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The Sheriff's Department released deputy body-worn camera footage of the fatal shooting, several months after it occurred and a day after the Ordaz family announced they had filed a federal lawsuit.
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Criminal JusticeDavid Ordaz, Jr. had a knife and was in the midst of a mental health crisis when a family member turned to law enforcement for help. Now, his family joins a growing movement pushing for an end to armed officers responding to psychiatric emergencies.
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Climate and Environment
What gives? The short answer is: There’s always a lot of, shall we say —stuff — in the ocean.
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The Happiest Place on Earth is acknowledging the delta variant, the L.A. Sheriff’s Department is facing two new federal lawsuits, and check out a shady hike in the Angeles National Forest.
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Criminal Justice
A lawsuit has been filed by the family of a man fatally shot by an L.A. sheriff's deputy who mistook the black COVID mask he was holding for a gun.
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Criminal Justice
The lawsuit names four deputies who were on scene and accuses them of being “negligent,” “careless” and “using unjustifiable lethal force.”
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Education
Los Angeles Unified School District officials have announced they will require all students and employees — regardless of vaccination status — to get a COVID-19 test before the new school year begins on Aug. 16, and to participate in weekly testing.
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Health
With one in four Californians living here, L.A. County accounted for about 45% of new cases reported in the state Thursday.
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Climate and Environment
It was in the perfect spot to send a tsunami down here, so how'd we luck out?
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Climate and Environment
Caulerpa prolifera is an invasive algae that spreads rapidly and threatens ocean biodiversity.
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The change comes weeks after Disney lifted a similar mandate and follows a change in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week.
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Arts and Entertainment
For the first time, California is adding diversity goals as part of its new funding for film and TV tax credits.
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Arts and Entertainment
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