The Association of Defense Communities (ADC) announced that the Antelope Valley has been selected as one of five Great American Defense Communities for 2022. The communities were chosen in conjunction […]
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Probe is launched into alleged ‘deputy gangs’
The civilian commission charged with oversight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has announced it will undertake a “full-scale investigation” into alleged deputy gangs operating within the agency. “Deputy […]
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Pandemic has caused well-being among women, girls to regress
Exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and emotional well-being of California women and girls regressed in the past five years, including dips in life expectancy and increases in women […]
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Sheriff concedes ‘procedural errors’ in courthouse use of force proben
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva conceded this week that procedural errors were made in the internal investigation of an altercation in which a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s […]
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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage after joke aimed at actor’s wife
The entertainment world was buzzing this week from one of the most bizarre and stunning Oscar moments ever, with best-actor nominee Will Smith smacking Chris Rock in the face on […]
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Family of late fire captain awarded $2.5M in his death
Relatives of a Los Angeles County Fire Department captain killed in 2019 when his Jeep crashed into the back of a stopped Caltrans dump truck on the 14 Freeway were […]
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Metrolink will reinstate service on its most ‘in-demand’ lines
Hailing the move as its biggest service-restoration since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Metrolink announced this week it will reinstate service on 24 of the most in-demand trains and add two […]
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Santa Clarita man sentenced for role in Ponzi scheme
The former CEO of a Valencia-based financial services company has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme that bilked dozens of investors–including […]
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Southern California reported worst air quality in nation
The Los Angeles Basin has the most polluted air out of more than 2,400 U.S. cities analyzed in a report released this week by an air-quality monitoring firm, despite the […]
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Welcome relief for soaring gas prices?
Vehicle owners in the Southland and across California would receive $400 debit cards from the state under a proposal unveiled this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom in an effort to […]
