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Driver fleeing police hits, kills driver in Orange County
Read More: Driver fleeing police hits, kills driver in Orange CountyA woman died after a theft suspect crashed into her car while fleeing police in La Palma on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The victim, identified only as a woman in her 60s driving a blue BMW, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Fullerton Police Department. The driver of the other vehicle —…
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L.A. County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to beating transgender man
Read More: L.A. County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to beating transgender manNearly two years after he was caught on camera beating a transgender man in a 7-Eleven parking lot, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to a civil rights violation for using excessive force, prosecutors said Wednesday. Joseph Benza III, 36, was charged late Tuesday with one count…
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County will pay $7.5 million settlement to girls sexually abused by sheriff’s deputy
Read More: County will pay $7.5 million settlement to girls sexually abused by sheriff’s deputyThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved paying $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit on behalf of several girls who were sexually assaulted by a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. The settlement comes six months after Sean Essex — who worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for more than…
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Alameda County family sues Amazon One Medical over father’s death
Read More: Alameda County family sues Amazon One Medical over father’s deathAn Alameda County family is suing Amazon One Medical, alleging a 45-year-old father of two collapsed and died shortly after he had a video consultation with the telehealth clinic. Philip Tong had a history of diabetes and, according to the lawsuit, was having trouble breathing and was coughing up blood. The suit also mentioned his…
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L.A. County demands investigation into death of baby who died after being left in care of 11-year-old
Read More: L.A. County demands investigation into death of baby who died after being left in care of 11-year-oldLos Angeles County supervisors called Tuesday for an investigation into the death of Thyri Wood, a 1-year-old who died in July after the county’s child welfare agency left her in the care of her 11-year-old brother. The supervisors voted Tuesday to ask the county’s Office of Child Protection, considered the watchdog agency for the Department…
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L.A. County gives probation chief emergency powers over workforce
Read More: L.A. County gives probation chief emergency powers over workforceL.A. County agreed to bestow new powers on its beleaguered probation chief, giving him temporary authority to redirect some of the county’s workforce as the agency defies a state order to shut down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey over lack of staffing. The supervisors voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to declare a “local emergency”…
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Los Angeles County sues Chiquita Canyon Landfill
Read More: Los Angeles County sues Chiquita Canyon LandfillLos Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents. For nearly two years, trash has been smoldering in a long-dormant portion of Chiquita Canyon due to the rare chemical reaction. The broiling temperatures have affected a roughly…
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Orange County GOP pushes back on ‘false claims of voter fraud’
Read More: Orange County GOP pushes back on ‘false claims of voter fraud’The Republican Party of Orange County has forcefully swatted down unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2024 election, debunking allegations that went viral after Democrats flipped a hotly contested congressional seat. In a county home to some of the most competitive House races in the nation, a local party leader said he feared the…
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The Cottonwood County Blizzard of 1936
Read More: The Cottonwood County Blizzard of 1936Early 20th-century winters in Minnesota were a hardship for the state’s residents―including those of Cottonwood County. Newcomers, hearing stories about the weather, soon learned that the accounts weren’t exaggerated. A few storms stand out, but the blizzard of 1936 topped them all. The first settler-colonists of Westbrook Township had intimate experience with Minnesota’s harsh winter…
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Mark Murphy dead; veteran Orange County politician was 67
Read More: Mark Murphy dead; veteran Orange County politician was 67When City Councilman Mark Murphy was elected mayor of Orange in 2000, the margin of victory was razor thin. With close to 37,000 votes cast, Murphy won by 280. The campaign had been especially bitter as the city was embroiled in a debate over the merits of open space versus a 1,700-home development, a scandal…
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Blake Lively accuses director, co-star of “It Ends with Us” of sexual harassment, smear campaign
Actress Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who…
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Sacramento deputies arrest man on suspicion of beheading baby son
A Sacramento County father has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, sheriff’s officials said. Andrey Demskiy, 28, was arrested and booked Friday on felony charges of murder, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and corporal injury on a spouse in connection with the child’s death, according to…
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