15 h. ago Large fire breaks out at el Segundo refinery in Los Angeles – reports

Emergency services attending scenes after receiving multiple reports of an explosion, according to US mediaA large fire has broken out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery in Los Angeles county in California, according to US media reports.The blaze began on Thursday night, after emergency services received reports of an explosion at the site, according to CBS news. The cause is unclear. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail at deputies during LA immigration protest

A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to throwing a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring

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45 h. ago Los Angeles County to pay $20 million to family of boy tortured to death by his parents

The child’s parents pleaded no contest to charges of murder and torture in 2024

Economics

51 h. ago Los Angeles to pay $20m to family of boy tortured to death by his parents

The four-year-old had died in a hospital in 2019 in a case that brought scrutiny to the region’s child welfare system Los Angeles county will pay $20m to the family of a four-year-old boy who was tortured to death by his parents six years ago in a case that brought scrutiny of the region’s child welfare system.Noah Cuatro died in a hospital in 2019, days before his fifth birthday, after being found motionless at the family’s apartment in Palmdale, north of LA. His parents, Jose Maria Cuatro Jr and Ursula Elaine Juarez, later pleaded no contest to murder and torture charges. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Los Angeles County will pay $20M to settle lawsuit over death of 4

Los Angeles County will pay $20 million to the family of a 4-year-old boy who was tortured to death by his parents six years ago in a case that brought scrutiny of the region’s child welfare system

Economics

2 d. ago Hundreds of feet of coastal bluff in California fell toward the ocean in landslide

A wealthy enclave in Southern California that has been threatened for years by worsening landslides faced more land movement this week, but it suffered minimal damage

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3 d. ago ‘She fell on a knife’: Teacher was found dead with 20 stab wounds. Cops ruled it a suicide. New Hulu series reopens the case

Ellen Greenberg’s family reached a lawsuit settlement with the city of Philadelphia for her violent death to be reexamined

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3 d. ago Justice Department lawsuit alleges Los Angeles sheriff processes concealed carry licenses too slowly

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging it violated the Constitution by moving too slowly to process gun licenses for people who want to carry concealed weapons

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8 d. ago Lack of resources and outdated policies led to delayed response to LA wildfires, report says

Outdated alert process led to delays in warning residents to evacuate during Eaton and Palisades fires, per the reportAn outside review of Los Angeles county’s response to January’s deadly wildfires found a lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delays in warning residents about the need to evacuate as flames began consuming neighborhoods in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.The Independent After-Action Report, produced by the consulting firm McChrystal Group, was commissioned by county supervisors just weeks after the Eaton and Palisades fires killed more than 30 people and destroyed thousands of homes in highly dense areas of Los Angeles county. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago LA County response to deadly fires slowed by lack of resources, outdated alert process, report says

An outside review of Los Angeles County’s response to January’s deadly wildfires found a lack of resources and an outdated emergency alert process led to delays in warning residents about the need to evacuate as flames began consuming neighborhoods

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9 d. ago Estate of pregnant mother shot to death by police in Ohio parking lot sues township and police chief

A new federal lawsuit claims an Ohio police officer accused of shooting to death a pregnant Black mother two years ago wasn't trained or supervised properly

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1 week ago Lioness actor Mike Heslin died after restaurant staff stopped CPR attempts, lawsuit claims

Heslin died ‘unexpectedly’ in July 2024, aged 30

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1 week ago Karen Read's lawyers ask judge to dismiss part of wrongful death lawsuit

Karen Read’s lawyers have asked a judge to dismiss part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against her by the family of her former Boston police officer boyfriend

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2 w. ago Teen girl's body found in impounded car registered to the singer d4vd

A decomposed body found in a Tesla in Los Angeles has been identified as that of a teenage girl who went missing last year

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2 w. ago Southern California judge who killed his wife is scheduled to be sentenced

A Southern California judge convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife after the couple had been arguing is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Child dies from measles complication years AFTER recovering from virus

An unidentified, school-age child from Los Angeles County, California, has died from a rare complication of the measles virus years after they were initially infected as an infant.

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3 w. ago Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier

A school-age child in California has died from a rare complication of measles contracted as an infant

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3 w. ago Nevada settled lawsuit over man's prison death for $4.6 million, lawyer says

A lawyer says the state of Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023

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3 w. ago Priscilla Presley’s lawyer says accusation she ‘exerted undue pressure’ on Elvis in months before he died ‘despicable’

‘Priscilla exerted undue pressure on Elvis, pushing him to his death,’ a legal complaint alleges

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4 w. ago Federal government sues California utility, alleging equipment sparked deadly wildfires

The federal government has filed two lawsuits against Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked fires in the Los Angeles area that destroyed thousands of structures and killed 17 people

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