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July 21, 2021

Would-be robbers shot by armed shoppers in Los Angeles

A man in LA protected himself with a handgun during an attempted robbery and left two suspects shot, police say.  

July 19, 2021

Los Angeles police miscalculated weight of fireworks before massive explosion, chief says

Los Angeles bomb technicians miscalculated the weight of homemade fireworks when they detonated them last month, setting off an explosion that rocked a residential neighborhood and injured 17 people, officials said Monday.

July 19, 2021

Los Angeles County mask mandate creates distrust among frail restaurant industry: 'No clarity whatsoever'

Los Angeles County reinstituted a mask mandate Saturday night for public indoor settings in response to the Delta variant spreading throughout the area, leaving business owners indignant and exhausted by the mixed messaging.

July 19, 2021

LA County mask mandates: Governors refuse to follow lead on guidelines for their own states

COVID-19 case numbers are spiking with the rise of the Delta variant, but while Los Angeles County is responding with mandatory mask usage, several states are refusing to do the same.

July 18, 2021

Las Vegas cafe owner says he and his employees are 'shocked' by renewed indoor mask recommendation

Joe Pierro, owner of Market Grille Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada told "Fox & Friends Weekend" that he and his employees are "shocked" by the city's renewed COVID-19 indoor mask recommendation and what it could mean for business.

July 17, 2021

Antifa violently clashes with police outside Los Angeles spa following alleged transgender disrobing incident

Protesters and counter-protesters descended on a Korean spa in Los Angeles that became the latest culture war flashpoint last month when a customer complained that a transgender woman allegedly disrobed in the women's area.

July 16, 2021

Los Angeles County sheriff will not enforce new mask mandate: ‘Not backed by science’

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Friday he will not use his department to enforce a mandatory indoor mask requirement set to take effect this weekend amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the county since its reopening.

July 16, 2021

Los Angeles Rite Aid employee killed while attempting to stop shoplifter, police say

An employee at a Los Angeles Rite Aid was killed Wednesday while attempting to stop a shoplifter from leaving the store, police said, as a series of brazen retail thefts have gone viral in recent months across the country.

July 16, 2021

California jail brawl results in injuries to inmates, deputies

A brawl at Los Angeles County’s biggest jail left deputies and inmates with minor injuries Thursday afternoon.

July 16, 2021

Jason Chaffetz: Democrats' crime surge is real, scary and bringing chaos, not safety, to cities across US

So-called justice reforms don't work for good reason: when the rewards of committing a crime are not outweighed by the consequences, there is little incentive to behave lawfully.