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Report: Teens exploited low staffing, mismanagement in Los Padrinos Juvenile...
Teenage detainees at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall exploited the facility’s understaffing in November to execute a coordinated escape attempt, during which one youth managed to scale a wall and reach a...
View ArticleLA County probation officer arrested for having sex with juvenile in custody
In another black eye for the troubled Los Angeles County Probation Department, a probation officer has been accused of having sex with a minor in custody at the Dorothy Kirby Center in Commerce. The...
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LA Marathon: Experienced runners advise first-timers, who make up 40% of field
Since distance running is a solitary sport, veteran runners of the LA Marathon, being held on Sunday, March 17, jumped at a rare chance this week to share teacherly tidbits aimed at educating race...
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How to watch, drive, park or take public transit to the LA Marathon on Sunday
Naturally, the media spotlight at the 2024 Los Angeles Marathon called the “Stadium to the Stars” taking place on Sunday, March 17 shines brightest on the 26,000 runners. But the spectators who will...
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Angeles National Forest adding youth field rangers to interact with summer...
Short on resources, the U.S. Forest Service has been unable to supply enough forest rangers in the vast 700,000-acre Angeles National Forest to adequately enforce rules about recreation, safety,...
View ArticleWhat happens to detainees if state shuts down LA County juvenile halls? No...
The Los Angeles County Probation Department does not have a contingency plan ready for the possibility the state will force the county to close its two largest juvenile detention facilities on April...
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LA City Council approves a traffic study for Dodger Stadium gondola project
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday, March 22, approved a $500,000 traffic study focused on Dodger Stadium that could delay city approvals needed to construct a 1.2-mile aerial tramway connecting...
View ArticleInglewood Unified to close Morningside High, Crozier Middle, 3 elementary...
Inglewood Unified will close five schools, including Morningside High School, by the end of the 2024-25 school year in an effort to combat declining enrollment and looming deficits, officials announced...
View ArticleIs LA County putting itself at legal risk by sending light-duty probation...
A new mandate forcing Los Angeles County probation officers physically unable to work in the juvenile halls to stay home could expose the county to significant liability as it potentially violates...
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Los Angeles couple escapes fire, finds rebirth at a Pasadena church on Easter
The fire raced up their living room walls, blew out the windows and rained shards of glass onto the couple as they fled their Eagle Rock home for their lives on Feb. 4. A few weeks later, while staying...
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