
Oct. 20, 2024
Liam Payne has died at age 31. The British singer-songwriter, formerly with the boy band One Direction, fell from the balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
Oct. 16, 2024
Public health officials are concerned about mounting cases of mosquito-borne dengue virus in Baldwin Park and the potential for its continued spread.
Oct. 16, 2024
Día de Muertos: Here’s your events guide for Los Angeles, Orange County and Ventura counties bringing communities together in celebration
Oct. 14, 2024
Discovered last year, the comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be visible in the California sky on Saturday night for the first time in 80,000 years.
Oct. 11, 2024