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California teacher found dead in Sequoia National Park after being reported missing a day before

A California teacher was found dead in Sequoia National Park a day after being reported missing, according to the National Park Service. Drew Hall, a 36-year-old boys basketball coach at…

Shootings by LAPD on the rise as officers open fire 4 times in 2 weeks

Los Angeles police officers have opened fire 25 times so far this year, nearly matching the total number of shooting incidents for all of 2024 in less than seven months.…

Trump accuses Schiff of mortgage fraud. Schiff calls it false ‘political retaliation’

President Trump on Tuesday accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) of committing mortgage fraud by intentionally misleading lenders about his primary residence being in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., rather than…

In their own words: Unhoused people on Skid Row talk about current conditions

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority released the results of the 2025 Annual Homeless Count, showing for the first time a second consecutive year of decline in the number of…

Can courts stop Trump’s mass immigration arrests around L.A.?

There have been numerous legal challenges to President Trump’s immigration sweeps across California that have led to at least 3,000 arrests. But one lawsuit has the potential to dramatically alter…

Polls show Californians sour on leaders, fret about democracy

California is having a bummer of a political summer. With the state under daily siege by the Trump administration, Los Angeles occupied by federal troops and our gallivanting governor busy…

Jewish faculty back Cal chancellor facing antisemitism hearing in D.C.

Leading Jewish faculty are voicing support for UC Berkeley‘s chancellor ahead of his Tuesday appearance before an influential congressional committee probing allegations of campus antisemitism. Chancellor Rich Lyons will join…

USC signals layoffs as deficit surpasses $200 million amid ‘volatile external environment’

Citing a budget deficit in excess of $200 million, the University of Southern California’s interim president said Monday that an undisclosed number of layoffs and other belt-tightening measures would be…

Sheriff’s deputies lose assault rifle on the streets of Los Angeles — and actually get it back

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies did something Sunday that some may have seen as fairly embarrassing: They misplaced a weapon. Not just any weapon but an assault rifle and five…

Police fatally shoot man allegedly armed with a rifle in Boyle Heights

Police officers shot and killed a man allegedly armed with a rifle inside a van in Boyle Heights Monday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., LAPD officers responded to a call of…