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LA Homeless Deaths Spiked In Pandemic; Drug ODs Remain Main Killer
During the first 12 months of the pandemic, overall deaths of homeless people in LA County increased by 56% compared to the previous year.
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During the first 12 months of the pandemic, overall deaths of homeless people in LA County increased by 56% compared to the previous year.
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Actor and aviation enthusiast Harrison Ford will be honored by the Aero Club of Southern California.
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"Spider-Man: No Way Home" won for favorite movie and its stars Tom Holland and Zendaya for favorite movie actor and actress at the awards.
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A man was fatally shot near a transitional housing facility Friday in Venice.
Hawthorne-based SpaceX is scheduled to take part in another historic milestone in space exploration Friday.
Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles will face fellow Democrat Tina Simon McKinnor in a runoff June 7 to fill the vacant 62nd Assembly seat.
A West Hills man who started a fire that badly damaged a Santa Monica sushi restaurant during a night of civil unrest faces sentencing.
A former UCLA football player sued the UC Regents and NCAA for injuries he says he suffered while playing for the Bruins.
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A film producer has responded to a motion by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seeking dismissal of his lawsuit.