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Robert Luna to become LA County sheriff as Alex Villanueva concedes

LOS ANGELES — Robert Luna, a little-known retired police chief from Long Beach, will be the next sheriff of Los Angeles County after soundly beating the incumbent, Alex Villanueva, who leaves office in the wake of a single term marred by the upheaval and discord he sowed.

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Comedian Andy Dick gets 90 days in jail in groping case, must register as sex offender

LOS ANGELES — Andy Dick was sentenced to 90 days in Los Angeles County jail after a jury found him guilty of groping an Uber driver in West Hollywood in 2018, officials said.

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LA County coronavirus cases, hospitalizations rising as Thanksgiving nears

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are starting to increase in Los Angeles County amid the wider circulation of newer Omicron subvariants.

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LA County Sheriff Villanueva trails Luna as a new round of election results released

LOS ANGELES — A new round of election results released Thursday shows Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva continuing to trail badly against his opponent, Robert Luna, leaving his bid for reelection in jeopardy.

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LA district attorney investigating Sheriff Alex Villanueva after deputies were asked to donate to his campaign

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has opened a criminal investigation into whether Sheriff Alex Villanueva violated state law when he solicited campaign donations from deputies, a spokesman for the office said Tuesday.

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Danny Masterson and Harvey Weinstein cases collide on LA County courthouse’s infamous 9th floor

LOS ANGELES — As a crowd of dozens shoved and jostled their way toward an overwhelmed security checkpoint on the ninth floor of Los Angeles County’s largest criminal courthouse last month actor, Scientologist and accused rapist Danny Masterson bumped up against several jurors.

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Villanueva at risk as Luna takes big early lead in LA County sheriff race

LOS ANGELES — After a tumultuous first term marked by his antagonism and controversies, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s bid for reelection was at risk Tuesday night as early results showed his opponent, Robert Luna, taking a sizable lead.

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COVID-19 still a leading cause of death in LA County, even amid ‘milder’ omicron surge

LOS ANGELES — The coronavirus continues to play an outsized role in the mortality rate in Los Angeles County, new data from the Department of Public Health show.

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Authorities search for Aaron Carter’s cause of death as clues emerge

LOS ANGELES —The Los Angeles County’s coroner’s office performed an autopsy on singer Aaron Carter, who was found dead at his home in Lancaster on Saturday, but officials deferred declaring a cause of death pending chemical tests.

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Poll: In LA sheriff's race, Robert Luna gains solid lead over Alex Villanueva

LOS ANGELES — Retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna has gained support among likely voters in the race for Los Angeles County sheriff, solidifying his lead over incumbent Alex Villanueva, according to a new poll.

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Supervisors vote to require all-gender restrooms in new LA County buildings

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to require county facilities to provide single-occupant, all-gender bathrooms.

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Leslie Jordan’s cause of death ‘deferred’ by LA coroner pending more investigation

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has listed Leslie Jordan’s cause of death as “deferred” pending further investigation after the actor crashed his car and died Monday in Hollywood.

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Monkeypox vaccinations, treatment dramatically slow spread of virus in California

LOS ANGELES — Evidence is continuing to mount that monkeypox vaccinations and treatments are protecting against further spread of the virus, according to Los Angeles County’s public health director.

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LA Sheriff Alex Villanueva is at war with nearly everyone. Will it cost him his job?

LOS ANGELES — After four years as Los Angeles County sheriff, Alex Villanueva’s view of things has crystallized into a simple idea: He knows best how to save the county — and you’re either on board with him or part of the problem.

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Newer coronavirus subvariants ticking up in California amid concerns of winter wave

LOS ANGELES — Amid concerns about a potential winter COVID-19 wave, cases linked to newer coronavirus subvariants are starting to creep up in California as officials in both Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area warn that a lengthy decline in new infections appears to be stalling.

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Ex-UCLA gynecologist James Heaps guilty of sexually abusing patients

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County jury on Thursday convicted former UCLA gynecologist Dr. James Heaps of sexually abusing female patients.

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First bird flu cases in wild birds reported in Los Angeles County this year

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County health officials announced that seven geese and a heron have tested positive for avian flu, marking the first time the disease has been detected in the county this year.

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LA sheriff targeted lieutenant for donating to opponent, lawsuit says

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s lieutenant filed a lawsuit Monday alleging sheriff’s officials targeted him with a trumped-up criminal investigation as retaliation after he made a campaign donation to one of Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s political challengers.

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Man accused of trespassing, battery near Kim Kardashian’s LA County home

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man outside Kim Kardashian’s Hidden Hills home Saturday morning on suspicion of battery and trespassing.

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New details show sprawling web of corruption in Southern California cannabis licensing

LOS ANGELES — As a California lawmaker called for a statewide task force to crack down on corruption in the legal cannabis market, new details are emerging in a bribery scandal that has ensnared local government officials from the Inland Empire to the San Gabriel Valley and southeast Los Angeles…

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Man killed by motorist who plowed into a taco stand in Southern California is identified

LOS ANGELES — A man killed when a car plowed into a sidewalk taco stand in Pomona on Friday night has been identified by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

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Election software CEO is charged with allegedly giving Chinese contractors data access

The Los Angeles County district attorney alleges that the CEO of Konnech, which makes scheduling software for poll workers, improperly gave Chinese contractors access to sensitive employee data.

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Why redistricting is such a hot topic in the leaked LA City Council audio

LOS ANGELES — Unlike state lawmakers and Los Angeles County supervisors, members of the L.A. City Council have the power to draw the lines for the districts they represent. It's a power to decide not just which voters they will represent, but also which businesses, institutions, parks and other public…

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Young adults in LA to get $1,000 a month under new guaranteed income program

A new program in Los Angeles County is offering universal basic income, with $1,000 monthly payments to a select group of young adults.

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After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES — When Kimberly Morales Johnson gazes up toward the San Gabriel Mountains, she sees the story of her community, the Tongva, Los Angeles' first people, written on the granite.

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