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Confused Strangling Horror Of 81-Year-Old Newport Beach Man: Money, Dementia And Lies

newport beach crowdsA 62-year-old Carson City, Nevada, man will be sentenced April 28 for the strangling of a Newport Beach octogenarian in the victim’s home in a tangled murder mystery involving money, dementia and lies. Anthony Thomas Garcia was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder, but jurors rejected a special circumstances allegation of murder for financial gain. Garcia, […]
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Sex, Hot Pix With Teen Gets Middle School Library Clerk In Norco 3 Years Probation But No Jail

A middle school library clerk will avoid jail time for an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenage student in Norco after he pleaded guilty to annoying a child and was immediately sentenced to 36 months probation. Kyle Jeffrey Kammers, 35, of Riverside admitted the misdemeanor charge under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District […]
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Couches Burned, Fireworks Flare: Rowdy UCLA Students Celebrate Basketball Amazing Win

UCLA BruinWhat pandemic? Westwood was the scene of rowdy reactions from happy UCLA students over a major amazing sports victory, just as students there have been doing for decades. UCLA students took to the rooftops and streets around campus Tuesday evening to celebrate the Bruins reaching the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for […]
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Solis Urges County Residents To Be Of Service To Others on Cesar Chavez Day

Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda L. Solis urged Los Angeles County residents to honor the legacy of César Chávez “by being of service to others” Wednesday on the state holiday honoring the late labor leader. “Despite the pandemic, there are plenty of opportunities to stay engaged in local community — volunteering at food distributions, donating […]
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Santa Ana Winds Linger in Southland, Heightening Fire Concerns

Wind advisories remain in effect through Wednesday afternoon for much of the Southland, with gusty Santa Ana conditions combining with low humidity levels to create a heightened risk of wildfires. Wind advisories are in place until 3 p.m. for the L.A. County Coast, including downtown L.A.; the San Gabriel Valley; the San Fernando Valley; the […]
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Field of Six Set For 54th Assembly District Special Election

Five Democrats and a Socialist Workers Party candidate will appear on the ballot for the May 18 special election to fill the 54th Assembly District seat, Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber announced. The Democrats are Isaac Bryan, an educator and community organizer; Heather Hutt, a former state director for then-Sen. Kamala Harris; Dallas Fowler, […]
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Eased Rules Kick in Wednesday as OC Makes It To Orange Tier For COVID-19

Wednesday is “the magic day,” according to Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee — the day the county will officially ease restrictions on businesses after qualifying for the orange tier of the state’s program to reopen the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Orange County officially qualified for the orange tier on Tuesday, when the state announced […]
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LA County Qualifies For Orange Tier, But Rules Won’t Change Until Monday

Los Angeles County Wednesday will officially advance to the less-restrictive orange tier of the state’s COVID-19 business-reopening blueprint — but it will wait until Monday before easing economic restrictions, and some rules will be stricter than state guidelines. The advancement comes after updated state data were announced Tuesday. It means more capacity at retail stores, […]
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Video Shows Man Fighting with Deputies in Canyon Country, Probe Launched

A use-of-force investigation was underway Wednesday morning after video surfaced on social media of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies from the Santa Clarita Station struggling to take a man into custody. The incident occurred about 6:20 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Jakes Way and Daniel Street, the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station said. […]
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Average L.A. County Gas Price Rises To Highest Amount Since November 2019

Gas pump. Photo credit: Alexander NguyenThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose a half-cent Wednesday to $3.949 after back-to-back increases totaling three-tenths of a cent. The average price is 2.1 cents more than one week ago, 20.4 cents higher than one month ago and 84.3 cents greater than one year ago, according […]
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