Category: Local News

7 Candidates Certified to Run for Nury Martinez’s LA City Council Seat

January 17, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—The City Clerk certified the list of seven candidates Jan. 17 for the April 4 special election to represent the Sixth District City Council seat left vacant by Nury Martinez’s resignation. The candidates are the following: Isaac Kim, small business owner. Imelda Padilla, community relations manager. Rose Grigoryan, social activist/journalist. Marisa Alcarez, environmental policy…

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9 US Citizens Arrested for Allegedly Smuggling Drugs From LA to London

January 17, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Nine U.S. citizens have been arrested in London for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom, British officials announced Jan. 17. According to the British National Crime Agency, authorities seized drugs over the past week that were packed into checked luggage and flown from Los Angeles International Airport…

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Arizona Court Strikes Down Challenge to Mail-In Voting

January 17, 2023
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An Arizona Appellate Court upheld a lower court’s decision to reject a lawsuit from the Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) filed against election officials for alleging Arizona’s mail-in voting law violated the Arizona Constitution’s secrecy clause. The secrecy clause states “All elections by the people shall be by ballot, or by such other method as may…

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Baby Girl Killed in Crash on 101 Freeway in LA

January 17, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A crash involving a big rig and another vehicle on the northbound Ventura (101) Freeway in the Valley Village area left a month-old girl dead and a man and a woman injured, authorities said Jan. 17. The crash occurred about 1:25 p.m. Monday north of Tujunga Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The…

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USC Removes the Word ‘Field’ in Class Because of Implied Connotations to Racism and Slavery

January 17, 2023
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The University of Southern California’s (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work will no longer use the word “field” in its curriculum, as it may have racist “connotations” related to slavery. The word “may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign,” according to a letter from the department on Jan. 9….

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Florida Condo Building Safety Law May ‘Bankrupt a Lot of People,’ Expert Says

January 17, 2023
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A new Florida building safety law might put some property owners into bankruptcy, according to one expert. The bill, SB 4-D, requires condominium and cooperative association buildings that are three stories in height or more and located within three miles of a coastline, to have a “milestone inspection” of the building’s structural integrity by an…

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Man Arrested in Stabbing Death of Girlfriend in Stanton

January 17, 2023
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STANTON, Calif.—A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to death in Stanton, authorities said Jan. 16. Edgar Navarrete, 22, of Stanton was booked on suspicion of murder in the killing of Serena Gallardo, 22, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies were sent to the 10000 block of Bell Street about 11:50…

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Armed Irvine Man Killed in Seal Beach Police Shooting

January 17, 2023
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SEAL BEACH, Calif.—A man allegedly armed with a gun was fatally shot by Seal Beach police, authorities said Jan. 17. Officers went to the 100 block of Old Ranch Road about 9:35 p.m. Monday “regarding a suspicious person in front of a residence,” the Seal Beach Police Department reported. “Officers contacted the subject outside of…

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Jeremy Renner Says He’s Home From Hospital After Snow Plow Accident

January 17, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Actor Jeremy Renner says he is out of the hospital after being treated for serious injuries from a snow plow accident. In response to a Twitter post Monday about his Paramount+ TV series “Mayor of Kingstown,” Renner wrote on Twitter, “Outside my brain fog in recovery, I was very excited to watch episode 201…

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Texas Sees Nearly 100 Percent Drop in Abortions Following Roe Reversal

January 17, 2023
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Abortions in Texas fell significantly during the initial months following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, with the red state implementing resolute anti-abortion laws while Republican lawmakers are pushing forward more pro-life policies nationwide. Only three abortions took place in Texas in August 2022, down from 2,596 in June, when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled…

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