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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Richmond, Calif., residents say birds in their community are getting electrocuted by power lines, but officials suspect foul play.
Students across the nation are short circuiting their Chromebooks as part of a viral social media challenge.
California public health officials have announced a multi-month mussel quarantine, cautioning that naturally occurring toxins make the species potentially poisonous to humans this time of year.
Free public health supplies are being provided at 51 kiosks throughout Los Angeles County. The supplies include COVID-19 rapid tests, Naloxone, condoms and fentanyl test strips.
California drivers who filed a claim in a $50-million settlement case over price gouging at the gasoline pump are starting to receive their payments.
A nationwide operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrest of 205 alleged sex offenders, several of them from California, according to federal authorities.
The federal government began collecting on defaulted student loans May 5. You have options to resolve that debt.
The deadline to comply with the Real ID law is May 7, and experts say travelers should expect delays.