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A man was in custody in Los Angeles County after being arrested for attacking a young girl in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department exclusively told NBC Los Angeles Wednesday. The investigation began when deputies responded to the area of Hayvenhurst Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard at...

Teacher Ron Gochez suggested people have the right to defend themselves against ICE after a federal agent and illegal immigrant were shot during enforcement.

Police are searching for two women wanted in connection with distraction burglaries targeting victims in Orange County. The suspects were identified as Scumpina Ciuraru, 33, and Portocala Stanescu, 21, both Norwalk residents, according to the Fullerton Police Department. The pair was last seen in two separate...

A confrontation at a Compton beauty supply store turned deadly after a man was fatally shot by a woman who told investigators she feared for her safety. The incident happened Sunday around 3:30 p.m. at the Pink Beauty Supply Store on East Alondra Boulevard, according to ABC7. Authorities say the man entered the store...

A California family is coming together after a young boy was injured in a helicopter crash. Oliver Holland was enjoying a day at Huntington Beach when he suddenly found himself pinned under a helicopter that had crash landed in a highly populated area. As a result, he is in serious condition and has been...

Four members of the same softball team were found dead from apparent drug overdoses inside a Fullerton apartment, a friend told KTLA. Officers from the Fullerton Police Department were called to the apartment building in the 140 block of Wilshire Avenue just after 11 a.m. Tuesday. “The Fullerton Police Department’s...

A crew of copper thieves was caught in the act early Tuesday morning as they tried to take an estimated $50,000 worth of wire in the Mission Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, police said. A caller reported the incident after witnessing multiple suspects cutting the wire from an electrical pole on the 15000 block of...

Two students were assaulted at El Camino College, one being punched twice in the back and falling after being chased, El Camino College police said. The first incident took place when a student worker was waiting to be picked up in front of the Administration Building at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 6.

Saying more than 1 million county residents could be at risk of losing Medi-Cal or CalFresh benefits under upcoming new federal work requirements for recipients, the county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to expand so-called "workfare'' and volunteer opportunities with the county and community organizations....