Los Angeles Wildfire Began Under Power Lines
A destructive wildfire that exploded on the edge of Los Angeles began beneath a high-voltage transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, fire officials said Monday.
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Emotional Testimony Caps Penalty Phase in Capital Murder Trial
During an emotional testimony on Thursday, the 16-year-old son of convicted murderer Michael Gargiulo asked a Los Angeles jury not to send his father to death row.
Read moreLA Fights Disabled Students’ Claims of Discrimination in City Planning
An attorney for Los Angeles said a lawsuit claiming the city blocked disabled students from commenting on a construction project near their school should be thrown out because it impedes developers’ rights.
Read moreSan Francisco DA Resigns to Explore Run for Office in Los Angeles
Speculation as to whether Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey will have a challenger when she seeks re-election grew on Thursday after San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced he would resign, according to media reports.
Read moreLA Drops Suit on Overbilling Debacle at Department of Water and Power
Los Angeles has dropped its civil lawsuit against a consulting firm the city blamed for botching the rollout of a utility billing system that resulted in a multimillion-dollar settlement with customers and an FBI probe into how the payout was handled.
Read moreNew California Lab Seeks Cure to Deadly Citrus Disease
In a lab southeast of Los Angeles, researchers are opening a new front in the yearslong battle against a tiny pest that has wreaked havoc on citrus groves around the world.
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LA Launches Health Campaign on Dangers of Vaping
Across the country, cities and county governments have banned e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco products marketed toward children. But informing the public of the dangers of vaping is difficult because the federal government only recently began to question the health risks.
Read moreEmbezzlement
A professional drummer who was music director of the nonparty Arsenio Hall Show, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Wednesday: “embezzling $750,000 from a charity concert for homeless children and using the stolen money to pay alimony to his ex-wife and buy cars for his mother and son.”
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Exec Gets 4 Months for Bribing Son’s Way Into USC
A Los Angeles business executive was sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison for paying $250,000 to get his son admitted to the University of Southern California as a fake water polo recruit.
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California Health Officials Urge Residents to Stop Vaping Immediately
California health officials issued an advisory Tuesday telling residents to immediately refrain from using e-cigarette devices until a statewide investigation into the risks associated with vaping is completed.
Read moreMillions Rally Worldwide for Climate Strike Protest
Millions flooded the streets across the globe Friday to demand action from world leaders to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions in the next decade.
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In LA Visit, Beto O’Rourke Discusses Homelessness and Legal Cannabis
The same day President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000 a plate fundraiser in Southern California, 2020 Democratic candidate and Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke met with women living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row.
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Trump and California at Odds Again, This Time Over the Homeless
California politicians on Tuesday called on President Trump to enact humane policies to address homelessness, after members of his administration toured Los Angeles shelters and The Washington Post reported that Trump plans to place thousands of the city’s homeless people in federal facilities.
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LA Utility OKs Contract for 25 Years of Solar Power
Ending an earlier stalemate, Los Angeles utility directors approved a contract Tuesday to bring solar power to the city for the next 25 years.
Read moreDelta Airlines Launches Facial Recognition at LA Airport
A new program at Los Angeles International Airport will allow travelers to shave minutes off their boarding time, but they’ll have to step into a kiosk that uses facial recognition technology to verify their identity.
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Robert Durst Loses a Round as Murder Trial Approaches
A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by defense attorneys for accused murderer Robert Durst to strip the producers of an Emmy-winning documentary series about Durst’s alleged crimes of protection under California’s journalist shield law by having them declared “government agents.”
Read moreMan to Stand Trial for Murder in Trader Joe’s Shootout With Police
A Los Angeles County judge ruled a man who led police on a high-speed pursuit last summer will face a murder charge in the death of a woman shot by police during a shootout outside a Trader Joe’s supermarket in 2018.
Read moreAudit Finds Deep Failures at LA Homeless Agency
The leading agency tasked with connecting people living on the streets of Los Angeles to shelter and services has failed to meet important goals and has become an inefficient reactive force to the homeless crisis, according to an audit released Wednesday.
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Former LA Church Chairman Indicted for Bank and Wire Fraud
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted a former church chairman for allegedly stealing more than $11 million from the place of worship to buy a $2 million home and a membership to an exclusive dining club at Disneyland, among other purchases.
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