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LAPD investigating 12-year-old girl’s death after bully-related attack at Reseda school
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (335+ words) A Los Angeles Police Department investigation is underway into the death of a 12-year-old girl who succumbed to injuries sustained when she was hit in the head with a metal water bottle during an alleged bullying incident at Reseda Charter…...
State board wants judge in receivership case to ‘intervene’ in LA County juvenile halls
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (510+ words) A state regulatory board is wading into the California Department of Justice's effort to have Los Angeles County's juvenile halls placed under a receivership, with the board's attorney arguing in a new court filing that judicial intervention is necessary due…...
Thousands brace for fallout from unreported LA County criminal convictions
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (1425+ words) Nearly 330,000 people whose convictions in Los Angeles County went unreported for decades will soon have their rap sheets updated and, potentially, their employers notified for the first time. Some could lose their jobs if the conviction would have disqualified them…...
Texas bar shooting leaves 3 dead and 14 wounded as FBI investigates possible terrorism
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (385+ words) By JACK MYER, OLIVIA DIAZ and JOHN SEEWER The shooting left 14 others wounded, including three who were critically injured, before officers killed the shooter, police said. The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, drove past the bar several times…...
Women from Riverside and Colorado convicted of pursuing an ICE agent in LA
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (263+ words) LOS ANGELES " A June 8 sentencing hearing has been set for two women convicted of pursuing an ICE agent by car through the streets of Los Angeles. Cynthia Raygoza, 38, of Riverside, and Ashleigh Brown, 38, of Aurora, Colorado, were found guilty by…...
Jewish groups sue state for allegedly not protecting students from hate in SFV, San Bernardino and across the state
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (340+ words) The Jewish support groups the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs are suing the state of California on behalf of Jewish parents whose children allegedly have been subjected to "cruel, persistent and pervasive antisemitism" in public…...
Jury finds Riverside County Sheriff’s Department not liable in death of mentally ill inmate
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (563+ words) A federal jury has found Riverside County sheriff's deputies and jail medical staff were not negligent in the death of a mentally ill inmate who was fatally injured at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in French Valley. Two correctional deputies…...
Federal prosecutors won’t appeal ruling barring death penalty in Luigi Mangione case
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (558+ words) In a letter, Deputy U.S. Attorney Sean Buckley told Judge Margaret Garnett that the government will not ask the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse her decision, clearing the way for a trial beginning in September. His state murder trial is…...
Riverside chief wants to fire 3 officers who have disabled veteran license plates on personal cars
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (536+ words) Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the resolution of the allegation of vandalism against Timothy Popplewell and another officer. The Riverside Police Department plans to fire three patrol officers who were discovered with disabled military veteran…...
The faces of Mexico’s disappeared haunt this city’s streets. Families worry they will be wiped away
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (988+ words) Thousands of fliers reading "We miss you," "have you seen her?" and "we're looking for you" line buildings, monuments, lamp posts, parking meters, tree pots and bus stops. Workers bustle by them in throngs in the center of Guadalajara. Men…...