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A 19-year-old USC student who confronted and fatally stabbed a man he witnessed breaking into cars near the university’s Greek Row will not face any criminal charges, the District Attorney’s Office announced today.    “After careful consideration and a thorough review of all available evidence, we have decided not to pursue charges against USC student

Over 600 workers at two Smart & Final warehouses in Southern California went on strike today and planned to walk picket lines tomorrow, protesting what they call mass layoffs and other alleged unfair labor practices, their union said. The workers are represented by Teamsters Local 630, which says the grocery store chain — owned by

Mortgage rates that surged to their highest levels since late last year hampered home sales in Southern California last month, while the median home price across the state exceeded $900,000 for the second straight month to set another record high, the California Association of Realtors said today. The median home price in Riverside County remained

Firefighters from the Los Angeles County and Los Angeles fire departments and other agencies will hold a procession Wednesday to transport a county firefighter to his final resting place after he was killed when part of a burning front-loader exploded at a quarry in Littlerock.    Andrew Pontious, 52, a 19-year veteran firefighter, died around

Calling it an effort to support student mental health and learning, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education directed its staff today to develop policies prohibiting students’ use of cell phones and social media through the entire school day.    The board adopted the resolution on a 5-2 vote, with board members George

As members of the union representing 6,000 Food 4 Less workers are voting on whether to authorize a strike, the grocery chain’s owners today presented what they deemed their “best offer” to reach a contract agreement, including wage increases of up to $3.25 an hour for some workers over the next three years.    The

Although a judge previously dismissed most of a consolidated lawsuit brought by relatives of two El Monte police officers fatally shot by a felon in 2022, today she approved a $100,000 tentative settlement involving the minor daughter of one officer with the owners of the motel where the shootings occurred In her previous ruling, Los

Two people suspected in a series of organized retail thefts of Lego toys from multiple Greater Los Angeles area stores were taken into custody, following a roughly six-month investigation, police said today, Richard Siegel, 71, of Long Beach, was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of organized retail theft, while Blanca Gudino, 39, of Lawndale, was

A San Fernando Valley man has been arrested for allegedly shooting fireworks at a Lamborghini sports car from an in-flight helicopter while filming a YouTube video, federal prosecutors announced today. Suk Min Choi, 24, known as “Alex Choi,” of Studio City, is charged with one count of causing the placement of an explosive or incendiary

The Los Angeles City Council today declined to accept a donation of two police service dogs, and sent the request back to committee after one council member raised concerns about the company that provided the animals.    “I don’t have a problem with donating dogs to the police. That’s not an issue,” Councilman Bob Blumenfield