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Little Girl’s Sex Terror For Years From Huntington Beach Relative? Cook Charged With Attacks On Victim Under 10

judge gavelA 27-year-old cook was behind bars Thursday after being charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a female relative in Huntington Beach since before she was 10 years old. Orlando Maldonadohuerta was charged with 10 counts of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 years or younger, a count of aggravated sexual assault of a child […]
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New COVID Infections Again Top 500 In LA County as Nearly 300 Hospitalized

The number of new COVID-19 infections in Los Angeles County has again pushed over the 500 mark, while the number of people hospitalized reached nearly 300 — prompting health officials to promote a community-outreach program aimed at spreading the word about infection-control efforts. The county has been seeing a rise in daily COVID-19 infections over […]
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You OK With Hookers? Super Personal Questions For Jurors In West Hollywood Gay Drug Deaths Trial Of Political Honcho Ed Buck

Federal Court in downtown Los AngelesProspective jurors in the federal criminal trial of former political donor Ed Buck could be asked about prior drug experiences and their views of prostitution, homelessness and cooperating witnesses when questioning gets underway Tuesday. Federal prosecutors want to ask potential jurors whether they or any friends or relatives ever had a drug problem, or whether […]
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Firefighters Evacuate Residents from Pacific Palisades Residential Blaze

Firefighters Thursday morning battled a blaze in a one-story, single-family dwelling in Pacific Palisades — and Los Angeles Fire Department air operations was on scene to watch for any embers that might extend to nearby vegetation. All of the building’s occupants were reported to be out of the structure, said LAFD spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. Fire […]
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Average LA County Gas Price Drops Slightly, Interrupting Run of Rises

Bucking a recent trend, the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped by two-tenths of a cents Thursday — falling to $4.333 following 21 increases over the previous 23 days. The average price still is at its highest level since Oct. 24, 2012. It has increased 8.7 cents […]
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Two Arrested After Police Chase in Pomona

Two Pomona men — one of them a documented gang member — are in police custody Thursday after leading Pomona police on a vehicle pursuit in which the suspects briefly drove onto a city sidewalk, police said. Christian Ayala, 24, a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested on charges of violating his parole; being a […]
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Fire on S. Wilton Place in Arlington Heights Quickly Put Out

Fire in Arlington HeightsFirefighters needed just 31 minutes Thursday morning to extinguish a structure fire in Arlington Heights. Crews arrived at 1537 S. Wilton Place at 2:19 a.m. and quickly took control of the fire, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. Thirty-three firefighters put out the fire in 31 minutes, and no injuries were reported, Stewart […]
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High Temps Returning to Antelope Valley; Excessive Heat Warning Planned

More hot weather is heading to the Southland, with the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley likely to bear the brunt of the high-pressure system. An excessive heat warning will be in effect in the Antelope Valley from 10 a.m. Thursday through 9 p.m. Monday, with the National Weather Service predicting “dangerously hot conditions with […]
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Man Accused in Orange Mass Shooting to Make First Court Appearance

More than three months after being accused of killing four people in a shooting rampage in Orange, Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez has been cleared medically to make it to court for his scheduled arraignment Thursday, but it is not clear if he has recovered enough to assist his attorneys in his defense. Gonzalez, 44, sustained a […]
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13-Year-Old Wounded, Two Suspects at Large in Drive-By Shooting in South L.A.

A 13-year-old boy was in stable condition with two gunshot wounds and two suspects were on the loose Thursday following a drive-by shooting in South Los Angeles. Police were called at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 4100 of South Avalon Boulevard, said a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman. The 13-year-old victim was standing outside when […]
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