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Teen's Family Says He Complained of Bullying Before Death
The family of a 13-year-old says he complained to an administrator that he was being bullied at his Southern California middle school days before the assault that was caught on cellphone video that killed him.
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Police Chasing Car on 10 Freeway in East Los Angeles Area
Police were pursuing a car on a freeway east of Los Angeles.
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Evacuations Lifted, Containment Increases Around Maria Fire in Ventura County
Southern California Edison had re-energized a circuit in the area near where a brush fire broke out Thursday night in the Ventura County hills, minutes before the area erupted in flames, the utility said on Friday night.
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Getty Fire Ignited by Power Line in Sepulveda Pass
Power lines strung alongside Sepulveda Boulevard near the Getty Center sparked the Getty Fire that’s burned through 656 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains west of the 405 freeway and has destroyed a dozen homes, city officials confirmed Tuesday.
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Second Victim Found in Mobile Home Park Devastated by Sandalwood Fire
One person was killed in an 823-acre Calimesa blaze fueled by high winds that is believed to have started when burning trash was dumped in to a field of dry grass, officials said Friday.
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Woman Dies in Calimesa Wildfire Caused by Trash Truck's Fiery Load
One person was killed in an 823-acre Calimesa blaze fueled by high winds that is believed to have started when burning trash was dumped in to a field of dry grass, officials said Friday.
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Parole Denied Again for Inmate in 1976 School Bus Hijacking
California officials again rejected parole Tuesday for the last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of children for $5 million ransom more than four decades ago.
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California Boat Company Suspends Tours After Fatal Fire
The owner of a scuba diving boat company has announced an indefinite suspension of its fleet in the wake of a boat fire off the Southern California coast that killed 34 people.
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Man Exonerated in 1998 California Murder Case Files Lawsuit
A man who was wrongly convicted of a 1998 murder in Southern California and spent two decades in prison has filed a federal lawsuit.
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LAPD Walks to Raise Awareness for Officer Suicides
The LAPD held its annual suicide awareness walk to bring attention to officer suicide. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. See the full NBCLA and LAPPL behavioral health survey here.
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Transient Sentenced to Life for Killing of California Couple
A 27-year-old transient convicted of beating and stabbing a Southern California couple to death in their home has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Family Condemns Decision Not to Prosecute Cop for Deadly Costco Shooting
The parents and brother of a 32-year-old developmentally disabled man killed during a confrontation with an off-duty Los Angeles police officer inside a Corona Costco expressed outrage Thursday over a grand jury decision not to indict the lawman and Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin’s decision to defend the finding, without pursuing any criminal charges.
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Decade-Long Mystery of Mitrice Richardson Continues to Baffle
A decade after a 24-year-old woman with bipolar disorder was released from custody and whose remains were found nearly a year later in the Malibu hills, friends and family pressed Friday for a new investigation into what happened to Mitrice Richardson.
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‘Handmaid's Tale,' ‘Mrs. Maisel' Guest Stars Capture Emmys
A trio of Emmy-honored actors are winners again for their guest performances in TV series, joined by an awards newcomer.
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U.S. Coast Guard Convenes Highest Level of Investigation Into Dive Boat Disaster
The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it was convening its highest level of investigation into the Labor Day disaster of a commercial dive boat that killed 34 people off the Southern California coast.
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Rough Seas Suspend Search for Final Victim of Boat Fire
The search for the final victim of a boat fire off the Southern California coast has been suspended until early next week because of gusty winds and rough seas.
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Legal Challenge Highlights Battle Between Vintners and Pot Farmers
A judge has ruled that a racketeering lawsuit brought by a vineyard against a neighboring marijuana operation can go forward despite attempts to have it dismissed — a ruling that could increase the odds for vineyards and other agricultural businesses that have fought the presence of cannabis farms in their backyards with limited success.
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Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Died of Accidental Alcohol, Fentanyl and Oxycodone Overdose, Autopsy Shows
A medical examiner in Texas has ruled that Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol.
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Gunman Fired More Than 100 Rounds in CHP Officer Killing
An ex-convict who fatally shot a California Highway Patrol officer and wounded two other officers in Riverside this month fired at least 100 rounds from a rifle before he was killed, police said Thursday.
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Private Donor Gives $32,500 to Help Catch Wild Burro Killers
An anonymous donor has given more than $30,000 to fund a reward for information that leads to whoever has killed more than 40 protected wild burros in the Southern California desert.