More than 60 percent of California adults fail to get an annual flu shot, with African American residents having the lowest rate of immunization, according to a UCLA study released this week.
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Witnesses in fatal crash
Sheriff’s traffic investigators are seeking the public’s help to locate any witnesses to a fatal traffic crash in Lancaster.
The collision took place at about 3:30 p.m. July 20, at the intersection of West Avenue G and 55th Street West, according to Deputy Lisa Jansen.
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LAPD probes Watts shooting
An investigation began this week into an exchange of gunfire in Watts that left an 18-year-old suspect dead and a police officer wounded at the Nickerson Gardens public housing project.
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Rethinking tax on pot
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted this week to rescind last week’s vote to put a marijuana tax on the November ballot to fund the fight against homelessness.
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Events will address violence in South Los Angeles
Rep. Karen Bass (CA-37) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus will participate in a townhall meeting July 30 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Community Coalition, 8101 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles. The event will focus on gun violence and how the community can organize and work together to reduce shootings and violence in local neighborhoods.
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Rams will hire tomorrow
The Los Angeles Rams will host a hiring event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the EXPO Center, 3980 Bill Robertson Lane in Exposition Park.
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Supervisor looks into juvenile abuse
A Los Angeles County supervisor concerned about allegations of abuse in juvenile halls and camps is set to ask next week for a detailed report on three years of incidents at the facilities.
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‘Cowboy Gun Bandits’ convicted in robbery spree
Two Los Angeles men were convicted this week of carrying out a string of mostly small-scale robberies attributed to the “Cowboy Gun Bandits”— so named because of a distinctive long-barreled Colt six-shooter used in the heists.
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Dennis Green dies at 67
Dennis Green, the second Black head coach in the National Football League following Art Shell of the Los Angeles Raiders, died suddenly July 21 from a heart attack. He was 67.
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Dorothy Dandridge: ‘Star-crossed Venus’
When Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965) departed Jefferson High School in the late 1930s, her first stop was the Cotton Club in Harlem. She and sister, Vivian, and friend, Etta Jones, performed with the Jimmy Lunceford Orchestra and Cab Calloway at the famous night spot, but it wasn’t long before Hollywood called.
