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21-year-old pleads guilty to gun charge in connection to shooting of 2-year-old
04/17/26 1:23 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a gun charge in connection to the shooting of a 2-year-old in Sloan in 2025, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Friday. Marcus Oluwa Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree criminal possession and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Oluwa [...]
40,000 UC workers threaten statewide strike across hospitals, campuses, dining halls
04/15/26 10:37 PM
Members of AFSCME Local 3299, a union that represents more than 40,000 workers across University of California hospitals and campuses, said they would launch an open-ended strike next month unless they come to agreements for new contracts.
A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs
04/15/26 10:00 AM
How much planet-warming methane is coming from water reservoirs? Environmental groups want California to track emissions.
A girl accused her relative of abuse. Then LAPD linked him to a rape unsolved for decades
04/15/26 6:45 PM
A Los Angeles police detective said in court filings that a DNA test in a recent child abuse case led to the identification of a suspect in a 1997 sexual assault in Koreatown.
A guide to surviving LAUSD strike: Where families can find childcare, other help
04/11/26 10:00 AM
Here is a guide of resources that includes food distribution, childcare and student devices for families during the LAUSD strike.
A rash of home burglaries reported in the San Fernando Valley, including an assault on a resident
04/16/26 9:15 PM
At least five homes in five days have been burglarized in the San Fernando Valley. Detectives are looking into the burglaries.
04/16/26 1:53 AM
The attorney for a USC student shot and blinded by a Department of Homeland Security officer at a "No Kings" rally announced Wednesday that they're filing a federal claim against the agency — the first step in filing a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Another woman accuses Swalwell of sexual assault; says she was drugged in 2018
04/14/26 5:32 PM
Lonna Drewes alleges Rep. Eric Swalwell drugged her drink and sexually assaulted her in 2018. 'I lost consciousness and I thought I died,' she says.
Anxiety mounts as LAUSD families await word of strike and closed schools Tuesday
04/13/26 11:10 PM
Families await word on LAUSD strike decision and if schools will be closed on Tuesday, April 14. Many searching for child care and free meals to prepare for potential walkout.
Attorneys used AI to write court filings, cited fake legal decisions, State Bar alleges
04/14/26 4:15 AM
Three attorneys are facing discipline from the State Bar of California over allegations they used AI in court filings and cited nonexistent legal decisions.