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Whipping winds expected to bring 'extreme and life-threatening' fire conditions to Los Angeles

By: Clara Harter β€”

Monday's Santa Ana gusts were but a taste of what's to come later this week, says the National Weather Service, which has issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag warning across southwest California from late Tuesday through Friday.

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LAKE ELSINORE, CA - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024: The afternoon winds increased causing a flare up of the Airport fire at Highway 74 near the Lookout Roadhouse cafe on September 11, 2024 in Lake Elsinore, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Retail theft, minimum wage: Here's the 10 ballot measures California voters are deciding

By: Mackenzie Mays, Anabel Sosa β€”

Here's how California voted on statewide measures in the 2024 election, including Proposition 36 on retail theft and fentanyl.

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Nation looks to California as Republicans and Democrats fight for control of the House

By: Laura J. Nelson β€”

Republicans are clinging to a slim majority in the House and are defending 15 seats seen as toss-ups. No state has more swing seats than California.

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Huntington Beach Pier, sunset, Dec. 30, 2012.

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Adam Schiff remains the favorite to become California's newest U.S. senator

By: Laura J. Nelson β€”

California voters were deciding between Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey in the race to replace the late Dianne Feinstein in the U.S. Senate.

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Left, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey greets supporters and speaks to the press just after the polls closed in California at his election night party on March 5, 2024 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert, California. Right, Los Angeles, CA - March 05: Adam Schiff speaks to the crowd during his election night party, replacing the seat left vacated by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, in The Avalon on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times, Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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On the outside, we're taking a walk on election day, seeing a film. Inside, we're a bit of a mess

By: Jireh Deng, Nathan Solis β€”

Some people are trying their best to meet the moment β€” with mixed results β€” while others have simply chosen not to let the race for president and control of Congress dominate their lives.

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LOS ANGELES-CA-NOVEMBER 5, 2024: Poll worker Fariha Chowdhury, center, directs a voter down the hall at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo on November 5, 2024. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

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Incoming LAPD chief's proposed salary cut after rare drama at Police Commission

By: Libor Jany β€”

One police commissioner broke ranks from her colleagues by arguing that a proposed salary of nearly half a million dollars was too high for the next LAPD chief given the city's financial constraints.

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In Kamala Harris' L.A. neighborhood, low-key quiet and cautious optimism

By: Daniel Miller β€”

It was a quiet afternoon in Kamala Harris' Brentwood neighborhood, which soon could be the site of her Western White House.

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Brentwood, California September 26, 2024-Street signs line Kenter Avenue where Vice-President Kamala Harriso owns a home in the Brentwood. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

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'Suicide' death of Long Beach man is now a homicide investigation, authorities say

By: Jasmine Mendez β€”

A 72-year-old Long Beach man was found dead in his home Friday night. But what officials believed to be a suicide is now a homicide investigation.

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Pilot makes emergency landing on highway in Silicon Valley

By: Ruben Vives β€”

A small plane made an emergency landing and forced the closure of southbound lanes on busy Highway 85 in Cupertino. No one was injured.

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How a graffiti-covered, downtown skyscraper became a viral Halloween costume

By: Noah Goldberg β€”

'I was working a job in Chinatown, driving on the 110 and saw the building and thought, "That's it,"' said Xavier Mozejewski, explaining how he came up with his costume.

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Anxious L.A. voters poured out on this historic election day, even if they couldn't sway the main event

By: Rachel Uranga, Keri Blakinger β€”

"Nervous." "Emotional." "Worried." "Insecure."

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Los Angeles, CA - November 04: Voter Mario Felix, left, casts his ballot at Metro Headquarters during early voting the day before the general election on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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Forget election night answers: Why it could take a while to get final results

By: Karen Garcia, Jon Healey β€”

County elections officials in California may begin processing mailed ballots before election day, but such results cannot be tallied until all polls close.

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BURBANK, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank), right, and wife Eve check in for their ballots at McCambridge Recreation Center in Burbank, CA on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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Canadian citizen pleads guilty after illegally voting in Orange County in 2016

By: Sandra McDonald β€”

Canadian citizen Robert Soutar, who has lived in California since at least 1983, pleaded guilty Monday to voting in the 2016 election illegally.

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Santa Ana, California-July 18, 2022-Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer announces the charges against two suspects in the 7-Eleven crime spree, at the Orange County District Attorney's Office in Santa Ana, California on July 18, 2022. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin report bomb threats originating in Russia as Americans cast ballots

By: Salvador Hernandez, Richard Winton β€”

In Fulton County, Ga., officials said they received multiple bomb threats, including two incidents that forced officials to briefly close polling locations.

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Amid strong winds, two boats capsize off Northern California coast; two are dead and several still missing

By: Grace Toohey β€”

Two people have been confirmed dead and several more are missing after two separate boats capsized off Northern California's Bodega Bay, one on Saturday and one Monday. High winds across the state are only expected to increase the rest of the week.

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2024 Election live results

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Find out how Californians vote for President, on statewide propositions and in local city, school board and bond measure races.

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California finalizes $122 million opioid settlement with grocery giant Kroger

By: Nathan Solis β€”

Kroger did not admit to wrongdoing in the settlement, but it did agree to pay nearly $1.4 billion over the coming 11 years to California and other plaintiffs.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 13: A Ralphs supermarket on Thursday, April 13, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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Meet the Mexican immigrant working at a Trump hotel and canvassing for Harris in Las Vegas

By: Brittny Mejia β€”

Marisela Olvera, a 12-year employee of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, has been knocking on doors in Las Vegas for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Marisela Olvera, a member of the Culinary Workers Union, at left, works at the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas but has been out canvassing for former President Trump's rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, alongside fellow union member Beatriz Oceguera, 47, at right.

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Commentary: Why grade inflation is spreading from high school to college β€” and how it hurts learning

By: Karin Klein β€”

In Los Angeles and beyond, research has shown that grades are generally going up even though test scores and other measures of actual learning are not.

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