Eleven days before the Metro Expo Line begins service to Santa Monica, a host of dignitaries and elected officials got a sneak peek at the line today as they rode a test train from Culver City toward the coast
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Expectant Father Shot to death outside of LA Babershop
A reputed gang member was in custody today in the fatal shooting of an expectant father outside a South Los Angeles barbershop.
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Suge Knight in court today firing his lead counsel
Marion “Suge” Knight formally fired an attorney handling his murder case today the latest in a series of changes to his defense team.
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Grammy Winning Composer suing Michael Jackson’s Estate
A Grammy Award-winning composer is suing Michael Jackson’s estate, alleging he was never paid for work done for the King of Pop on some of his most famous albums and singles. Michael Lehmann Boddicker’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges deceitful concealment and seeks several hundred thousand dollars in damages.
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Metallic balloon dangers on Mothers Day
As people prepare for Mother’s Day this weekend, utility officials today reminded Southlanders that power outages are often caused by metallic balloons that float into power lines. Like water and electricity, metallic balloons and power lines don’t mix,” Southern California Edison spokesman Paul Netter said. “And, just like last year, power outages caused by floating balloons are on a record pace.’
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LAPD Employee and Bail Bonds couple charged with conspiracy
A former Los Angeles Police Department civilian employee who worked in the Valley Jail Division and a married couple who owned a Sherman Oaks bail bond company have been charged with conspiracy in
connection with an alleged scheme to illegally solicit bail bond contracts involving jail inmates, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today
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Alleged Identity theft suspect in custody after making over $250,000
A woman known as a “prolific” identity theft suspect who allegedly met her victims through various websites was in custody today, and authorities urged other possible victims to contact them
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LA Man facing life after home robberies of elderly women
A Los Angeles man is facing a potential life prison term for kidnapping and robbing a 79-year-old woman inside her South Pasadena home and burglarizing the home of another senior in Pasadena less than two
months earlier
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Solitary confinement ends for L.A. County juveniles
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to end the practice of solitary confinement at its three juvenile halls and 13 camps.
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Gas Prices Rising Again
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose two-tenths of a cent today to $2.862, the 10th increase in 11 days
