Summer Lin is a reporter on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. Before coming to The Times, she covered breaking news for the Mercury News and national politics and California courts for McClatchy’s publications, including the Miami Herald. An East Coast native, Lin moved to California after graduating from Boston College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Lin was among The Times’ staff members who covered the Monterey Park mass shooting in 2023, which was recognized by the Pulitzer Board as a finalist in breaking news.
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A man was killed Wednesday morning in a stabbing attack outside Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, according to authorities.
A driver veered off the 60 Freeway on Wednesday morning and crashed into a car dealership in City of Industry, according to authorities.
A hiker was bitten by a rattlesnake in Santa Barbara County over the weekend and rescued by first responders, according to authorities.
An attacker threw a firebomb at Sam Altman’s home in San Francisco. OpenAI also said someone had made a threat regarding the company’s headquarters.
Joro spiders have been spotted across the U.S., including in California, having ventured to the country via shipping containers from East Asia.
The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect believed to have stabbed his parents in Woodland Hills.
A police chase ended Wednesday morning with a deadly officer-involved shooting in East L.A. on the 5 Freeway, according to authorities.