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16+ min ago (979+ words) The horses were were 2-year-olds competing in 400-yard trials for the Dec. 14 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity: The winless filly B Ratifyed was hurt while finishing eighth in race 5. The winless gelding Backside Ace left the track in the equine ambulance after finishing third in race 7. The gelding Champions Run was pulled up early in the race 8 and left in the ambulance. Since the California Horse Racing Board began reporting horse deaths at the start of 2020, this is the first time three horses have died from injuries during a single racing card at any of the state's tracks. Two died on a single day or night four other times. Three were at Los Alamitos, one at Santa Anita. Determining the specifics and likely causes of the injuries will be the object of postmortem examinations. Meanwhile, the racing board has reacted…...

33+ min ago (452+ words) SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- A Crestline man who was repeatedly beaten by a San Bernardino police officer now says he's been exonerated. Billy Hill was arrested after the incident, charged with two felonies for allegedly resisting arrest and attempting to take an officer's weapon. But both charges have since been dropped. "It's affected my life a lot," Hill said in an interview with Eyewitness News. "It's more mental than anything. The physical part I hope I get over it. But the cops are there to protect you right?" The incident occurred the night of June 6, 2024, when police were investigating a motorcycle crash in which someone allegedly fled the scene and attempted to hide the motorcycle. Responding officers confronted Hill, saying he matched the description of the suspect. "Apparently I matched the description, but I'm on my motorcycle, registered to me,…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (681+ words) Months after Los Angeles City Hall scrambled to close a $1 billion budget deficit and avoid layoffs of city employees, the City Council's new Budget and Finance Advisory Committee held its first meeting this week'beginning a two-year effort to confront deeper structural issues in the city's finances. Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, who chairs the Budget and Finance Committee, proposed the creation of the five-member advisory group in March as the city grappled with wildfire recovery, rising costs, weak revenue growth and a strained reserve fund. The goal, she said, was to move away from "year-to-year fixes" and bring outside expertise into long-term budget planning. "We cannot keep repeating the same budget process every year and expect different results," Yaroslavsky said in a statement. "Our revenue model has not kept pace with the needs of a modern city," she said. "Costs rise every…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago (781+ words) From goalkeeper Hugo Lloris" perspective, the Los Angeles Football Club"s season-ending defeat last weekend in Vancouver was a reflection of the past nine months. "Two faces," Lloris expressed following LAFC"s penalty shootout playoff exit in the Western Conference semifinal. A weak, passive start nowhere near the level of the moment led to a two-goal deficit at the break. A spirited, aggressive, proactive second half drew LAFC level. A dominant extra 30 minutes resulted in chance after chance to finish a game-winner that never came. Dormant and down to active and fighting, the highs, lows and inconsistencies that defined LAFC"s 50 games from February to November seemed to emerge one by one in front of Lloris and the 54,000 fans watching inside BC Place. The year provided plenty of examples. LAFC confidently won against Columbus and Miami in CONCACAF Champions Cup…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (26+ words) The California Highway Patrol was in pursuit of a speeding driver in the San Fernando Valley. Speeding driver leads police on pursuit through San Fernando Valley...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (24+ words) A deadly crash forced the California Highway Patrol to close the 405 Freeway the day before Thanksgiving. Pedestrian killed in crash on 405 Freeway...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (410+ words) The 4-year-oid Belgian Malinois had just become certified as narcotics dog. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. Authorities identified the man they say shot and killed a K-9 officer, Spike, while attempting to escape from police in Burbank. Jose Domingo Ayala Alas, 37, was identified as the man accused of shooting the K-9 and at officers before being fatally shot during the gunfire exchange. Ayala Alas resided in Palmdale and was a documented 18th Street gang member, according to Lt. Brent Fekety with Burbank police. Ayala Alas had prior arrests for possession of weapons, including firearms, police said. The hours-long ordeal happened Nov. 22 on Buena Vista Street near the 5 Freeway on-ramp as an officer tried to enforce a traffic stop. During the stop, a passenger of the car got out, ran up the freeway on-ramp before jumping over the freeway…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago (77+ words) A deadly crash forced the California Highway Patrol to close the 405 Freeway the day before Thanksgiving. November 26, 2025 / 10:53 PM PST / CBS LA A deadly crash forced the California Highway Patrol to close the 405 Freeway the day before Thanksgiving. The collision happened in the carpool lane of the southbound 405 Freeway at roughly 10:10 p.m., according to the CHP." Officers closed all but one lane immediately after the crash."...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (330+ words) November 26, 2025 / 10:26 PM PST / CBS LA Tucked among the travelers at LAX are the people who are braving the Thanksgiving traffic to welcome someone home." It's been two months since Erik Benitez dropped off his daughter Erika at college in Portland." "I'm waiting for my daughter, my only daughter," he said. "My beautiful daughter." With a flight tracker counting down the minutes until she lands, Benitez is excited to reunite with Erika. After what felt like an eternity, the pair finally got to see each other. "I haven't seen my dad in a minute," Erika said. "I haven't seen him in a while. Happy to be home and in California." He wasn't the only dad waiting for a special arrival. " "We just love it when the kids come home,"" Eric Imley said. "Everybody's in town. The family is going to be…...

2+ hour, 11+ min ago (27+ words) Tucked among the travelers at LAX are the people who are braving the traffic to welcome someone home. Lauren Pozen reports. Family reunions takeover LAX this Thanksgiving...