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Greater Alarm fire knocked down abandoned bank building in Boyle Heights
A fire that was burning in an empty commercial building in the 1300 block of South Soto Street in the Boyle Heights area was knocked down by firefighters.
Arrest made in LA election worker data theft
The suspect, a Chief Financial Officer out of Michigan, is accused of stealing personal data from LA County election workers. The CFO is currently in custody in Michigan.
LA City Council votes to end COVID-19 eviction moratorium
Housing groups believe ending the moratorium would place thousands of families impacted by the pandemic into limbo, while landlords claim that current conditions are different from those at the onset of the pandemic and renters should no longer be able to use COVID- 19 hardship as a reason to eschew paying rent.
Car crashes into El Monte building, 2 hurt
It happened around 10:15 a.m. in the 11800 block of East Valley Boulevard in El Monte, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Coyote released back into the wild after seeking shelter in bathroom of Jurupa Valley school
A male coyote nicknamed "Wile E." — for the inept character continually outsmarted by the Road Runner in the Warner Bros. cartoons — had been spotted several times by school staffers in recent weeks.
Caught on video: Trio of playing bears get tangled up in Halloween light display in Monrovia
It took two hours to put the lights up, but just five minutes for the bears to wreck the display -- but who can get mad when they were so cute doing it?
Homeless man arrested in string of Pico Boulevard vandalisms, burglaries
LAPD detectives say they identified 56-year-old Douglas Kaufman in connection with the crimes that started on Aug. 22.
Suspected burglars lead wild police pursuit with BMW sedan as it falls apart
The BMW's right front tire eventually went down to the rim, which sparked for much of the pursuit. The BMW's rear bumper was also ripped off, eventually falling off at high speed.
Loretta Lynn, country music queen, dies at age 90
Loretta Lynn's frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music.
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Adelaida Ruiz - Mother of 3 and Champion Boxer
Adelaida Ruiz is a single mom of three, has a day job and is a champion boxer! The 33-year-old Lynwood High product trains at the Century Sheriff's Boxing Gym in Los Angeles and just won a title in Costa Rica. Known as The Cobra, she’s looking for her next championship fight to add to her unbeaten record. Jill Painter Lopez has the story.
LA City Council votes to end COVID-19 eviction moratorium
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to end long-standing renter eviction protections due to COVID-19 hardship on Jan. 31, 2023.
Cindy & The Disco Ball: The Musical
The story takes place on a Southern California high school campus in the 70's.
Aspiring rapper, father killed in Koreatown shooting
Family members say the man who was killed is an aspiring rapper from Inglewood known as Half Ounce and a father of three, with one on the way. Lauren Pozen reports.
Burglary suspects drive BMW sedan into the ground during wild chase
A total of four people were arrested after the wild chase ended with a crash. Kandiss Crone reports.
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Kemp's RBI single in 10th lifts Athletics past Angels, 5-4
Pinch hitter Tony Kemp had an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, capping a spirited comeback that sent the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
Gonsolin returns from IL for Dodgers in 2-1 loss to Rockies
All-Star pitcher Tony Gonsolin tossed two innings in his return from the injured list, an encouraging sign for the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers in their 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
49ers use defense, Deebo Samuel to beat Rams, 24-9
Deebo Samuel turned a short catch into an electric 57-yard touchdown and Talanoa Hufanga returned an interception for a score as the 49ers handed the Rams their second loss of the season Monday night.
Streaker tackled by Rams linebacker during game against 49ers
Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner hit-sticked a streaker that managed to get away from security a pink smoke grenade.
Fishing tournament rocked by weight-stuffing cheating scandal
A Lake Erie fishing tournament ended with the event's winners caught up in a cheating controversy.
Trout hits 39th HR, Angels beat Texas 8-3 for 7th straight W
Trout's solo homer in the fourth inning was the 44th of his career against the Rangers, surpassing Reggie Jackson for the most homers hit against the franchise since it moved to Texas in 1972.
Márquez goes six vs Dodgers, helps Rockies end 7-game skid
Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson, who is expected to assume the No. 3 spot in the rotation when the playoffs begin, tied a career high with 10 strikeouts in five innings.
LAFC wins the Supporters Shield with a 2-1 win over Portland
The Black and Gold clinched their second Supporters Shield trophy, which gives them a first-round bye with the best record in the league.
Ekeler scores 3 touchdowns, Chargers hold off Texans 34-24
Ekeler, who had struggled this season as the Chargers ranked last in the league in yards rushing, had his best game this year, scoring on runs of 10 and 20 yards in the second quarter as Los Angeles raced out to a 21-0 lead.
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CBS2 Investigates: Have celebrities gotten the message about using too much water?
A CBS2 Investigation into some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities found many of them using more than their allotted amount of water and violating water district rules. In the two months since the investigation, have they gotten the message?
Gascón files battery, false imprisonment charges against LASD lieutenant
The charges stem from a "heated dispute" between a newly promoted LASD narcotics lieutenant and a woman at the famed Matsuhisa Restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Granada Hills homeowner sued by LA County for hoarding
CBS reported on the home back in November of last year, at which point publicly-funded cleanup crews cleared more than 20,000 pounds of trash from the yard. Now, more than a year later, and with no noticeable change in sight, LA County has taken matters into their own hands.
75 aggravated assaults reported on LAUSD campuses last year
In 2021, there were 332 batteries, 75 aggravated assaults and 12 arsons on LAUSD campuses. Ross Palombo shows how staffing shortages are affecting safety at Los Angeles schools.
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Freedom rally for Iran in Downtown Los Angeles
Thousands gathered in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday morning to call for change in Iran after Mahsa "Zhina" Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman died in custody after being detained for failing to adhere to strict hijab laws in Iran.
Britain lays Queen Elizabeth II to rest
Royals, heads of state and mourners gather to honor Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
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Greater Alarm fire knocked down abandoned bank building in Boyle Heights
A fire that was burning in an empty commercial building in the 1300 block of South Soto Street in the Boyle Heights area was knocked down by firefighters.
Arrest made in LA election worker data theft
The suspect, a Chief Financial Officer out of Michigan, is accused of stealing personal data from LA County election workers. The CFO is currently in custody in Michigan.
LA City Council votes to end COVID-19 eviction moratorium
Housing groups believe ending the moratorium would place thousands of families impacted by the pandemic into limbo, while landlords claim that current conditions are different from those at the onset of the pandemic and renters should no longer be able to use COVID- 19 hardship as a reason to eschew paying rent.
Car crashes into El Monte building, 2 hurt
It happened around 10:15 a.m. in the 11800 block of East Valley Boulevard in El Monte, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Coyote released back into the wild after seeking shelter in bathroom of Jurupa Valley school
A male coyote nicknamed "Wile E." — for the inept character continually outsmarted by the Road Runner in the Warner Bros. cartoons — had been spotted several times by school staffers in recent weeks.
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CBS2 Investigates: Have celebrities gotten the message about using too much water?
A CBS2 Investigation into some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities found many of them using more than their allotted amount of water and violating water district rules. In the two months since the investigation, have they gotten the message?
Gascón files battery, false imprisonment charges against LASD lieutenant
The charges stem from a "heated dispute" between a newly promoted LASD narcotics lieutenant and a woman at the famed Matsuhisa Restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Granada Hills homeowner sued by LA County for hoarding
CBS reported on the home back in November of last year, at which point publicly-funded cleanup crews cleared more than 20,000 pounds of trash from the yard. Now, more than a year later, and with no noticeable change in sight, LA County has taken matters into their own hands.
75 aggravated assaults reported on LAUSD campuses last year
In 2021, there were 332 batteries, 75 aggravated assaults and 12 arsons on LAUSD campuses. Ross Palombo shows how staffing shortages are affecting safety at Los Angeles schools.
How staffing cuts for school police affected safety in LAUSD
Drastic cuts made two years ago forced the Los Angeles school police to rethink their service model by removing permanently stationed officers from inside schools.
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Arrest made in LA election worker data theft
The suspect, a Chief Financial Officer out of Michigan, is accused of stealing personal data from LA County election workers. The CFO is currently in custody in Michigan.
LA City Council votes to end COVID-19 eviction moratorium
Housing groups believe ending the moratorium would place thousands of families impacted by the pandemic into limbo, while landlords claim that current conditions are different from those at the onset of the pandemic and renters should no longer be able to use COVID- 19 hardship as a reason to eschew paying rent.
Car crashes into El Monte building, 2 hurt
It happened around 10:15 a.m. in the 11800 block of East Valley Boulevard in El Monte, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Caught on video: Trio of playing bears get tangled up in Halloween light display in Monrovia
It took two hours to put the lights up, but just five minutes for the bears to wreck the display -- but who can get mad when they were so cute doing it?
Homeless man arrested in string of Pico Boulevard vandalisms, burglaries
LAPD detectives say they identified 56-year-old Douglas Kaufman in connection with the crimes that started on Aug. 22.
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Woman stabbed by transient in Santa Ana
McFadden and Main Street were blocked off Monday morning so officers could search for the suspect.
Mother arrested after boy unable to communicate is found in Huntington Beach
The boy was described as between 10 and 13 years old, and unable to communicate.
Los Angeles County gas prices break high record set in June
The average price for a gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline in Los Angeles County went up a penny overnight, bringing that price to $6.47, breaking the record of $6.46 set on June 14.
Small earthquake shakes Yorba Linda overnight
Most people may have felt a very weak shake just before 1:30 a.m. Monday.
Southern California gas prices are hitting record-highs
Gov. Gavin Newsom said oil companies need to explain why California drivers pay so much more than the rest of the nation.
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Coyote released back into the wild after seeking shelter in bathroom of Jurupa Valley school
A male coyote nicknamed "Wile E." — for the inept character continually outsmarted by the Road Runner in the Warner Bros. cartoons — had been spotted several times by school staffers in recent weeks.
Apple Valley care facility owners arrested for abuse
Usha Martin, 56, and Bhagwan Gill, 51, were arrested after receiving reports that adult dependents had been abused at a residential care facility the two owned.
Former Colton High School trainer accused of sexually abusing 6 teenagers
Tiffany Strauss Gordon is accused of abusing six teenagers while the athletic trainer for the Colton High School football team.
89-year-old hang-glider walks away after crashing into San Bernardino mountain
Susumu Sagara was not injured, and was fitted in a rescue harness to be hoisted into the helicopter.
Los Angeles County gas prices break high record set in June
The average price for a gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline in Los Angeles County went up a penny overnight, bringing that price to $6.47, breaking the record of $6.46 set on June 14.
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Loretta Lynn, country music queen, dies at age 90
Loretta Lynn's frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music.
Sheriff pleads for help finding 4 kidnapped family members and their abductor
Authorities in Merced County in Central California say the four, including an infant, were taken from a business there and the abductor is likely armed and dangerous.
Trump sues CNN for defamation
He is asking for punitive damages of $475 million.
Hy-Vee recalls 8 products due to cheese-linked listeria outbreak
Regional grocery sold recalled Brie and Camembert in gift baskets and other products in eight states.
Kim Kardashian to pay $1.26 million to SEC in crypto settlement
Kardashian is paying the settlement without admitting to or denying the SEC's findings, the agency said.
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Rick Caruso continues to trail Karen Bass in latest mayoral poll
Karen Bass has a marginal lead amongst registered voters, however, she holds a commanding 15-point lead among likely voters.
Trump sues CNN for defamation
He is asking for punitive damages of $475 million.
Newsom signs bill decriminalizing most jaywalking in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a measure from a Bay Area lawmaker that would decriminalize jaywalking in most cases.
Newsom orders early arrival of winter blend to slow rising prices at the pump
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to lift restrictions on producing cheaper winter blends of gasoline to slow the steep increase in the price of unleaded at the pump.
Buckle up, America: The Fed wants to put you out of a job
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says curbing inflation will cause pain. Critics say putting millions out of work is unnecessary.
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Los Angeles County gas prices break high record set in June
The average price for a gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline in Los Angeles County went up a penny overnight, bringing that price to $6.47, breaking the record of $6.46 set on June 14.
Newsom orders early arrival of winter blend to slow rising prices at the pump
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered state officials to lift restrictions on producing cheaper winter blends of gasoline to slow the steep increase in the price of unleaded at the pump.
Gas prices jump yet again, nearing record highs
The cost of gasoline saw yet another increase overnight, climbing for the 28th straight day. With the noted jump this week alone, California is just 7.9 cents away from the record high of $6.46 set in June.
Southern California gas prices up 15 cents, the largest daily increase since 2012
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gas in Los Angeles County is now $6.26, approaching the record high of $6.46 set on June 14.
California gas prices top $6 again after another overnight price spike
The average price of gas in California has again topped $6, with prices spiking nearly 15 cents in Los Angeles County to an average price of $6.11 for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline.
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Hy-Vee recalls 8 products due to cheese-linked listeria outbreak
Regional grocery sold recalled Brie and Camembert in gift baskets and other products in eight states.
Concussion expert says Miami Dolphins failed to protect injured quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center for further evaluation after sustaining head and neck injuries.
DEA: OD deaths spurred by fake pills with fentanyl — and some look like candy
Rainbow-colored pills are "being marketed and aimed at young people," DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said.
California attorney general warns town against abortion ban
California Attorney General Rob Bonta threatened legal action against the Temecula City Council if they decided to override state law.
CDC now tracking rise of BF.7 and BA.2.75 COVID variants nationwide
The BA.5 variant from the summer wave of cases has now fallen to 81.3% of new infections.
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After significant decline, gas prices climbing yet again throughout Southern California
Gas prices climbed for the 20th consecutive day Thursday, now up 34 cents during that time period. Experts claim that
Some Regal, Edwards theaters in Orange County abruptly closed for good
Cineworld, parent company of Regal Cinemas, filed for bankruptcy last week.
Kanye West Splits With San Francisco-based Gap clothing giant
Kanye West says he's breaking up with the Gap. Letter sent terminating the contract between Gap and West's company, Yeezy.
NYPD investigating death of Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo Arnal
Police found the 52-year-old unconscious with injuries showing he fell from a building in Manhattan.
Remote work delaying DTLA's post-pandemic recovery, study says
Researchers say that downtown Los Angeles' post-pandemic recovery may need a boost after many jobs have shifted to remote work.
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Kemp's RBI single in 10th lifts Athletics past Angels, 5-4
Pinch hitter Tony Kemp had an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, capping a spirited comeback that sent the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
Gonsolin returns from IL for Dodgers in 2-1 loss to Rockies
All-Star pitcher Tony Gonsolin tossed two innings in his return from the injured list, an encouraging sign for the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers in their 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
49ers use defense, Deebo Samuel to beat Rams, 24-9
Deebo Samuel turned a short catch into an electric 57-yard touchdown and Talanoa Hufanga returned an interception for a score as the 49ers handed the Rams their second loss of the season Monday night.
Streaker tackled by Rams linebacker during game against 49ers
Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner hit-sticked a streaker that managed to get away from security a pink smoke grenade.
Fishing tournament rocked by weight-stuffing cheating scandal
A Lake Erie fishing tournament ended with the event's winners caught up in a cheating controversy.
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Loretta Lynn, country music queen, dies at age 90
Loretta Lynn's frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music.
Kim Kardashian to pay $1.26 million to SEC in crypto settlement
Kardashian is paying the settlement without admitting to or denying the SEC's findings, the agency said.
LA Council resolution declares Saturday "Bad Bunny Day" in honor of singer
The announcement comes one day before the Latin music star will be performing Saturday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy on the magic of "Hocus Pocus"
"Hocus Pocus 2" brings the return of the Sanderson sisters played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
"The Price Is Right At Night" primetime special welcomes "Young Sheldon" stars
An audience of twins competes for double the prizes since Armitage and Revord play twins on "Young Sheldon."
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Adelaida Ruiz - Mother of 3 and Champion Boxer
Adelaida Ruiz is a single mom of three, has a day job and is a champion boxer! The 33-year-old Lynwood High product trains at the Century Sheriff's Boxing Gym in Los Angeles and just won a title in Costa Rica. Known as The Cobra, she’s looking for her next championship fight to add to her unbeaten record. Jill Painter Lopez has the story.
LA City Council votes to end COVID-19 eviction moratorium
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to end long-standing renter eviction protections due to COVID-19 hardship on Jan. 31, 2023.
Cindy & The Disco Ball: The Musical
The story takes place on a Southern California high school campus in the 70's.
Aspiring rapper, father killed in Koreatown shooting
Family members say the man who was killed is an aspiring rapper from Inglewood known as Half Ounce and a father of three, with one on the way. Lauren Pozen reports.
Burglary suspects drive BMW sedan into the ground during wild chase
A total of four people were arrested after the wild chase ended with a crash. Kandiss Crone reports.
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Freedom rally for Iran in Downtown Los Angeles
Thousands gathered in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday morning to call for change in Iran after Mahsa "Zhina" Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman died in custody after being detained for failing to adhere to strict hijab laws in Iran.
Britain lays Queen Elizabeth II to rest
Royals, heads of state and mourners gather to honor Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
Vin Scully: Life over the years
Legendary Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday, August 2, at the age 94.
2022 Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium
Eight of Major League's Baseball best hitters compete to see who can hit the most home runs in one day at Dodger Stadium.
2022 Celebrity Deaths
A gallery of the beloved celebrities who have died in 2022.
