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12-Year-Old Was Fatally Shot in Compton Park; Teenager Arrested in Slaying

A person in a black ski mask was seen running from a Compton park after a child was gunned down. Investigators later ID'd a 17-year-old as their suspect.

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Many Californians Can’t Get Mental Health Help. Is It Too Hard to Become a Therapist?

IN HER HOME in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Eboni Moen, 42, struggled to find help. Some days she would rock back and forth in her shower, crying uncontrollably and thinking back to her son’s murder. She needed a therapist, she …

After Record-Breaking Heat Wave, Light Rain and 'May Gray' Expected This Week in Los Angeles

The marine layer will continue to deepen Monday night, bringing low clouds and drizzle to the coast and all the way into the San Gabriel Mountains.

Hockey Helped Nareg Dekermenjian Bond With His Students, Earning Him a Stanley Cup Visit

Nareg Dekermenjian, who relied on hockey to ease his transition to the U.S. at age 5 and later to help his students, won a teaching award from the NHL.

Man Is Abducted From Cheviot Hills Home, Released in Glendale, Police Say

Four, possibly five, people broke into a home in Cheviot Hills, tied up the people inside and took a man whom they later dropped off 22 miles away, near a gas station.

Insurance Commissioner Signals Possible Probe Into State Farm's Handling of L.A. Wildfire Claims

After fielding complaints at a community meeting about how State Farm is handling Los Angeles wildfire claims, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said an inquiry was not 'off the table.'

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James Beard Foundation Media Award Nominations Recognize Some of Bay Area’s Best

Nominees for the James Beard Foundation’s 2025 Media Awards were announced this week including bakers, chefs, photographers and writers with Bay Area connections earning nominations.  Each year the James Beard Foundation honors chefs, writers, mixologists, photographers and other culinary figures …

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Businesses Are Turning to AI to Ensure Accessibility for People With Disabilities. Is It Working?

AN ESTIMATED 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE worldwide experience significant disabilities, according to the World Health Organization. AI-powered tools are quickly becoming essential for creating more accessible workplaces, whether transcribing meetings and composing emails or describing images and converting voice to text.In …

1 Dead, 32 Hospitalized in Fiery Crash Between Tour Bus and SUV in Hacienda Heights

One person is killed and 32 people are hospitalized on Mother's Day morning after a fiery crash between a tour bus and an SUV on the 60 Freeway.

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From D-Day to 100th B-Day: WWII Veteran Celebrates Centennial With Family and Friends

IT WAS QUITE the 100th birthday party for World War II veteran George Mullins.Hundreds of family members and friends turned out for a potluck at the KOA Center in Benbow to celebrate Mullins’ life and his service in the fight …

Infamous California Serial Killer Linked to Another Possible Victim

Kraft was found guilty of 16 murders, but it’s believed he committed as many as 67.

Did You Win? $25-Million Lottery Ticket Sold at Tobacco Shop in Norco

One Southern Californian is now a millionaire after picking all five numbers and the Mega Number in Saturday night's SuperLotto Plus drawing.

Bay Area Teen's Suicide Leads to 4 Arrests Across the Globe

The DOJ said the men targeted “thousands of victims” through the U.S., Canada and Europe.

Lopez: In Pico Rivera Senior League, Where Love of the Game Never Gets Old, Softball Is 'Better Than Medicine'

Six teams of softball players from 50 to 80-plus square off weekly in Pico Rivera.

A Sewer in Malibu? January Firestorm Has Coastal City Pondering the Once-Unthinkable

Malibu became a city in 1991 largely to block sewers and the rampant growth they threatened to bring. The January wildfire has city leaders considering a sewer to cut ocean pollution. But can they still thwart growth?

How a Mojave Desert Footrace Became a Showcase for L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. Turmoil

The Baker to Vegas relay is a law enforcement tradition. This year it was a showcase for turmoil in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

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Judge Preserves Millions in Federal Homeless Grants to Bay Area That Trump Sought to Limit

A FEDERAL JUDGE has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing conditions on millions of dollars in federal grants to San Francisco and Santa Clara County.The lawsuit was brought May 2 by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on behalf …

Two Dozen People Rescued for Heat Issues During Record-Breaking SoCal Heat Wave

As temperatures climbed to the high 90s, firefighters rescued multiple people in Los Angeles, Orange County and Riverside County.

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Padilla Introduces Bill to Give Farm Workers Disaster Relief After Floods, Other Emergencies

A bill to provide disaster relief to hundreds of thousands of farm workers was introduced by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla.If signed into law, the Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act will provide compensation to farm workers who lose wages due …

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Valkyries’ Natalie Nakase Blazing New Trails as WNBA’s First Asian American Head Coach

DON’T TELL NATALIE NAKASE she doesn’t have what it takes to do something. The coach of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first WNBA team got to where she is by learning to block out those who underestimated her.“If I hear …

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