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Sad, Tough Life Snuffed Out As 71-Year-Old Homeless Man Strangled In Compton Murder Mystery

The sad, tough life of a 71-year-old homeless man was snuffed out in a horrifying Compton mystery strangulation, and deputies Sunday were hunting the killer. The murder victim was Jimmie Paredes, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and county firefighters responded at 12:50 a.m. Saturday to a call […]
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Two Women, Two Little Boys Killed: Dead Wrong-Way Driver Caused Horrifying Head-On Lancaster Crash

The horrifying deaths of two women and two children killed when their car slammed head-on into a big-rig in Lancaster was caused by the car’s driver traveling on the wrong side of the highway, according to authorities. There was no immediate word of why the black death car Dodge Challenger was driving on the wrong […]
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Funeral For 6-Year-Old Boy Murdered In Freeway Road Rage Shooting: Killer Hunted, $500,000 Reward

Funeral services have been held for 6-year-old Aiden Leos, who was shot in a road-rage confrontation on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway in Orange, and whose killer remains at large despite a reward that has reached $500,000. Only family, friends and invited guests attended the service at Calvary Chapel Yorba Linda and livestreamed on YouTube. […]
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Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Freeway in Sun Valley

A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday on the Golden State (5) Freeway in Sun Valley and then fled the location. The death was reported at 12:23 a.m. and occurred on the southbound freeway, north of Lankershim Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol reported. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The CHP’s Altadena […]
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Rail Service Interrupted at Union Station by Suspicious Package

Rail service at Union Station was interrupted by a suspicious package on the LA Metro Red Line tracks that turned out to be an electric scooter battery. Union Station was shut down just after 2 p.m. Saturday when the “suspicious package” was observed, said LA Metro spokesman Rick Jager. The area was evacuated and bus […]
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COVID Hospitalizations Down Countywide In Riverside

The number of COVID-positive hospital patients in Riverside County continues to drop. According to the Riverside University Health System, 31 people countywide are hospitalized with coronavirus as of Friday, six less than on Thursday, and that included seven intensive care unit patients, down three from a day ago. The agency does not provide updated COVID-19 […]
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OC’s COVID-19 Numbers Continue Encouraging Trends

Orange County’s encouraging COVID-19 trends have continued with 42 new infections reported and hospitalizations at rates not seen since the beginning of the pandemic. The new cases boosted the cumulative total to 255,413. Hospitalizations dropped have dropped from 59 Friday to 42 on Saturday the number of intensive care unit patients decreased from 16 to […]
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Dodger, LAFC Tickets Up For Grabs As County Pushes COVID Vaccines

Los Angeles Dodgers fansWhile the state began handing out $50,000 checks as part of a COVID-19 vaccination incentive program, Los Angeles County was dangling a carrot of its own, with season tickets up for grabs to the Dodgers and Los Angeles Football Club. Between last Friday and this coming Thursday, anyone who gets a first-dose vaccine at a […]
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Viewing Parties For US-Mexico Soccer Game Set For Hermosa Beach, Irvine

Viewing parties will be held in Hermosa Beach and Irvine Sunday for the broadcasts of the U.S.-Mexico CONCACAF Nations League final. The game will be broadcast in English by cable’s CBS Sports Network and the Paramount+ streaming service and in Spanish by Univision and the TUDN cable network beginning at 6 p.m. with the kickoff […]
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Southland Activists To Gather For Annual National Animal Rights Day

Southland animal rights activists will gather in person once again for Sunday’s 11th annual National Animal Rights Day, an event that honors the billions of animals killed by humans every year. This year’s gathering will take place at 2 p.m. at Pan Pacific Park in the Beverly Grove area of Los Angeles, which also hosted […]
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