Violent crash kills UCLA student coming home during spring break
A 20-year-old Pasadena woman and UCLA student was killed in a violent wreck on the 101 Freeway in North Hollywood early Thursday morning that split a car in half.
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A 20-year-old Pasadena woman and UCLA student was killed in a violent wreck on the 101 Freeway in North Hollywood early Thursday morning that split a car in half.
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Matthew Harris, the former lecturer at UCLA, was ordered held without bail Thursday on a charge of threatening violence against the school in online videos and an 800-page document emailed to dozens of people.
UCLA classes on Tuesday temporarily reverted back to remote learning after a former instructor posted an alarming video and sent some students and faculty a threatening email, officials said.
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A funeral was held Thursday for a 16-year-old girl whose body was dumped alongside the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles after being shot and killed.
UCLA campus police released an alert about the strong-arm robbery that happened at about 1:30 p.m. Monday in De Neve Plaza. A UCLA student had met with someone at the location to sell an undisclosed item.
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UCLA has extended head coach Chip Kelly through at least 2025, following the program's best season since 2015.
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Some light showers could pass through Southern California overnight on Monday and Tuesday.
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Some light showers could pass through Southern California overnight on Monday and Tuesday.
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Some light showers could pass through Southern California overnight on Monday and Tuesday.
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Some light showers could pass through Southern California overnight on Monday and Tuesday.
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies fatally shot a man who was wanted in connection with an alleged assault in the Oak Hills area, near Hesperia, on Saturday.
Riverside County firefighters have fully contained the Gopher Fire, which broke out in southern Riverside County on Saturday afternoon and temporarily forced evacuation orders for some residents.
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