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- It was the second time in two days officers killed a suspect in Downey; today they shot & killed a man wielding a hatchet who was walking in traffic and would not drop his weapon.
- Authorities have identified the dead body found yesterday in the Angeles National Forest as 18-year-old Ramon Sibrian of Pacoima.
- How many of our CSU and UC campuses have buildings that are not earthquake-safe?
- Oil company Valero has already spent half a million dollars trying to suspend California's strident climate-related law AB 32.
- A dispute at a party in Westlake Village ended tragically when a man was shot and killed by a fellow party-goer with whom the victim became involved in an argument.
- Did you happen to see the zombies who were at Mile 12 of today's LA Marathon?
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