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South L.A. hospital receives state funding to stave off closure

Dr. Elaine Batchlor, chief executive officer of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, speaks at a press conference last month…

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Ex-Inglewood teacher found guilty in cold case murder

Former Inglewood teacher Charles Wright, left, shown with his attorney, was convicted July 10 of two counts of murder involving…

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Ground broken for entertainment production campus

Mayor Karen Bass, center, joins other dignitaries July 16 for ground-breaking ceremonies for East End Studios Mission Campus. The $230…

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‘Greatest show on dirt’ celebrates 40 years

A woman rider competes in the barrel racing event at the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, which makes its annual Southern…

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STREET BEAT: ‘What should be a U.S. president’s top priority?’

Ben Caldwell Leimert Park “Make it where we have one person, one vote. … Some of the candidates with the…

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BILL VAUGHAN’S TASTY CLIPS: Stars align for 39th Stellar Gospel Music Awards

TV and radio funnyman Rickey Smiley is set to co-host the 39th Stellar Gospel Music Awards in Las Vegas this…

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Flamboyant fitness guru Richard Simmons dies at 76

Richard Simmons, whose series of video tapes called ‘Sweatin’ to the Oldies’ created a phenomenon in the 1980s, died July…

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Songwriter Glen Ballard get star on Walk of Fame

Songwriter Glen Ballard received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame July 11. Ballard is best known for his…

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State grant helps put Lynwood students on career paths

Lynwood Unified School District students will be able to enhance career technical education pathways through a $2.2 million Golden State…

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BOOK CORNER: Author writes guidebook on love

By Marissa Wells Contributing Writer “Love: The Guiding Rudder,” by Faith Rudder, is a new guidebook for finding and maintaining…

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