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Criminal charges loom in California boat fire that killed 34
BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press Nine days after the scuba boat Conception went do
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Local lawyer remembers Stormy Daniels trial
A California court recently ordered President Donald Trump to pay $44,100 in attorney fees to porn a
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FBI reassigns top LA agent after 2018 baseball game buffet
The top FBI official in Los Angeles violated federal ethics regulations by holding a sensitive meeting of agency brass at...
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Santa Monica Explicitly Prohibits Large Gatherings and Extends Local Emergency to September 30
Interim City Manager and Director of Emergency Services Lane Dilg issued a twenty-fourth supplement that allows enforcement against prohibited large...
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FDA chief apologizes for overstating plasma effect on virus
MATTHEW PERRONE and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Responding to an outcry from medical experts, F
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Outside agency to finish report on looting
Three council members are asking for an outside agency to expedite an analysis of the City’s response to recent looting...
Read moreEnergy resources tested as Western states see soaring demand
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Standing amid an array of solar panels, New Mexico Gov. Miche
Read moreLoughlin, Giannulli get prison time in college bribery plot
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Apologizing publicly for the first time for crimes their law
Read moreAppeals court gives reprieve to Uber, Lyft in California
CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writers An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing
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CVRA plaintiffs ask for California Supreme Court review
The Pico Neighborhood Association has asked the California Supreme Court to review its case against the City of Santa Monica...
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