Keith Lockhart preparing for 4th of July concert

• Oakland teachers avert strike as district prepares hundreds of layoffs

  

• Girls & Science Kick-Off Event gets new Teen Zone

  

• Shutdown stalls World Cup security funding as North Texas prepares for first match in 108 days

  

• Family prepares as funding to Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium comes to an end

  

• Parts of Southern California could see record-breaking heat Friday

  

• Dallas Cowboys place franchise tag on George Pickens

  

• Sacramento prison officials investigate death of inmate from Los Angeles as homicide

  

• LAUSD adopts mentorship program aimed at preparing students for college