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Hazardous materials investigation at Los Angeles City Hall

Hazardous materials investigation at Los Angeles City Hall

Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to Los Angeles City Hall Monday afternoon after someone reported a white powdery substance inside the building. Initially, firefighters with the Los…

LA SWAT deputies arrest barricade suspect in Compton

LA SWAT deputies arrest barricade suspect in Compton

A man who barricaded himself for several hours inside a Compton house was taken into custody Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s SWAT deputies were…

Michigan reports two deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak

Michigan reports two deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak

Two people in Michigan who had contracted cyclosporiasis have died, the state Health and Human Services Department said Monday. Both people — whose identities were not provided — had “significant…

Firefighters battle Thousand Oaks brush fire

Firefighters battle Thousand Oaks brush fire

Firefighters quickly stopped the forward progress of a brush fire that burned in Thousand Oaks on Sunday. The Kanan Fire broke out sometime before 2:15 p.m. in the foothills near…