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1 Killed, 2 Injured in Street Racing Takeovers in Costa Mesa, Anaheim

Paramedics treat woman injuredOne person was killed and two others injured Thursday morning in street takeovers in Costa Mesa and Anaheim. A vehicle overturned at the intersection of Sunflower and Hyland avenues in Costa Mesa about 2:30 a.m. and a passenger in the vehicle was killed and a second passenger was taken to a hospital in unknown condition, […]
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City Hires Law Firm to Investigate Allegations Against Garcetti Adviser

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has hired an outside law firm to investigate sexual misconduct allegations against a close political ally and former deputy chief of staff to Mayor Eric Garcetti. “Our office has retained an outside investigator to do an independent investigation,” Rob Wilcox, spokesman for City Attorney Mike Feuer, told the Los […]
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One Killed in Crash on Harbor Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles

One person was killed in a crash on the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles Thursday morning. The crash occurred just north of Third Street about 4:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The Nos. 1, 2 and 3 lanes of the freeway are blocked until further notice, the CHP said. The […]
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Vehicles, Carport at Apartment Complex in Tustin Damaged by Fire

A fire damaged a carport and several vehicles in an apartment complex in Tustin Thursday morning but was extinguished before it could spread to residential units. Orange County Fire Authority crews responded to the Castilian Cordova Apartment Homes at 14300 Newport Avenue at 4:45 a.m. and discovered the fire was about to spread into the […]
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Rise in LA County COVID Cases Causes Worry, But More Restrictions Lifting

The coronavirusLos Angeles County health officials say there have been “concerning” upticks in recent weeks, delaying a move to a less-restrictive tier of the state’s economic reopening roadmap. But despite those concerns and the county’s continued banishment to the most restrictive “purple” tier of the state’s matrix, health officials said more restrictions on business operations will […]
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Riverside County Reports 388 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 Deaths

Riverside County health officials have reported 388 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and two additional virus-related deaths as the number of hospitalizations and active cases also ticked up. The aggregate number of COVID-19 infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 65,056, compared to 64,668 on Tuesday, according to Riverside University […]
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Orange County Reports 262 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 Fatalities

Orange County has reported 262 new COVID-19 cases, continuing a trend in recent days of a sharp increase in diagnoses, as well as 11 new coronavirus-related deaths. The county’s death toll and cumulative caseload now stands at 1,423 and 57,635, respectively, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. Officials reported 302 new cases on […]
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Small Temblor Hits San Bernardino County

A small earthquake struck a portion of San Bernardino County Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The magnitude-3.2 temblor hit at 2:19 a.m. at a depth of 2.4 miles, its epicenter 31.7 miles south-southwest of Baker, according to a computer-generated USGS report. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries, and none were […]
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Unwanted, Expired Drugs Disposal Event Scheduled Saturday

Southland residents who want to get rid of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs will have an opportunity to discard them this weekend during National Drug Take-Back Day. Residents will also be able to dispose of drug patches, syringes, vape pens, intravenous solutions and related products between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday at dozens […]
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LAPD Officers, Civilian Hurt in Two-Vehicle Crash in Historic South-Central

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was freed from a department vehicle after being trapped in the wreckage of a two-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles Wednesday evening. The crash occurred in the 1000 block of East Vernon Avenue, near Central Avenue, about 10:20 p.m. Firefighters worked to free the trapped officer and a second […]
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