
Woman accuses major motel chains of enabling sex trafficking
She was just 13 when she fled child protective services in Dallas, and within days, she met a pimp who put a gun to her head and forced her to…
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2 people dead, 5 wounded in shooting in South L.A.
Two people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting Friday night in a South L.A. neighborhood, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said. Deputies responded to reports of a…
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Neo-Nazis coerced SoCal children into producing child porn, feds say
Four members of an online neo-Nazi group ran an international child exploitation ring that coerced minors into producing sadistic and abusive pornography and then blackmailed victims if they refused to…
Read More »State OKs Edison rate hike for 2017 wildfire sparked by its equipment
The California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to allow Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to victims of the devastating 2017 Thomas wildfire. Investigators…
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Prosecutors claim defendant strangled, beheaded and buried homeless woman in Huntington Beach
A man accused of killing a homeless woman in Huntington Beach more than two years ago strangled her to death before decapitating her and burying her body, Orange County prosecutors…
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Authorities say man posing as child-care worker sexually assaulted girl
A Los Angeles man posing as a child-care worker allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl after convincing her to get inside his vehicle, according to authorities. On Nov. 30, Derrick…
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2 killed as Metrolink train strikes car in City of Industry
A Metrolink train struck a car in the City of Industry on Thursday morning, killing two people inside the vehicle, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. Metrolink Train 407…
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Southland teacher charged with sexually assaulting 2 students
A Southern California high school teacher has been charged with illegal sexual acts against two underage students, according to authorities. Joshua Daniel McGinn, 41, a teacher at Charter Oak High…
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Imprisoned SoCal killer convicted of 1986 murders of two women
An imprisoned Bay Area killer has been found guilty of the 1986 murders of two young Northern California women after a DNA match connected him to the crime, authorities said….
Read More »‘A Gift to Everyone’: A Wisconsin Community Mourns a School Shooting Victim
Rubi Patricia Vergara was one of two victims killed in Madison this week. At a memorial service, she was remembered as an empathetic teenager with a passion for music and…
Read More »Alaska is climate victim and perpetrator. Trump 2.0 will make matters worse
“I’m just waiting to start hearing methane explosions like they do in Russia,” says Bethel, Alaska, City Council Member Mark Springer. Until recently he and his wife would pick summer…
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L.A. man arrested for allegedly shooting Metro bus driver in the face
A man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the face while she was working as an L.A. Metro bus driver in East Hollywood, authorities said. Police…
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California couple killed in violent Mexican town were visiting for holidays
MEXICO CITY — A California couple with Mexican roots went south for the holidays to visit relatives, an annual tradition among many U.S. residents of Mexican ancestry. But tragedy struck: Both…
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Fresno woman fatally shot by her toddler, police say
The tensile strength necessary to pull the trigger of a 9-millimeter Kel-Tec firearm is roughly 5½ to 6½ pounds. That trivia became important this week to Fresno police as they…
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Man faces life in prison for the killing of four adults in Lancaster
Prosecutors charged a 19-year-old man with the murder of four people he allegedly shot in their Lancaster home and then set fire to the residence to cover his tracks. The…
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California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say
A Santa Clarita man was charged this week in what federal prosecutors believe is the country’s first death due to a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl. Benjamin Anthony…
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Man installing Christmas lights in Escondido dies after being electrocuted
A man installing Christmas lights in a tree in San Diego County was electrocuted and killed Thursday, according to authorities. The man, was working near the intersection of Idaho Avenue…
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Judge ‘troubled’ by Danny Masterson’s attorneys tracking down jurors after rape trial
Attorneys working for Danny Masterson contacted jurors from the actor’s rape trial despite a judge’s order meant to limit publicly available information about their identities, drawing alarm from the jurors…
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