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7+ min ago (208+ words) Susan Friend LeTourneur is founder of Golden Years Dog Sanctuary, a nonprofit dog and cat rescue on a former 11-acre horse farm in Kagel Canyon in Sylmar, who, along with her husband Paul, has rescued more than 390 dogs and 300 cats. "When I closed escrow on my 11-acre horse farm back in 1999, the first thing I did was go to the shelter," she said. "I adopted the dog that had been there the longest. Over the years, many dogs were literally dumped at our gate or thrown over the fence. " When I turned 50, back in 2017, I decided I wanted to make a difference in the world." Before creating Golden Years Dog Sanctuary, they saved nearly 50 dogs that were abandoned at their front gate, or were "left under the dumpsters like trash." "We always took them in and found them a home,…...

22+ min ago (626+ words) President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a "single national framework" for AI. "This is an executive order that orders aspects of your administration to take decisive action to ensure that AI can operate within a single national framework in this country, as opposed to being subject to state level regulation that could potentially cripple the industry," White House aide Will Scharf said of the executive order in the Oval Office. The order could have far-reaching effects on US efforts to dominate the nascent technology, which has already become a significant part of the economy and the stock market but which also still remains untested in many ways. David Sacks, the White House crypto and AI czar, said during the signing ceremony…...

22+ min ago (138+ words) December 11, 2025 / 10:02 PM PST / CBS LA The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department sent a SWAT team to Palmdale after a pursuit suspect crashed his truck outside of a home." Deputies said the suspect was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon. He refused to exit the pickup when the pursuit ended outside a home in the area of 35th Street East and Avenue R-4. The LA County Sheriff's urged residents to shelter in place and find alternate routes to avoid the neighborhood. Deputies also evacuated surrounding homes during the standoff." The LA County Fire Department said they were dispatched to the area at about 7 p.m. for the collision. However, deputies asked the responding firefighters to stage away from the scene. LA County Fire did not immediately receive any"reports of injuries....

30+ min ago (216+ words) Watch iconic stars perform songs live during a 30th anniversary screening of the film. The 1995 film "Waiting to Exhale" is celebrating its milestone 30th anniversary with a big performance in New York, put on by Disney Concerts. The film, which follows Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon and the late Whitney Houston as four friends navigating life, love and friendship, is celebrated for its memorable soundtrack. Now, that soundtrack is coming to life in "Waiting to Exhale in Concert Live to Film," with stars like Andra Day, Tamar Braxton and Deborah Cox performing songs live as attendees watch the film. "I'm going to be singing 'Why Does It Hurt So Bad,'" Cox tells On The Red Carpet. "It's gonna be a really special evening to sit back, watch the film, then experience, you know, a few of the songs." They aren't performing…...

33+ min ago (146+ words) The Department of Homeland Security said more than 10,000 people have been arrested in Los Angeles since immigration raids began in June. Federal agents continue to make arrests. Since immigration raids began, arrest numbers have fluctuated, and even slowed at times, after court challenges. Information from TRAC, a data project from Syracuse University, shows 7,000 people were arrested in L.A. from June through September. The project gathers DHS arrest numbers obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The project doesn't have data for October, November or December. However, based on the information, 10,000 arrests would be on par with the rest of the year. In its statement, DHS criticized California's elected leaders, saying that Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen bass failed the people of California. Eyewitness News reached out to Bass for comment, but have not received a response....

40+ min ago (269+ words) Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged five men with felonies for allegedly working as unlicensed contractors in the Eaton fire burn scar and vowed to find and prosecute other workers trying to rebuild homes destroyed by the January wildfires without a license, officials announced Thursday, Dec. 11. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office accused the men of knowingly doing contract work without licenses during a natural disaster, a felony in California. Property owners are drawn to unlicensed contractors after receiving insurance money because they often promise to rebuild their homes faster and cheaper than others, District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. Unlicensed contractors bring a greater risk of fraud, he said. Homeowners can be sued for any injury workers experience on their property, and it would be difficult if not impossible to recover losses or damages from unlicensed contractors, who often…...

50+ min ago (35+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency ordered the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to inspect its drinking water reservoirs after federal regulators found contamination risks. EPA orders LADWP to inspect reservoirs after finding contamination risks...

58+ min ago (338+ words) Updated on: December 11, 2025 / 9:28 PM PST / CBS LA Mayor Karen Bass urged the Los Angeles City Council to allocate $4.4 million for the Los Angeles Police Department to hire 410 more officers. Police Chief Jim McDonnell said that if the funds are not approved, staffing levels at the department could drop to levels not seen since the mid-1990s." "We're currently down 1,400 officers from our high in 2019," McDonnell said. "Our officers are doing an awful lot with less every day." The City Council approved a motion to hire 240 more officers in the budget approved earlier this year. Mayor Bass spoke about the issue with"KNX News. "Bottom line is that in LA, we are getting ready to lose 400-500 officers from retirement," Bass said in her interview with KNX. We are six months away from the World Cup. The last thing in the world we can…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (27+ words) Los Angeles County deputies were in a standoff after a suspect led them on a pursuit through Palmdale. LA County deputies in standoff after pursuit through Palmdale...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (596+ words) By JONATHAN J. COOPER The U.S. Mint unveiled the designs for coins commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence next year. They depict the founding documents and the Revolutionary War, but so far, not President Donald Trump, despite a push among some of his allies to get his face on a coin. The Mint abandoned designs developed during Joe Biden's presidency that highlighted women's suffrage and civil rights advancements, favoring classical depictions of America over progress toward a more inclusive society. A series of celebrations are planned next year under the banner America 250, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. All U.S. coins show the year they were minted, but those made next year will also display 1776. By law, presidents typically can't appear on coins until two years after their death, but some advocates for a Trump coin think there…...