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March 15, 2021

California mother of murder victim blasts 'coward' DA Gascón: Feels like 'nobody has our back'

Desiree Andrade, whose son Julien was murdered in California in 2018, told “Fox & Friends” on Monday that she thinks Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is “in the wrong office” and “should be a public defender.”

March 14, 2021

LA County judge authorizes cutting off restaurant's electricity for trying to survive pandemic

A Los Angeles County judge on Friday authorized the City of Burbank to cut off electricity to a restaurant that has stayed open in defiance of a court order.

March 14, 2021

LA County DA Gascón slams 'conservative media,' 'tough-on-crime types' amid backlash from crime victims

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón slammed what he called "conservative media" and "tough-on-crime types" for the backlash against his sweeping criminal justice reforms as he faces a recall effort from the families of victims.

March 14, 2021

West Coast cities erupt in violence on Breonna Taylor anniversary

Major cities on the West Coast were among those seeing riots and protests Saturday night as demonstrators marked the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death in a police raid in Louisville, Kentucky.

March 12, 2021

LA teen likely driving Lamborghini double the speed limit in crash that killed woman, expert says

A Los Angeles teen was likely driving his Lamborghini SUV at double the 35- miles-per-hour speed limit when he crashed into a Lexus and killed a 32-year-old woman last month, an expert in accident reconstruction says. 

March 11, 2021

California murder suspect mistakenly released from LA-area jail

A murder suspect was mistakenly released from custody in Southern California and remained at large Wednesday — despite a manhunt that shut down a major downtown Los Angeles freeway at rush hour — as prosecutors and two law enforcement agencies tried to deflect blame for the error.

March 11, 2021

LA family of woman killed in wreck involving 17-year-old's Lamborghini pushes for prosecution

Monique Munoz's mother is pushing for the prosecution of a flashy Los Angeles businessman's 17-year-old son who she says was driving the Lamborghini that collided with her daughter's Lexus last month. 

March 11, 2021

Los Angeles' Garcetti 'ecstatic’ as city expects to receive $1.35B from COVID relief bill

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said this week he was "ecstatic" about the passage of a massive coronavirus relief bill that’s expected to send $1.35 billion directly to the city, according to a report. 

March 10, 2021

California killer, expecting early release, toasts DA George Gascón

A convicted killer, expecting his early release, was captured on video celebrating in his California prison cell after learning that Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón had issued a new directive calling for the possible resentencing of inmates following 15 years of imprisonment.

March 10, 2021

LA school district, teachers union reach tentative agreement to reopen schools in April

A tentative agreement was reached Tuesday evening between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles teachers union to tentatively reopen schools sometime in mid-April, according to several reports.