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A mysterious respiratory disease that has been detected in hundreds of dogs across the country has been reported in 10 canines in Los Angeles County, health officials said today, prompting an investigation into the origin of the illness and the extent to which it may have spread locally. The unknown illness has been dubbed Atypical

Three people were hurt by a light pole that likely fell down due to a strong gust of wind at Disneyland this morning.    The light pole fell down just before 8:30 a.m. on Main Street in the Anaheim theme park, according to Santa Ana police Sgt. Jon McClintock. It appears the heavy winds Monday

A judge today awarded $105,000 in punitive damages to a man who alleges he was wrongfully beaten by security team members at Dodger Stadium on opening day 2018. The Los Angeles Superior Court panel assessed $100,000 of Francisco Rodriguez’s damages against the Dodgers and $5,000 against Dodgers security officer Erik Pena. The punitive damages phase

In a major schedule advancement, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that the fire-damaged Santa Monica (10) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles will reopen with five lanes in both directions by Tuesday of next week. The original estimate for the repair work was three to five weeks, with officials saying structural repairs were needed on not

 A former San Diego-based Navy civilian employee who prosecutors say took bribes in the form of free meals and tickets to major sporting events from a defense contractor has been indicted by a federal grand jury, prosecutors announced today. The indictment charges the ex-Naval Information Warfare Center employee, 63-year-old James Soriano, and the owner of

A man who allegedly tossed dismembered body parts into an Encino trash bin was charged today with three counts of murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife and in-laws. Samuel Bond Haskell, 35, of Tarzana, was charged with the killings of his wife Mei Haskell, 37, and her parents, 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang and

 A San Diego County couple whose two-year-old daughter drowned at an Airbnb rental home in Mexico announced today that they are filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Airbnb. Esmeralda Garcia and Ricardo Colin, the parents of Grezhia Colin, allege Airbnb failed to notify them that the Puerto Vallarta home they rented lacked safeguards that could

Los Angeles officials expressed outrage today over the death of a 69-year-old man who was struck in the head Sunday at dueling demonstrations in Westlake Village concerning Israel’s war with Hamas. “We cannot turn away from this. For the fourth time this year, Los Angeles has suffered yet another major antisemitic crime,” Los Angeles City

The Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. announced today it has reached a deal to acquire Comcast Corp.’s remaining 33% stake in the Hulu streaming service for an anticipated $8.61 billion. The exact purchase price could vary pending the outcome of a value assessment of Hulu, and if the value is determined to be higher, Disney will

Los Angeles County’s zero-bail system, which was implemented Oct. 1 amid concerns from some law enforcement and elected officials, has worked “exactly the way it was intended” and has not decreased public safety, Superior Court officials insisted today as they released data on the system’s first three weeks of operation.    Most notably, the report