False bomb threat sparks brief lockdown at Lakewood High School, Sheriff’s Department says
The school’s lockdown was lifted at 2 p.m. following the campus sweep.
LA County rolls out revamped public comment system for Board of Supervisors meetings
Under the pilot system, people making public comments over the phone will get a text message reminder when the item they want to speak on is before the board, meaning they don’t have to watch an entire meeting that can run hours-long.
Angels to be sold to Rams and Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke
Kroenke Sports and Entertainment has reached a deal to purchase controlling ownership of the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno, expanding its sprawling empire of teams across every major U.S. professional sport with the addition of the beleaguered baseball club.
‘The message was clear’: Mayor abandons plan to cut library hours following public outcry
Facing mounting public criticism, Mayor Rex Richardson said he wants to keep Monday hours at five of the city’s libraries after previously unveiling a budget that planned to axe them.
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Driver who ran down bicyclist in Long Beach shot to death by Border Patrol agents, authorities say
Police say he intentionally hit a bicyclist in West Long Beach. Then, days later, he led federal agents on a pursuit, according to CBP.
California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them
Democrats are pushing a last-minute bill to ban federal agents from using electric shock gloves following reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is making moves to buy and use them.
SWAT team searches for domestic violence suspect who threatened to shoot officers, LBPD says
Video from the scene showed multiple SWAT team vehicles deployed, and officers could be seen and heard using flash-bangs.
Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says
The report, released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California, set out to measure the long-term effects of Proposition 47 – a 2014 ballot measure that lowered some drug…
How the Aquarium of the Pacific scrambled to save hundreds of sea creatures after 2 massive smuggling busts
Southern California is considered an epicenter of trafficked wildlife. When authorities confiscated trucks full of exotic fish, they needed help fast.
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