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August 19, 2020

LA County seeking $20G in fines for church that opened amid COVID-19 restrictions

Los Angeles County is moving to hold a prominent megachurch pastor in contempt of court after he held three indoor services Sunday -- effectively defying a late-night court order that his church must comply with the state's coronavirus restrictions.

August 18, 2020

LA County sheriff announces permanent ban on ICE transfers

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Tuesday that his office will permanently stop the transfer of inmates to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, a policy first enacted temporarily in April amid the coronavirus pandemic.  

August 17, 2020

Los Angeles schools to test nearly 700,000 students and employees for the coronavirus

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Sunday plans for a widespread program that will test hundreds of thousands of students and teachers for COVID-19, as the school year formally begins this week.

August 16, 2020

Homeless man suspected of starting California wildfire that scorched 1,400 acres

A homeless man in California is suspected of intentionally starting a wildfire that led to evacuations for an area east of Los Angeles last week, according to officials. 

August 13, 2020

Former George W. Bush administration official warns America is 'in the middle of a 70s style urban crisis'

"America is now in the middle of a 70s style urban crisis whose root is a well-founded fear of violent crime and social collapse in the midst of a pandemic," former George W. Bush administration official Michael Doran pronounced on Twitter Thursday.

August 13, 2020

Hoax 911 call sent officers to home of Black Lives Matter LA leader in 'swatting' incident

The Los Angeles Police Department sent police officers to the home of a Black Lives Matter organizer Wednesday morning because of a hoax call, although the organizer says she does not believe LAPD's narrative.

August 13, 2020

Nearly 60 million Americans under heat advisories as hot weather builds for Southwest, Plains

Hot temperatures are expanding for the second half of the week, as tens of millions of Americans will see extreme heat Thursday.

August 12, 2020

Massive California brush fire erupts near Angeles National Forest

A California brush fire tore across thousands of acres in Lake Hughes Wednesday and was still burning into the evening, continuing to rapidly spread with zero containment.

August 12, 2020

Family sues LAPD cop allegedly caught on video fondling dead woman's breasts

A Los Angeles police officer accused of fondling a dead woman’s breast after she died of an accidental drug overdose at her home last fall was sued Tuesday by her family.

August 11, 2020

LA's Garcetti under fire from police union over 'party house' plan

The Los Angeles police union escalated its feud with Mayor Eric Garcetti this week after the mayor asked officers to crack down on “party houses” by reporting houses hosting large gatherings to the city to have their water and electricity shut off.