Lead Stories
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Leimert Park intersection dedicated in honor of Ben Caldwell
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — A local intersection was dedicated Aug. 30 as Ben Caldwell Square in…
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Police killings of two local men under fire
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Sheila Bates was already making her way toward the door when the…
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Ex-LAPD cop charged in 2015 killing in Venice
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A former Los Angeles Police Department officer whose indictment on a murder charge stemming…
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South L.A. job-skills program graduates its 19th class
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Charles Tilford was 41 years old when he walked into a classroom and…
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School renamed in honor of George McKenna
Wave Staff Report SOUTH LOS ANGELES — Longtime educator George J. McKenna was given another honor Aug. 21 when Middle…
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Council panel votes to honor Biddy Mason
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — A City Council committee advanced a proposal Aug. 25 to rename downtown’s…
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‘Vision’ set to reopen after $40 million malkeover
By Ariyana Griffin Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — After a renovation project that lasted nearly 15 years and cost $40…
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Las Vegas trial rehashes Compton gang wars of the ’90s
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LAS VEGAS — A 30-year-old Compton gang war is being rehashed some 270 miles away…
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Toxic Times
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — For decades, hazardous chemicals have remained beneath a former industrial site,…
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Sistas’ film fest to showcase Black women directors
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer BEVERLY HILLS — The Writers Guild Theater on Doheny Drive will go dark at 10…
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