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Big Day for LA Light Rail: LAX/Metro Transit Center Station Set to Open Friday

la metroThe Los Angeles-area transit system will achieve a major milestone Friday with the long-awaited opening of the LAX/Metro Transit Center station, bringing rail service the closest it has ever been to Los Angeles International Airport and giving travelers a new car-free option for reaching the airfield. The new station, located just east of LAX, will […]
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Ex-LA Deputy Mayor in Fake Bomb Threat Case to Plead Guilty

brian williamsA former Los Angeles deputy mayor is expected to plead guilty Friday to a felony charge for reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year. Brian K. Williams, 61, of Pasadena has agreed to enter a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a single federal count of threats regarding fire and explosives, which […]
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Average LA County Gas Price Drops to Lowest Amount Since March 27

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Friday for the 10th consecutive day, decreasing 1.4 cents to $4.703, its lowest amount since March 27. The average price has dropped 10.3 cents over the past 10 days, including 1 cent Thursday, according to figures from AAA and the […]
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One Killed in Rollover Crash on Freeway Transition Road

ambulance accidentOne person was killed in a vehicle that crashed on a freeway connector road near Paramount Friday. California Highway Patrol officers responded at 1:19 a.m. to the transition road from the northbound Long Beach (710) Freeway to the westbound Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway where an SUV had flipped onto its roof on the transition road, […]
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Suspect Detained at Santa Clarita Park on Suspicion of Sexual Assault

arrestA man has been detained by sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of sexual assaulting a woman at a Santa Clarita park, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Friday. Deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station were called at 11 p.m. Thursday to Skyline Ranch Park in the 18300 block of Skyline Ranch Road. Deputies arrived […]
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Woman Arrested in Boyle Heights for Fatal Stabbing

woman arrestedA woman is in police custody on suspicion of fatally stabbing a man in Boyle Heights during what police said was a possible domestic dispute, the Los Angeles Police Department reported Friday. LAPD officers from the Hollenbeck Division responded to an assault with a deadly weapon report at 10:44 p.m. Thursday at 323 North Soto […]
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LACo Man to Plead Guilty to Distribution of Synthetic Opioid Causing Death

plead guilty courtA Santa Clarita man is expected to plead guilty Friday to a federal charge in what is considered the nation’s first criminal case involving a death caused by the synthetic opioid protonitazene. Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, has agreed to enter a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a single count of distribution of protonitazene resulting […]
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Man Fatally Shot Near Montebello Intermediate School Graduation

gun / drive byA man was shot and killed in East Los Angeles, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported Friday. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the 500 block of Bradshawe Avenue, near the border with Montebello, at around 12:30 p.m. Thursday regarding a shooting, authorities said. When they arrived at the scene, deputies found the victim […]
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Prosecutor: Case Against Developer Epitomizes `Corruption’

lawyerClosing statements are set to conclude Friday in the trial of real estate developer John Elroy Wessman, who is accused in a bribery scheme involving ex-Palm Springs Mayor Stephen Philip Pougnet and his support for projects brought before the City Council between 2012 and 2014. Pougnet admitted all charges against him and is due for […]
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Walk of Fame Star Honoring Legendary Band War Unveiled Thursday

hollywood walk of fameA star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring the R&B and progressive soul band War for a career that has included selling more than 50 million albums since its formation in 1969. Band members, producer Jerry Goldstein and comedian George Lopez were among those speaking at the ceremony at 6212 Hollywood […]
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Political Graffiti Outside Mission Viejo City Hall Under Investigation

taggerOrange County sheriff’s deputies Thursday were investigating politically charged graffiti in front of Mission Viejo City Hall. A vandal spray-painted “8647” and “Where’s Young Kim” on the sidewalk in front of City Hall at La Paz and Maguerite Parkway, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Gerard McCann. The vandalism was reported May 30. The […]
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