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Fire Quickly Extinguished at Westminster Convenience Store

lafd fire truckA fire started early Monday morning in the utility room of a Westminster convenience store but it was quickly put out by firefighters. The fire was reported at 2:17 a.m. in the Circle K store in the 13000 block of Beach Boulevard, according to the Orange County fire Authority. The knockdown time was not available. […]
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LAUSD Focuses on Accelerating Success, Safety as Students Return to School

schoolNearly 500,000 students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will return to classes Monday, beginning the 2023-24 school year that Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said will focus on accelerating the success of every student. “A new school year is upon us, and with that, there’s a golden opportunity, a renewed opportunity to change the lives […]
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Average LA County Gas Price Rises For 22nd Consecutive Day

Shell gasoline stationThe average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Monday for the 22nd consecutive day, increasing a half-cent to $5.237. The average price has increased 26.5 cents over the past 22 days, including 1.6 cents Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. The […]
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LA County Man Faces Sentencing for Bank Robbery While on Probation

arrestA Los Angeles County man faces sentencing Monday for robbing three banks during a six-day crime spree while he was on supervised release for bank robbery convictions from over a decade ago. Rickey Lewis, 54, of Willowbrook, pleaded guilty last year to three counts of bank robbery and one count of attempted bank robbery, according […]
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Woman Dies on 405 Freeway in Inglewood

ambulanceA woman was found unresponsive inside a stalled sedan on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Inglewood and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said Monday. A witness told the California Highway Patrol at 10:19 p.m Sunday that a white Toyota sedan was stalled in the HOV lane of the southbound San Diego Freeway at […]
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Auburn Golfer Wins US Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club

a golfer's feet with club and golf ball near a hole on the course.Auburn graduate student Megan Schofill won the 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur at the Bel-Air Country Club Sunday, defeating LSU graduate student Latanna Stone 4 and 3 in a 36-hole final that matched friends who have known each other since first meeting when they were in eighth grade. “It’s definitely a dream come true, but I’d […]
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Two Killed, Three Hurt in Head-on Crash in Lancaster

ambulancesA head-on crash in Lancaster Sunday left two drivers dead and three passengers hurt, two critically. The deadly crash happened around 12:45 p.m. on Avenue E and 60th Street East, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A Dodge Charger and a Chevrolet Silverado slammed into each other, according to a videographer at the […]
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Search Continues for 83-Year-Old Lancaster Man with Dementia

Sheriff’s detectives continued their search Sunday to find an at-risk 83-year-old man with dementia who went missing from Lancaster. Fazil Nuriddin was last seen about 5 p.m. Friday in the 42800 block of Beau Ville Court, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. That is near 35th Street West and West Avenue L. He is Black. […]
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Woman’s Body Discovered Wrapped in Plastic in LA Home

Police have begun a homicide investigation after a woman’s body was found wrapped in plastic Sunday near downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles police responded to a home in the 2200 block of Wall Street around 11:15 a.m. after receiving a call about the discovery of a woman’s body, KCAL News reported. The woman who called […]
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Man with Mental Health Disorder Missing from Palmdale

A 19-year-old man with a mental health disorder has gone missing from Palmdale and sheriff’s detectives Sunday appealed to the public for help locating him. Guyle Govanna Gore, also known as G3, was last seen at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of East Avenue Q-12, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Gore is […]
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One Year Ago Today (August 14, 2022)…Six Fraternities Cut Ties With USC Over Crackdown on Parties

One Year Ago Today (August 14, 2022)…Six fraternities have chosen to disaffiliate from USC in a push back against strict rules enacted after multiple accusations of sexual assault at frat parties last year. Kappa Alpha Order, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Chi, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Zeta Beta Tau — six of the […]
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