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Long Beach child hospitalized with rare disease related to West Nile virus

The family of a 13-year-old boy from Long Beach is asking for help as he remains hospitalized with a rare disease linked to the West Nile virus, doctors say. Joseph Vasquez has been bedridden at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for three weeks, his family says. Doctors there diagnosed him with transverse myelitis, a…

Shark bites fisherman in Malibu

A fisherman was bitten by a Mako shark in Malibu while fishing on Sunday. Firefighters say he accidentally caught the shark, which bit him while he was trying to release it.

Work truck stolen from Long Beach man with wife battling Stage 4 cancer

A Long Beach man who is working to support his wife of nearly 40 years as she battles Stage 4 lung cancer, is asking the community for help after his work truck was stolen out of the Los Angeles area last week. The truck was taken while parked in front of a Home Depot near

Luxury California clothing brand owners dead in possible murder-suicide

A Northern California couple, well-known founders of the women’s luxury clothing brand Bryn Walker, were found dead outside their home over the weekend in what at least one family member believes was a murder-suicide. Officers with the Berkeley Police Department responded to 499 Panoramic Way shortly after 10:30 a.m…

Michael Harris II leads Braves to 3-2 win over Dodgers in Game 2 to tie NLDS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic's wild pitch in the fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday night to even the National League Division Series at a game apiece. “Getting the split in this place against these

Man shot dead in Palmdale; homicide investigation underway

A man was shot to death in Palmdale Sunday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Deputies responded to a shooting on the 37900 block of 10th Street at 4:57 p.m. and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. The man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities are investigating

Southern California real-estate agent arrested at LAX a Chinese spy, feds say

An Irvine real-estate agent accused of acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government and surveilling a relative of a high-ranking Taiwanese official was arrested Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport as she prepared to leave the country, federal officials said. Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, was taken…

Motorcyclist killed in Studio City hit-and-run identified; driver still sought

The family of the motorcyclist killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sept. 22 is asking for the public’s help finding the driver, who police say turned in front of the rider moments before the crash. The deadly crash happened at around 7 a.m. at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Carpenter Avenue in Studio City.

Dodgers fall to Braves 3-2 in Game 2 to tie NLDS

Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic’s wild pitch in the fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday night to even the National League Division Series at a game apiece.