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August 10, 2021

California Costco shooting: Charges filed against former LAPD officer accused of killing disabled man, DA says

The California attorney general’s office on Monday said it has filed manslaughter and assault charges against a former Los Angeles police officer who is accused of fatally shooting a mentally disabled man during an off-duty altercation at a Costco store in 2019.

August 9, 2021

Pregnant woman killed in California road rage incident

A pregnant woman and her unborn child were killed in a weekend road rage incident that ended in a three-car crash south of Los Angeles, police said.

August 9, 2021

Los Angeles County considers requiring proof of vaccination at some venues

Officials in Los Angeles County are expected to meet later this week to talk about the prospects of requiring some kind of proof of vaccination for entry at some venues, a report said.

August 8, 2021

Los Angeles grocery store shoppers terrorized by bear strolling through aisles

A baby bear was caught on camera casually strolling down a Los Angeles grocery store Saturday morning.

August 6, 2021

Northern California town burns to ashes in devastating wildfire

As hot, bone-dry, gusty weather hit California, the state's largest current wildfire raged through the Gold Rush-era Sierra Nevada community of about 1,000, incinerating much of the downtown that included wooden buildings more than a century old.

August 5, 2021

California homeless man arrested three times in three days because of 'Zero-Dollar' bail, police say

A 23-year-old homeless man was arrested Wednesday for stealing a truck outside a Los Angeles-area police station immediately after being released, making it his third brush with the law in as many days because of a county policy that releases suspects accused of non-violent low-level felonies and misdemeanors without bail.

August 5, 2021

LA lawmakers considering vaccination mandate for restaurants, movie theaters

Los Angeles city lawmakers introduced a measure Wednesday seeking a vaccination mandate on indoor public spaces, like restaurants and movie theaters, similar to the one announced in New York City a day earlier.

August 5, 2021

Real estate scion Robert Durst expected to testify in own defense at murder trial

New York real estate heir Robert Durst is expected to take the stand in his own defense in a Los Angeles County court Thursday in a rare move considered extremely risky for a defendant in a murder trial.

August 1, 2021

LA sheriff has 'grave concerns' about deputy fatally shooting man with knife; 1 officer suspended

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Friday released video of a deputy-involved shooting of a man with a knife who was “under the influence of drugs and wanted to commit ‘suicide by cop’.”

August 1, 2021

California spent $200M on alternative hospitals that ultimately provided little help during pandemic

California spent nearly $200 million to set up, operate and staff alternate care sites that ultimately provided little help when the state's worst coronavirus surge spiraled out of control last winter, forcing exhausted hospital workers to treat patients in tents and cafeterias.