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Man Killed in Lincoln Heights Apparent Gang-related Shooting
Authorities Monday investigated the apparent gang- related shooting death of a man in the Lincoln Heights area. The man, in his 20s, died at a hospital a short time... Read more »
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes into City Terrace Home
A man lost control of his red pickup truck that overturned and crashed into a home in the City Terrace area of East Los Angeles late Sunday night, a California Highway... Read more »
Sal Castro, Former Teacher, Chicano Activist Dies
Former LAUSD teacher Sal Castro, who joined his students in East Los Angeles school walkouts in 1968 to protest inequities in educational opportunities for Latinos... Read more »
Guard Shoots Man Outside Commerce Strip Club
A man who had been asked to leave a Commerce strip club because he was thought to be drunk and unruly was shot and wounded by a security guard he allegedly tried... Read more »
Boyle Heights Renters Displaced by Fire
A fire damaged a two-story apartment building in Boyle Heights Wednesday morning, displacing residents but injuring no one, authorities said. The fire at 156 S.... Read more »
Bus Hits Car, Sends 7 to Hospital
A wreck in Monterey Hills sent six special-needs passengers and their driver to a hospital to be checked out yesterday. A vehicle described as a small bus struck... Read more »
Boyle Heights Car Chase Ends in Crash, Arrest
A man in a stolen car crashed into a parked vehicle at the end of a brief chase in Boyle Heights Wednesday morning and was taken into custody, police said. Officers... Read more »
LA Council Committee Considers Taking Legal Action Against Vernon-Based Facility
The City Council’s Energy and Environment Committee instructed the City Attorney’s Office and staff Wednesday to report back on how the city can take legal action... Read more »
State Recognizes MUSD For Attendance Improvement
The State Attendance Review Board recognized the Montebello Unified School District late last month as “a model of attendance improvement and dropout prevention,”... Read more »
Decomposed Body Found at Whittier Narrows
Los Angeles County Flood Control workers conducting a survey on a water causeway 200 yards north of the Whittier Narrows Dam found decomposed remains there Tuesday. The... Read more »