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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-03-21 > san-diego-county-man-charged-with-murder-after-fatally-shooting-landscaper

San Diego County man charged with murder after fatally shooting landscaper

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (318+ words) A San Diego County man has been charged with murder after a confrontation in Fallbrook that left one landscaper dead and another hospitalized, according to authorities and NBC News. Michael Anthony Burke, 70, of Fallbrook was arrested Monday after allegedly firing…...

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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-05-25 > threat-of-massive-explosion-eliminated-but-danger-remains

Threat of massive explosion in Garden Grove 'eliminated' but danger remains, officials say

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1197+ words) The threat of a massive explosion from a ruptured tank in Garden Grove was eliminated Monday, but Orange County Fire Authority officials stopped short of allowing thousands of evacuated residents to return home due to lingering fears of a toxic…...

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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-03-05 > 18th-street-gang-takedown-los-angeles

Feds say 18th Street boss 'Moms' led gang for imprisoned Mexican Mafia husband

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1112+ words) When a Los Angeles drug trafficker wouldn't pay taxes to the 18th Street gang, the order to kill her allegedly came from a high-ranking female member known as "Moms." Prosecutors accuse Keiko Gonzalez " also known as La Se'ora and La Reina…...

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latimes. com > business > story > 2026-03-07 > state-farm-rate-hike-deal-la-wildfires-ricardo-lara-insurance-department

State Farm reaches deal to keep 17% hike in home insurance rates

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (965+ words) A brokered deal with regulators and consumer advocates will allow State Farm General to keep controversial increases in home insurance rates that took effect last year in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The agreement sent to a…...

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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-05-24 > failing-orange-county-chemical-tank-rises-to-100-degrees-maximum-temperature-on-gauge

The next few hours critical in battle to prevent O. C. chemical explosion

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (555+ words) Days after mass evacuations were ordered in Orange County, the next few hours could be crucial in dealing with a volatile chemical tank at a Garden Grove aerospace company that has threatened to either explode or cause a major spill....

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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-04-15 > lapd-koreatown-unsolved-rape-dna-arrest

A girl accused her relative of abuse. Then LAPD linked him to a rape unsolved for decades

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (695+ words) A man arrested last year for allegedly sexually assaulting a young relative has now been linked to the rape of another teenager in 1997 in Koreatown, according to recent court filings in the long-unsolved case. The Koreatown investigation languished for nearly…...

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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-05-24 > oil-covered-birds-rescued-pipeline-rupture-la-river

Oil-covered birds rescued after pipeline rupture sends crude oil into L. A. River

22+ hour, 40+ min ago  (493+ words) Wildlife officials said this weekend that they had found multiple birds covered in oil after the rupture of an East Los Angeles pipeline on Friday caused crude oil to spill into storm drains and flow into the Los Angeles River....

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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-05-24 > raging-south-gate-industrial-fire-prompts-shelter-in-place-order

Raging South Gate fire at tire recycling center prompts shelter-in-place order

23+ hour, 48+ min ago  (250+ words) Plumes of thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday afternoon as firefighters struggled to contain a large industrial fire at a tire recycling facility in South Gate. The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a post on X…...

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latimes. com > california > story > 2026-05-24 > garden-grove-chemical-tank-crack-reduces-explosion-risk

Potential crack found on Garden Grove chemical tank, reducing explosion risk

23+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1406+ words) With evacuation shelters reaching capacity as more than 40, 000 people were asked to leave their homes, officials laboring to prevent an explosion at a crippled chemical tank in Garden Grove reported tentative progress Sunday in ending the crisis. TJ Mc Govern,…...

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latimes. com > politics > story > 2026-05-24 > trump-judiciary-rule-of-law-poll-judges-legal-experts-shows-concern

Commentary: The 'greatest threat' to rule of law in decades. That's how lawyers, judges see Trump

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1031+ words) Sometimes it seems as though the only thing that stands between a functioning democracy and a full-on Trump autocracy is a thin, black-robed line. Although the Supreme Court, in general, and conservative appellate courts, in particular, have bowed and granted…...