An atmospheric river storm this week dumped record rain in Northern California before weakening as it moved down the coast into Southern California.
Laura Richardson, a former Congress member, will represent Senate District 35 in the California Legislature after a costly and negative election.
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The alleged assassins behind several recent murder-for-hire cases in Los Angeles were sloppy, authorities say, leaving behind a trail of evidence that links the killings to Chicago gang disputes.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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