Lead Stories
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Leimert Park draws record Black Lives Matter crowd, spotlights Wakiesha’s Law
LEIMERT PARK — Twelve years after Black Lives Matter was born, Los Angeles remains at the center of its most…
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Ralph Bunche’s restored childhood home stands as rare Black heritage site in South L.A.
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — In the heart of South Los Angeles stands a humble, nondescript Victorian-bungalow style house that once…
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Mural of detainees becomes backdrop as National Guard leaves downtown L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Elected officials, led by Mayor Karen Bass, claimed victory July 15 after a Pentagon official announced that…
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LAPD nearly matches last year’s police shootings just halfway through 2025
LOS ANGELES — A week after it was announced the homicide rate in Los Angeles was down 20% this year,…
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California’s largest youth grant backs South L.A. film apprenticeships
LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, visited an innovative apprenticeship program last week aimed…
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L.A. County residents urged to share deputy gang experiences in online survey
LOS ANGELES — Area residents can share their knowledge of corrupt sheriff deputies as part of a new outreach initiative…
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L.A. protests planned for John Lewis Day of Action on July 17
LOS ANGELES – More than 20 events across the county will join the fifth annual “Good Trouble Lives On” John…
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Three-fourths of California Black voters say democracy is ‘under attack’: poll
BERKELEY — Black voters in California are sounding the strongest alarm about threats to American democracy, with three-quarters saying the…
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L.A. wildfire survivors demand insurance companies stop blocking claims
ALTADENA — On the six-month anniversary of the wildfires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County last January, members of…
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South L.A. park saved by singer Barry White now renamed in his honor
SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of community residents recently gathered at the South Park Recreational Center to celebrate the renaming…
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