Financial problems could force closure of one of Inyo County’s two hospitals
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Financial problems could force closure of one of Inyo County’s two hospitals

Inyo County, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, has two hospitals. In a matter of weeks it may be down to one, local and state officials…

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Corrections officers at Norco prison make plea to state to keep it open
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Corrections officers at Norco prison make plea to state to keep it open

Correctional officers at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco have started writing Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta to keep the prison open, presenting it as an option to…

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As raids stifle economy, Trump proves case for immigration reform
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As raids stifle economy, Trump proves case for immigration reform

When I wrote last week about how immigration raids are targeting far more laborers than criminals, and whacking the California economy at a cost to all of us,…

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A strawberry delivery driver arrested by Border Patrol tries to make his way home
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A strawberry delivery driver arrested by Border Patrol tries to make his way home

The lights never dimmed and Angel Minguela Palacios couldn’t sleep. He pulled what felt like a large sheet of aluminum foil over his head, but couldn’t adjust to…

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After ICE raids surged this summer, calls to LAPD plummeted
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After ICE raids surged this summer, calls to LAPD plummeted

At the same time that federal immigration enforcement ramped up across the Los Angeles area this summer, calls for help to local police plummeted. Emergency dispatch data reviewed…

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Jail watchdog faces elimination under L.A. County plan
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Jail watchdog faces elimination under L.A. County plan

An oversight body that has documented and exposed substandard jail conditions for decades would cease to exist if the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moves forward with…

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Festival Celebrating the 130-Year-Old Bridge Connecting Us with Slovakia
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Festival Celebrating the 130-Year-Old Bridge Connecting Us with Slovakia

This autumn, the Mária Valéria Bridge—connecting Štúrovo (Párkány) in Slovakia and Prímás Island in Esztergom—will once again be illuminated in a dazzling display of lights. The two towns…

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On-duty LAPD vehicle fatally strikes pedestrian in Highland Park
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On-duty LAPD vehicle fatally strikes pedestrian in Highland Park

A Los Angeles Police Department vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian in Highland Park while on duty Friday night, authorities said. The collision took place at the intersection of…

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L.A. backs $2.6-billion Convention Center expansion
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L.A. backs $2.6-billion Convention Center expansion

L.A. political leaders on Friday took what their own policy experts called a risky bet, agreeing to pour billions of dollars into the city’s aging Convention Center in…

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Mt. Shasta hiker plummets 2,000 feet down glacier to his death
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Mt. Shasta hiker plummets 2,000 feet down glacier to his death

California’s famous and fearsome Mt. Shasta has claimed another victim — a 45-year-old Argentinian hiker who lost track of the trail and slid around 2,000 feet down the…

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