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‘Rust’ Armorer Defends Actions, Denies Reports of Crew Shooting Live Ammo

Sheriff Adan Mendoza speaks to reportersThe armorer on the set of the film “Rust,” where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a bullet fired from a prop gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin, has denied reports that crew members had fired live rounds from prop weapons, and insisted she did not know how live ammunition wound up on set. In […]
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Deputies Seeking Suspects in Man’s Shooting Death

A 36-year-old man was shot to death in Los Angeles Saturday and Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department homicide detectives are continuing their investigation of the shooting. Deputies responded at 12:38 a.m. to a shots fired call in the 1300 block of 97th Street near Normandie Avenue and found the victim lying in the street with […]
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Applications Open for LA’s Basic Guaranteed Income Program

Angelenos citywide can now apply for the city’s guaranteed basic income pilot program, which will give $1,000 a month to 3,000 households for a year. The nearly $40 million BIG:LEAP (Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot) program is the largest of its kind in the United States. “Its name perfectly captures what we’re […]
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Harbor Commissions Authorize New Fees for Slow Container Movement at Ports

The Los Angeles and Long Beach harbor commissions have voted to implement a “Container Excess Dwell Fee” on companies whose containers linger at marine terminals — one of several efforts to speed the processing of cargo at the San Pedro Port Complex and eliminate a backlog of ships trying to deliver merchandise. Both commissions unanimously […]
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Person Killed At Freeway Offramp to Orange Freeway in Anaheim

A person was killed Saturday morning in a traffic crash at a freeway offramp to the Orange (57) Freeway in Anaheim. The crash occurred about 2:45 a.m. on the northbound freeway at the Lincoln Avenue offramp, the California Highway Patrol reported. A representative from the coroner’s office was called to the scene at 3:17 a.m., […]
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Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline Again

Orange County’s deputy county health officer, who is also a mom, has made a passionate plea to parents to talk to their pediatricians about getting their children vaccinated when COVID-19 shots for kids ages 5 to 11 are approved next week. “I get it that some parents are going to want to wait,” Dr. Regina […]
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No Tickets Sold With All Six Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Friday’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery and the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing will grow to $26 million. The numbers drawn Friday were 15, 26, 28, 35, 45 and the Mega number was 4. The estimated jackpot was $20 million. The drawing was […]
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COVID Vaccine for Kids Moves Closer; LA County Set to Administer Shots

The number of COVID-positive people hospitalized in Los Angeles County has dipped again, while vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 moved another step closer to approval. According to state figures, there were 630 people with COVID-19 hospitalized in the county as of Friday, down from 638 on Thursday. Of those patients, 174 were being […]
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One Arrested in Pomona DUI Checkpoint

One person was arrested Saturday at a driving under the influence and driver’s license checkpoint in Pomona. In addition to the DUI arrest, police cited 14 drivers for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended and/or a revoked license and two vehicles were towed, according to the Pomona Police Department’s Traffic Services. The checkpoint […]
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SpaceX Set to Launch of 4 More Astronauts to Space Station

Hawthorne-based SpaceX will attempt late Saturday evening to launch another group of astronauts to the International Space Station as part of its contract with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program to shuttle personnel to the orbiting outpost. The four-member crew is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:21 […]
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One Year Ago Today (October 30, 2020)…Pot Dealer Gets Life In Prison For Abduction, Torture Of Newport Beach Man

One Year Ago Today (October 30, 2020)…A Newport Beach pot dealer who gained fame by staging a daring escape from the Orange County jail while awaiting trial was sentenced to life in prison without parole for kidnapping and torturing a marijuana dispensary owner who was sexually mutilated in the Mojave Desert. Orange County Superior Court […]
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