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Rough Sex Too Rough For Outraged Bed Partner Of Dodger Star Trevor Bauer: Pitching Ace Forced From Field For Seven-Day Probe

Dodger StadiumDodger pitcher Trevor Bauer, who is facing allegations of physically assaulting a woman during a pair of sexual encounters, was placed on a seven-day leave Friday while Major League Baseball continues investigating. “While no determination in the case has been made, we have made the decision to place Mr. Bauer on seven-day administrative leave effective […]
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Evacuation Mess At Jammed LAX As Suspicious Package Shuts Terminals For Start Of July 4 Holiday Weekend

Delta Airliner At LAXOn a busy Fourth of July holiday getaway day, parts of two terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were evacuated for an hour and departure-level traffic halted Friday after a suspicious bag was found in a ticketing area. The discovery was made about 7 a.m. in the ticketing area of Terminal 2, Los Angeles World […]
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Did DUI Driver Kill Victim In Wheelchair Crossing A Long Beach Street? Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

A Long Beach man who was allegedly driving drunk when he fatally struck a man in a wheelchair in an unmarked crosswalk pleaded not guilty Friday. Joseph Maez, 26, entered his plea to one felony count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with a […]
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Suspicious Device Closes Ventura Freeway for Three Hours

An off-duty sheriff’s deputy driving on the Ventura (101) Freeway in Agoura Hills discovered a suspicious device, which a bomb squad destroyed Friday. The California Highway Patrol said it received numerous reports around 7:30 p.m. Thursday of possible fireworks coming from an unknown source on the Palo Comado/Chesebro Bridge. An off-duty deputy was eastbound on […]
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Former Dodger CEO Sued by Former Security Chief/Paramour

Former Los Angeles Dodger CEO Jamie McCourt was sued by her family’s former head of security and onetime paramour, who alleges she wrongfully cut him out of his share of millions they accumulated during a longtime business partnership. Jeff Fuller’s Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit allegations against the 67-year-old former wife of ex-Dodger owner Frank […]
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Antelope Valley Freeway Closed Following Fiery Crash in Acton

The Antelope Valley (14) Freeway was shut down Friday afternoon in Acton due to an apparent wrong-way injury crash involving a vehicle and a big rig that caught fire. The crash was reported at about 2:45 p.m. on the 14 Freeway just south of Crown Valley Road, according to the California Highway Patrol, which could […]
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Fire Officials Plead With Public Not To Shoot Off Illegal Fireworks For July 4

Citing the risk of fire, injury and death caused by fireworks, Los Angeles area fire officials Friday pleaded with the public not to shoot off their own pyrotechnics and instead visit professional shows, which were on pause last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m here to ask for your help as we approach the […]
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LAPD Promises Extra Officers Looking for DUI Drivers over Holiday

The Los Angeles Police Department says extra officers will be out in force over the holiday weekend to look for intoxicated motorists. “Follow the speed limit, designate a sober driver and be thoughtful of others on the road also going to visit family and friends this weekend,” said traffic Officer Don Inman. “Help make the […]
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Riverside Search and Rescue Unit Headed to Site of Condo Collapse in Florida

A search-and-rescue team from Riverside County is joining other units from California to help with emergency operations at the site of the condominium tower collapse in Miami, Florida. Task Force 6, comprised of crews from the Riverside Fire Department and other Riverside County agencies, has been activated as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency […]
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Three L.A. Relatives Charged in Immigration Services Scam

Three South Los Angeles relatives have been charged with scamming dozens of immigrants by unlawfully providing legal services for residency or work permits, L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón announced Friday. “The immigrant community should not be preyed upon and swindled out of their money from unscrupulous scammers,” Gascón said in a statement released Friday […]
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