Merrick Bobb, oversight pioneer who probed LAPD and LASD, dies at 79
Merrick Bobb, one of the godfathers of the modern police oversight movement in Los Angeles and beyond, has…
LAPD Circulates Rules for Protection of Media to Every Department Employee
A Los Angeles Police Department captain said new rules for the safety and protection of working journalists covering…
After shooting, RFK Jr. says HHS will study psychiatric drugs
Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, said Kennedy should be fired after he suggested antidepressants played a role in the…
DOGE put Americans’ Social Security data at risk, whistleblower says
DOGE’s actions to upload a Social Security database to a vulnerable cloud server have effectively created “a live…
After lengthy delay, L.A. Mayor Bass names new city film liaison
More than two and a half years after she took office, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fulfilled…
Why COVID keeps roaring back every summer, even as pandemic fades from public view
By many measures, the coronavirus is a thing of the past. Masks have been stored away. Social distancing…
5 injured, one critically, in shooting in South L.A.
Police are searching for multiple suspects after five people were shot in South L.A. on Tuesday afternoon, leaving…
As trust in LAPD is tested, Hollenbeck officers seek community feedback
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21 dogs found dead at boarding house in Washington County, NY
The Washington County Sheriff’s Department has launched an investigation into the deaths of 21 dogs at a boarding…
Raja Jackson, son of ‘Rampage’ Jackson allegedly attacks wrestler
LOS ANGELES — The son of UFC fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson allegedly attacked a man during a wrestling…