Aaron Mendelson
Former senior data & investigative reporter
(he/him)
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The most expensive wildfires aren't necessarily the largest ones. It all depends on how many homes dot the fire-prone wilderness. -
Highways around the Blue Cut Fire are closed and congested, including the 15 and the 138. Here is how to get around that area, if you need ot.
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Gun sales are high in 2016, likely fueled by a spate of mass shootings and fears over gun control legislation restricting future sales.
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How well are Southern Californians saving water without being told to? The answer in most places is: not great.
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In June's primary election, mail-in ballots without signatures or those submitted by people not registered to vote were among those tossed.
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Nearly 200 law enforcement robots and related parts have been transferred to California agencies from the military, including to many smaller police forces.
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Almost 20 businesses got licenses to sell alcohol in Highland Park in the past 3 years. Some residents worry that's too many.
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Police officers across Southern California are wearing black bands across their badges to mourn the deaths of five of their colleagues in Dallas.
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The L.A. County Sheriff's Department will no longer report to the public whether individual shootings are judged in or out of policy, following union objections.
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Turnout estimates climbed in the weeks since June 7, as vote by mail ballots and provisional ballots were added. Early counts showed turnout just below 30 percent in L.A.
Stories by Aaron Mendelson
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