Customers and supporters of a Huntington Beach jewelry store were continuing Monday to hail the actions of employees who fought off a group of would-be smash-and-grab robbers. “My jewelers are absolute savages,” one customer wrote in an Instagram post that included the now-widely viewed surveillance video that shows employees fighting off the four intruders, who […]
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Brush Fire Extinguished in Diamond Bar Area; No Homes Damaged
Firefighters Monday extinguished a quarter-acre brush fire on a hillside north of the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway in the Diamond Bar area, and no homes were damaged. The blaze, apparently sparked by a big rig fire, was reported near Phillips Ranch Road about 11:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Ground crews and water-dropping […]
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Brush Fire Breaks Out North of Corona
A brush fire erupted Monday just north of Prado Dam, alongside the Corona (71) Expressway, burning just over an acre before crews from multiple agencies converged on the location. The non-injury blaze was reported about 12:10 p.m. in the area of the 71 and South Euclid Avenue, bordering the boundary between Riverside and San Bernardino […]
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Brush Fire Burns In Diamond Bar Area
Firefighters Monday worked to extinguish a brush fire on a hillside north of the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway in the Diamond Bar area. The blaze, apparently sparked by a big rig fire, was reported near Phillips Ranch Road about 11:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Water-dropping helicopters were sent to the scene. The […]
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Palm Springs Air Museum Hosts Annual Memorial Day Flower Drop
Thousands of red and white carnations will drop from a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter on Memorial Day to memorialize fallen veterans. The Palm Springs Air Museum’s Annual Memorial Day Flower Drop and Air Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 30. The flower drop ceremony, followed by a missing man formation aerial […]
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Palm Springs Air Museum Hosts Annual Memorial Day Flower Drop
Thousands of red and white carnations will drop from a CH-47 Chinook Helicopter on Memorial Day to memorialize fallen veterans. The Palm Springs Air Museum’s Annual Memorial Day Flower Drop and Air Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, May 30. The flower drop ceremony, followed by a missing man formation aerial […]
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1 Dead, 3 Injured in Fall from Cliff in Palos Verdes Estates
A man was killed Monday and three other people were injured when they fell about 300 feet from a cliff in Palos Verdes Estates in what authorities are calling an apparent accident. The fall was reported at 4:42 a.m. in the 1400 block of Paseo Del Mar, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor […]
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Cars Riddled With Bullets During Eastvale Driveby
Several vehicles were damaged — but no one was injured — in a volley of drive-by gunfire in Eastvale, authorities said Monday. It happened about 6 p.m. Sunday in the 6500 block of Red Oak Drive, near Sumner Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Bobby Albarran said that patrol deputies were called […]
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Huntington Beach Jewelry Store Workers Hailed for Foiling Smash-Grab Heist
Customers and supporters of a Huntington Beach jewelry store were continuing Monday to hail the actions of employees who fought off a group of would-be smash-and-grab robbers who burst into the store but were quickly repelled. “My jewelers are absolute savages,” one customer wrote in an Instagram post that included the now-widely viewed surveillance video […]
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LA Judge Considers Border Patrol’s Agreement To Settle Migrant Children Case
A Los Angeles federal judge is expected to consider a proposed settlement between a civil rights group and U.S. Customs and Border Protection over standards for the safe detention of immigrant children, according to court documents obtained Monday. In the proposed settlement, filed over the weekend in Los Angeles federal court, the border patrol agrees […]
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Monday Is Last Day to Register to Vote and Receive a Mail Ballot by June 7
Los Angeles residents who are U.S. citizens and at least 18 years old on Election Day must register to vote by Monday in order to receive a ballot in the mail for the June 7 primary election, the Los Angeles City Clerk said in a reminder to the public. People can register to vote online […]
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1 Dead, 3 Injured in Fall from Cliff in Palos Verdes Estates
One person was killed and three others were injured Monday when they fell about 300 feet from a cliff in Palos Verdes Estates. The fall was reported at 4:42 a.m. in the 1400 block of Paseo Del Mar, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel. Fire department helicopters were sent to assist […]
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One Dead, Three Injured in Fall from Cliff in Palos Verdes Estates
One person was killed and three were injured Monday morning when they fell about 300 feet from a cliff in Palos Verdes Estates. The incident was reported at 4:42 a.m. in the 1400 block of Paseo Del Mar, said Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel. Fire department helicopters were sent to assist […]
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Two Shot, One Critically, in Pomona
Pomona police are searching for the person who shot and wounded two people, on critically. The shooting occurred about 10 p.m. Sunday near Kingsley and San Antonio avenues, the Pomona Police Department reported. “Pomona PD received a call from a local hospital that two gunshot victims arrived by private vehicle,” police said in a statement. […]
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Nurse from Florida Says Trailer, Dog Stolen in Los Feliz
A nurse from Florida who was working at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is asking for help recovering her camper and dog, both she says were stolen in Los Feliz over the weekend, according to media reports. A tan 1970s model camper owned by Mason Gray was stolen near 4443 Sunset Drive, police say. Gray’s 6-year-old […]