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Lego tells California police: stop putting our heads on your mugshots
Toy company makes request after altered images – which hide suspects’ identities in line with state...
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Mountain lion kills California man in state’s first fatal attack in 20 years
Victim’s younger brother was badly wounded by animal before officials euthanized it in Georgetown area of...
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‘A talented, goofy kid’: family of Ryan Gainer, autistic teen killed by police, speak out
Shooting of 15-year-old ‘beautiful soul’ in California revives scrutiny on law enforcement abuse of youth with...
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California: two men plead guilty to killing wild burros in Mojave desert
John Feikema and Christopher Arnet, who prosecutors say used high-powered rifles to kill three wild burros,...
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Judge orders special master for California prison known for rampant sexual abuse
Several employees at the federal correctional institution in Dublin have pleaded guilty to abusing female inmatesA...
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California sheriff releases bodycam video of killing of boy, 15, holding gardening tool
Outrage over killing of Ryan Gainer, shot three times on Saturday, as sheriff denounced for defending...
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Landslide reduces LA home to rubble and leaves two other houses on edge
Slide occurred in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood, where the fire department evacuated several people from a...
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Officials investigating 2.5-mile long oil sheen off southern California coast
Unified command was formed to look in to the origin of the sheen, which did not...
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California Senate race: Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey advance to November election
Congressman and ex-Dodgers player emerge as top two contenders, boxing out progressives Katie Porter and Barbara...
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On the brink: California’s luxe clifftop mansions in peril after record rain
Homeowners in wealthy towns watching anxiously in face of heavy storms that have caused flash floods...
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Police seek vehicle after masked men kill four at California party
Shooting on Sunday evening at outdoor gathering in King City left four dead and seven others...
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Snow is nonstop in California’s Sierra Nevada as major highway stays closed
A 70-mile stretch of the major corridor was nearly impassable as blizzard conditions continue and a...
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California prisoner donates earnings from 13-cent hourly wage to Gaza
Donors raise more than $100,000 for man who gave his $17.74 paycheck for 136.50 hours of...
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‘We knew this was coming’: western US hunkers down amid avalanche warnings and gale-force winds
Residents in California urged to shelter in place as possible record 12ft of snow forecast to...
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Elon Musk makes ‘things good’ with California bakery after $2,000 pie fiasco
Tesla had ditched an order for 4,000 mini pies, but the X owner paid the debt...
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Newsom launches abortion ads in Republican states to fight ‘war on women’
Series of new advertisements target Republican efforts to criminalize abortions and a ‘war on travel’ for...
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Los Angeles firefighters rushed to hospital after huge truck explosion
Blast occurred in Wilmington neighborhood as spokesperson says ‘the ball of flame was as high as...
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Weather tracker: ‘Pineapple express’ atmospheric river deluges California
Weather system brings heavy rainfall, strong winds and mudslides. Elsewhere, Nova Scotia declares state of emergencyDuring...
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Final burst from devastating California storm renews threat of floods and slides
At least seven dead across state and wet weather dumped over 1ft of rain in region,...
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Three people dead from California storms as rain and floods wreak havoc
Nearly 38 million people under flood alerts across state and into Arizona as officials warn dangers...
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Rain to worsen in LA as hundreds of thousands remain without power in California – as it happened
This blog is now closedCalifornia is grappling with another round of strong storms this week and...
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California drenched as atmospheric river tears across the state
Roads were flooded and trees toppled amid calls for people to get ready for powerful downpours,...
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Police make five arrests after six bodies are found in southern California desert
Officials say suspects were arrested in the fatal shootings and believe killings were from a dispute...
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Jury to decide fate of LA socialite for fatally striking two kids with her car
Prosecutors allege Rebecca Grossman, 60, was speeding when she hit brothers Mark Iskander, 11, and Jakob...