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Rodney Alcala, serial killer who appeared on 'Dating Game,' dies in prison July 24, 2021
He was convicted by an Orange County jury of killing four women and a 12-year-old girl in California after his DNA matched evidence in each of the cases.
Carlos Lozano
Rancho Cucamonga pastor accused of sexually abusing girl July 24, 2021
Puredi Hillary, 67, was was arrested this week on suspicion sexual abuse of a minor and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
Alex Wigglesworth
After police killing of a Zapotec man in Salinas, questions about a language barrier July 24, 2021
The fatal police shooting in Salinas of a Zapotec man who was holding a BB gun has Indigenous advocacy groups concerned that language barriers were a factor in the encounter.
Leila Miller
As noxious fumes sicken residents, anger grows about Hyperion plant sewage discharge July 24, 2021
The city of L.A. will reimburse El Segundo residents for air conditioners if they stay in their homes, or hotel vouchers if they would rather leave.
Rachel Schnalzer
Column: Fired from her hotel housekeeping job after getting COVID, she never lost faith July 24, 2021
Margarita Santos worked as a haircutter and seamstress, but ached for her old housekeeping job that she was fired from after getting COVID-19
Steve Lopez
Anatomy of a monster: How the Dixie fire became California's biggest of the year July 24, 2021
The conditions that paved the way for the Dixie fire's growth are becoming more common
Hayley Smith
Why haven't you been vaccinated? With COVID-19 raging, people explain what took so long July 24, 2021
Guillermo Cozar waited months to get his vaccine because, he reasoned, he'd already had COVID last fall and didn't think he would get sick again.
Brittny Mejia
Ed Buck's defense accused of 'despicable victim shaming' in fatal meth overdose trial July 24, 2021
A prosecutor accused West Hollywood suspect Ed Buck's defense of 'despicable victim shaming' as the case goes to the jury for deliberations.
Hailey Branson-Potts, Michael Finnegan
Remains of missing Westside woman identified July 24, 2021
Dental records were used in the positive identification of skeletal remains belonging to missing 32-year-old Kolby Story.
Andrew J. Campa, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
Thousands of Central Valley farmers may lose access to surface water amid worsening drought July 24, 2021
An emergency drought regulation might keep some water rights holders from diverting surface water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed.
Julia Wick
U.S. prosecutors move to drop cases against Chinese researchers July 24, 2021
A federal judge on Friday granted a motion by prosecutors to dismiss charges against a cancer researcher who had been accused of lying about her alleged membership in the Chinese military on a visa application to work UC Davis. Prosecutors are seeking dismissals in four similar cases.
Leila Miller, Del Quentin Wilber
L.A. County exceeds 3,000 daily coronavirus cases as surge worsens July 24, 2021
L.A. County hit 3,000 new coronavirus cases Friday as the surge fueled by the Delta variant worsened.
Luke Money, Andrew J. Campa
Oregon communities struggle to hold off the Bootleg fire, the largest blaze in the U.S. July 23, 2021
Rural Oregon communities accustomed to big blazes have been taken aback by the unpredictability of the Bootleg fire, currently the largest in the U.S.
Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Bay Area health officials urge employers to require workers to be vaccinated July 23, 2021
San Francisco, Contra Costa and Santa Clara county health officials are strongly recommending that employers require their workers to get vaccinated.
Faith E. Pinho