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Menendez Family Members Call for Brothers’ Release

menendez brothersA group of family members supporting Erik and Lyle Menendez called Wednesday for the brothers to be released from state prison, where they are serving life terms without the possibility of parole for gunning down their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. Erik Menendez, now 53, and Lyle Menendez, now 56, remain imprisoned […]
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Professors, Students, TA Charged with Unrest at UC Irvine Pro-Palestinian Protests

palestine rallyAnother 40 people have been charged in connection with unrest on the UC Irvine campus in May, prosecutors said Wednesday. Among those charged were two UCI professors, a teaching assistant and 26 students, prosecutors said. A pro-Palestinian encampment had been largely peaceful for a few weeks, but when protesters surrounded the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall […]
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Alleged Child Flasher Arrested

arrestA 36-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of exposing himself to students at schools in and around Tustin. Christopher Scott Shelton of Santa Ana was booked on suspicion of indecent exposure and child annoyance, according to police. In the last month, three students at Utt Middle School at 13601 Browning Ave. in Tustin reported […]
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Santa Monica Fire; 10 Freeway Closures Eastbound

Freeway traffic. Photo by John Schreiber.A fire prompted closure of a section of the eastbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway Wednesday in Santa Monica, snarling traffic for about three hours. The fire was reported at about 7:30 a.m. near Fourth Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. The eastbound freeway was closed between the McClure Tunnel and Lincoln Boulevard, the CHP […]
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City Attorney Will Not Prosecute Couple Who Allegedly Recorded Councilmembers

Los Angeles’ city attorney will not prosecute the couple suspected of secretly recording a conversation between four Latino political leaders that led to the resignation of the Los Angeles City Council president and leader of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, according to a media report Wednesday. Santos Leon and Karla Vasquez, a married […]
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LA Phillips 66 Refinery Will Close in 2025

gas / oilPhillips 66 announced Wednesday it will close its Los Angeles-area refinery next year, citing uncertainty about the future “sustainability” of the facility. “We understand this decision has an impact on our employees, contractors and the broader community,” Mark Lashier, chairman and CEO of Phillips 66, said in a statement. “We will work to help and […]
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SMC Conducts Virtual Classes, Business Ops After Shooting

zoomSanta Monica College will conduct classes, support services and business operations online through Sunday in response to a shooting on a satellite campus that left a female employee hospitalized in critical condition. The shooting at the SMC Center for Media & Design in the 1600 block of Stewart Street, between Olympic Boulevard and Colorado Avenue, […]
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SpaceX Sues California Coastal Commission Over Alleged Bias Against Musk

spacexElon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company has sued the California Coastal Commission, alleging in federal court that the panel’s members are biased because of the billionaire owner’s conservative political views, according to papers obtained Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, alleges “unconstitutional overreach” by the commission after members criticized Musk’s political leanings during a […]
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Man Arrested for Allegedly Delivering Fentanyl Via Drone

droneAn Antelope Valley man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges accusing him of using a drone to deliver fentanyl and other narcotics to buyers, one of whom died of a fatal overdose of the powerful synthetic last year. Christopher Laney, 34, of Lancaster is charged with one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, […]
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Hit and Run Suspect Kills 53-Year-Old Woman

pedestrianPolice sought the public’s assistance Wednesday in locating a hit-and-run driver who killed a 53-year-old woman in South Los Angeles. The collision occurred on Jan. 6 at around 9:20 p.m., when a white Toyota Corolla traveling west on 60th Street was struck by a white BMW heading north on Broadway at a high rate of […]
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Deputy DA Tentatively Settles Retaliation Suit

settleA longtime Los Angeles County deputy district attorney has tentatively settled litigation against the county in which he alleged his complaints about the sentencing directives of District Attorney George Gasconn caused him to be transferred to a less prestigious post and impaired his career advancements. Deputy District Attorney Phillip Glaviano’s Los Angeles Superior Court complaint […]
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