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Dead Baby Murder, Torture, Cruelty Charges Against Mom, Boyfriend: Judge Rules Indio Couple Must Stand Trial

baby feetAn Indio couple accused in the death of their infant son must stand trial on murder and other felony charges, according to a judge’s new ruling. Leonardo Daniel Alvarado Fernandez, 34, and Zue Urias, 27, were arrested in January 2020 after police responded to a report they had brought their dead son Marco into an […]
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Fire Damages Portion of Universal Studios Amusement Park

Fire damaged a portion of Universal Studios amusement park before being extinguished by firefighters Wednesday morning, authorities said. Los Angeles County firefighters responded to the park about midnight and were able to quickly get the flames under control. The cause of the fire was under investigation and no injuries were reported. On June 1, 2008, […]
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Grim Probe Launched Into Firefighter’s Murder By Off-Duty Colleague: Killer Also Wounded A Firefighter Before Committing Suicide At Blazing Acton Home

LA County Fire Dept.A grim investigation was underway Wednesday into the murder of a Los Angeles County firefighter and the wounding of a fire captain inside an Agua Dulce fire station in a shooting carried out by one of their off-duty colleagues who later barricaded himself inside his home, set it ablaze and fatally shot himself in the […]
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Ex-L.A. Councilman Mitchell Englander Reports to Federal Prison

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander has reported to a federal penitentiary to begin serving a sentence of a year and two months for trying to obstruct an investigation into bribery allegations in City Hall politics, it was confirmed Wednesday morning. Englander — who represented Council District 12 in the San Fernando Valley from […]
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‘Touching’ Young Girls A Big Problem For 68-Year-Old Coachella Molestation Suspect: Trial Ordered For Years Of ‘Touching’

Riverside County Sheriff's Department cruiser. File photo: Toni McAllisterA 68-year-old Coachella man accused of inappropriately touching two young family members for years must stand trial on several felony charges, a judge has ruled. A Riverside sheriff’s official told the court the suspect was asked if he had a problem “touching young girls, and he said yes.” Ysidro Anaya Sanchez was arrested on Jan. […]
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LAFD Extinguishes Garage Fire, Finds Apparent Cannabis Operation

Firefighters extinguished a fire inside an attached garage, keeping the flames from burning the home, and then discovered what appeared to be a marijuana grow operation, authorities said. The fire was reported at 6:57 p.m. Tuesday at 17351 Nordhoff St., according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. In the rubble of the garage, […]
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Weather Service Warns of Elevated Fire Danger in Parts of LA Area

Amid high temperatures, low humidity and unseasonably dry fuels, elevated fire-weather conditions are expected for the interior valley, mountain and desert portions of the Los Angeles area through Friday, the National Weather Service said. “There will be continued elevated fire weather conditions across the interior through Friday due to heat, low (relative humidity), and gusty […]
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OC’s Weekly COVID-19 Numbers Continue Declines

Orange County’s latest weekly COVID-19 numbers show the case rates have dropped below 1 in 100,000 and the positivity rate is nearly one-half of a percentage point. According to the weekly state data released every Tuesday, the average for the county’s daily case rate per 100,000 residents dropped from 1.3 to 0.9. The overall test […]
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Tito Ortiz Resigns from Huntington Beach City Council

The Huntington Beach City Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday evening to select a new mayor pro tem following the resignation of Tito Ortiz. Ortiz resigned from the City Council on Tuesday night, citing unspecified threats to his children. The resignation took effect immediately. “I ran for this position with hopes to better my […]
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Teen Girl Pushes Bear Off Wall, Saves Family Dogs

A 17-year-old girl saved her family’s four small dogs from a brown bear and two cubs that were walking on top of a block wall behind a house in Bradbury by pushing the bear off the wall, grabbing one of the dogs and shooing the rest inside the home. Video of the Memorial Day incident […]
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