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LA Council OKs Funding to Support Westside Street Light Repair Crew
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (216+ words) The Los Angeles City Council allocated $100, 000 Tuesday to further support work by a dedicated street light repair crew covering Westside neighborhoods. In a 13-0 vote, the council approved a motion introduced by Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, and seconded by Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez....
CHP: Pedestrian Fatally Struck While Crossing 91 Freeway
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (280+ words) An autopsy was pending Tuesday on a 28-year-old man who was hit by two vehicles, suffering fatal injuries, after he walked into traffic on the Riverside (91) Freeway. Elias Hernandez Vasquez of Riverside was killed at 1: 30 a. m. Sunday on the eastbound 91, nearly…...
Riv Co Supervisors Tap Into Reserves as Fiscal Year Draws to a Close
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (492+ words) The Board of Supervisors Tuesday authorized the allocation of about $60 million in reserves to cover unanticipated revenue shortfalls in Riverside County government to keep the budget balanced as the current fiscal year comes to a close. In a 5-0 vote without…...
Woman Drops Lawsuit Against Merck Over Gardasil HPV Vaccine
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (214+ words) A Pasadena woman has dropped her longrunning lawsuit prepared with the help of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. against Merck & Co. in which she alleged that Gardasil, the company's human papillomavirus vaccine, left her confined as a teen to a wheelchair. Attorneys…...
Man Stabbed to Death in Long Beach
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (159+ words) A man was stabbed to death in the Westside community of Long Beach, authorities said Tuesday. Officers dispatched at about 8: 30 p. m. Monday to a report of a stabbing in the 1800 block of Harbor Avenue, near Pacific Coast Highway and the Long…...
County Health Seeks Public's Help Identifying Patient
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (156+ words) mynewsla. com The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services sought the public's help Tuesday in identifying a patient hospitalized at one of its facilities. The patient has been at Los Angeles General Medical Center since May 26. He was described…...
South LA American Legion Post Catches Fire
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (151+ words) mynewsla. com A fire at the Benjamin J Bowie American Legion Post in South Los Angeles was knocked down in 17 minutes Monday evening. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters were called at 7: 43 p. m. to 5115 S. Central Ave. , between 51st and 52nd streets, where the incident…...
Student, El Segundo Unified Settle Suit Alleging Sexual Abuse by Teacher
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (364+ words) The El Segundo Unified School District has reached a settlement with a man who said he was sexually abused while he was a student in a middle school social studies class more than two decades ago, allegations the district strongly…...
City Asks LA Voters to Consider 3 Tax Propositions
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (497+ words) Los Angeles voters will be asked Tuesday whether to approve a tax on unlicensed cannabis businesses, and update the city's fees on hotels. City voters will weigh in on three ballot measures, two of which are associated with the city's…...
Pedestrian Struck and Killed By Vehicle in Santa Ana
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (100+ words) A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Santa Ana and the motorist driving that vehicle stayed at the scene to cooperate with police, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4: 15 a. m. on Bristol Street, between Mc Fadden…...