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LOS ANGELES — A powerful Pacific storm setup could bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to Southern California and parts of the West from Halloween through early November. Forecast models show a strong jet stream curving around an offshore low and aiming right at the coast. That setup could open the door for an atmospheric river. The period to watch runs from October 31 through November 5.

A Whittier, California woman is accused of taking part in a pharmacy scheme that billed Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, about $269,130,000 in false claims. Medi-Cal paid at least about $178,746,000 of them, according to the charges the Justice Department announced on October 22. The woman, Christina Mareik, has not been convicted of anything. A... The post Medi-Cal was billed about $269,130,000 in false claims and paid at least about $178,746,000 of them, according to charges announced

The crash happened at around 3:45 p.m., when LAPD detectives say​ a gray, four-door sedan struck the pedestrian as it was turning from a gas station on W. Manchester Avenue.

A popular Hollywood donut shop is preparing to close its doors after years of serving the Los Angeles community, but its owners say this isn’t the end. Trejo’s Donuts, the Hollywood bakery associated with actor Danny Trejo, announced on Instagram that its last day of business at its current location will be Thursday, Oct. 29. […]

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a second rabies-positive raccoon in the Westlake Village area. Earlier this month, Public Health reported the first rabid raccoon found in the county in more than 50 years. Public Health has confirmed that the first raccoon was positive for a variant of rabies typically found ...

Speed cameras are already flashing across Los Angeles ahead of Monday’s official rollout of a new traffic enforcement program that will eventually bring 125 cameras to city streets. Video captured by RMG News early Sunday morning shows cameras flashing as vehicles pass through Fairfax, Hollywood and East Hollywood, one day before the Los Angeles Department […]

With Oct. 31 approaching, rising candy costs could mean smaller trick-or-treat handouts across California.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Gauchos got defensive in a 13-8 upset win over #9 Long Beach State in Big West men's water polo. Former Santa Barbara High School standout goalie Wyatt Pieretti made 8 saves and even scored a late goal to put the cherry on top of a great afternoon for #12 The post UCSB Water Polo has fun Beach day in upset win appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in South Los Angeles late Saturday afternoon. The collision happened close to the Arco Gas Station near West Manchester Avenue and South Broadway in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood just before 4 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The driver...

Three people who ran or served hospice operations around Los Angeles are charged with schemes that prosecutors say fraudulently billed Medicare more than $138 million for patients who were not terminally ill. One of the three is accused of running a hospice that discharged about 85 percent of its patients for reasons other than death.... The post Three hospice schemes in the Los Angeles takedown billed Medicare over $138 million appeared first on The Financial Wire .