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April 4, 2015
Kate Mather covered crime, policing and breaking news across Southern California before leaving The Times in 2018 to attend law school.
April 25, 2014
Royal couple set to visit Southland
June 16, 2011
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for several Southern California airports this afternoon because of computer problems.
April 30, 2014
An autopsy was planned Thursday for a man’s body that was discovered by hikers in Griffith Park.
Nov. 7, 2013
The three teenage girls killed in the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash in San Francisco attended the same school in China, Chinese state media reported.
July 14, 2013
Los Angeles police found no evidence to support a report of a shooting Friday afternoon that caused officials to begin evacuating Pacoima Middle School, authorities said.
Dec. 13, 2013
Two Los Angeles police detectives ambushed outside the LAPD’s Wilshire Division substation Tuesday morning have been treated at a hospital and released, officials said.
June 25, 2013
A Los Angeles police officer shot and wounded a man who confronted him with a knife at a Winnetka residence Sunday, authorities said.
Dec. 29, 2013
The 405 Freeway was fully open to traffic Friday morning after a wrecked big rig and subsequent fuel spill took its toll on the morning commute.
May 24, 2013