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Updated at the bottom: A suspect has surrendered. Headline has changed. First posted at 3:28 p.m.
Only a few weeks into the school year and UCLA is searching for a sexual predator who attempted to attack on campus this weekend, cops said.
The suspe...
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Updated at the bottom with the last of four victims identified. First posted at 11:46 a.m. Friday.
The first of four victims in Sunday's private jet crash at Santa Monica airport was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner as 28-y...
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Can you throw money at gang crime and make it go away?
Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa believed that well-targeted gang prevention programs like his Summer Night Lights events at parks could reduce crime in L.A.
And now Mayor Eric Garcetti has p...
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A club that has been an anchor for downtown Los Angeles' nightlife revival has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The corporation behind Exchange LA, a dance venue located in the Pacific Stock Exchange building on Spring Street, blamed legal disputes ...
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Things have changed in the last few years. The economy has turned a corner for the better. Southern California's real estate market is hotter than Vegas in July. And we have a new mayor, Eric Garcetti, who has renewed City Hall's promises to fix our ...
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There has been another assault in the burgeoning battle between ride apps and traditional taxis in Los Angeles.
See also: Ride-Sharing Apps Fight Back.
The ride-sharing brand Uber said this week that it is cutting its prices about 20 percent, to a ...
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Little kids in California get their eyes tested every two years. Then the poor children wait while Medi-Cal officials take weeks, and maybe months, to send them their glasses so they can learn to read.
Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Austin Beutner...
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Turner Field
So much for home field advantage. The visiting Dodgers got over their October jitters quickly, played inspired baseball, and put away the bumbling Braves with relative ease, winning 6-1 Thursday night at Turner Field behind Clayton K...
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Updated at the bottom with remarks from the signing ceremony. First posted at 7:09 a.m.
For years, those who came here illegally to wash dishes at your favorite restaurant, take care of your newborns and mow your lawns could get driver's licenses so...
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Robert Rizzo, the alleged mastermind in the city of Bell's salary scandal, is facing what might be the longest prison sentence for public corruption in the 13-year history of the L.A. county District Attorney's Public Integrity Division (PID).
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L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti has been patching up some old wounds from the campaign recently. First, he sat down to lunch with Maria Elena Durazo, the head of the L.A. County Federation of Labor. Then yesterday, he had breakfast with the L.A. Area Chambe...
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When we think of great college towns, Boston, New York and Philadelphia come to mind. But Los Angeles, barely even on the map when those cities' schools were turning out world leaders, might just be king.
See also: USC, UCLA Tied in Academic Ranking...
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You know that trolley at The Grove? It's kind of cute -- toke -- but it, like, goes nowhere. It's likable and all -- exhale -- but once you go around once you have to, like, leave it to the tourists, man.
But wouldn't it be cool if -- toke -- that t...
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Don Mattingly
The Dodgers' quest for their first World Series championship in a quarter of a century begins tonight at 5:37 p.m. at Atlanta's Turner Field. It's Los Angeles versus the Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, with ...
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There has been a lot of debate about whether the government shutdown really amounts to much for all you people with jobs, cars and health insurance out there. If it doesn't affect you, then it's just a slowdown, right?
See also: U.S. Earthquake Expe...
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City of Angels Boxing, Chinatown
The Best Of L.A. 2013 issue is on the streets, and jammed with listings of this vast town's best boutiques, dive-y bars and bodacious restaurants. But what about your mind? Your body? My God people, this is what co...
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Who needs autumn leaves when you have a sky like this?
Autumn is a funny time in Los Angeles: the leaves stubbornly affixed to their trees, the hoi polloi going about in all manner of t-shirts and flip-flops. As the 92-degree days bleed into 85-de...
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Updated at the bottom with AEG's claim that it has been vindicated.
Jurors in the Michael Jackson civil trial decided in favor of concert promoter AEG Live today after four days of deliberation.
See also: Conrad Murray Gets Four Years in L.A. Count...
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Dear young, deep-voiced boy-men who think you're so damn clever and, once or twice in your life, actually got the girl:
The jig is up. A new law that outlaws so-called revenge porn, particularly sexualized photos and video posted for the world to se...
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LA City Hall
Mayor Eric Garcetti is almost 100 days into his administration, but he has yet to fill one of the most important jobs in his cabinet -- deputy mayor for economic development. Job creation is the top item on Garcetti's agenda, and so ...
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