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Driver's Competency Questioned In Holocaust Survivor's Death
A hearing in the case against a woman accused of killing a Holocaust survivor in a hit and run was halted amid questions of mental fitness.

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A hearing in the case against a woman accused of killing a Holocaust survivor in a hit and run was halted amid questions of mental fitness.

An innocent bystander was killed along with a 24-year-old man who crashed into a parked vehicle while fleeing police in Northridge.
The worker was killed Wednesday evening while working on a sewer line near Ventura Boulevard.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill making California to prevent workplace hair-grooming rules that discriminate against minorities.
A judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against Rep. Tony Cardenas, but the details around the dissolution of the case are murky.
The Los Angeles City Council approved the creation of a new department to handle the wildfires and floods that come with climate change.
Lee A. Iacocca, the legendary automaker behind the Ford Mustang and the Lincoln Continental, died Tuesday.
A 23-year-old man is slated to face a judge on charges that he killed Victor McElhaney, a USC student and son of an Oakland Councilwoman.
Protesters will converge on the offices of LA area legislators Tuesday to call on the closure of detention camps holding immigrant children.
Five people tied to San Fernando Valley clinics pleaded not guilty to a $20 million healthcare fraud scheme.
Five people tied to San Fernando Valley clinics pleaded not guilty to a $20 million healthcare fraud scheme.
Five people tied to San Fernando Valley clinics pleaded not guilty to a $20 million healthcare fraud scheme.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently invited hundreds of women and minorities to join the ranks of Academy voters.
Former USC campus gynecologist George Tyndall pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting 16 patients.
The L.A. County Federation of Labor will decide whether to endorse a strike by Southland grocery store workers at major chains.
The major cleanup effort aims to tackle health threats posed by trash and vermin around the Civic Center.
The Los Angeles Police Department says it won't participate in a mass ICE sweep kicking off Sunday.
Before he was sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a young girl, Jorge Palacios proclaimed his innocence to her parents.
Hundreds are expected to pay their respects to LA Sheriff's Deputy Joseph Solano at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels.
If you have plans to take the Long Beach (710) Freeway over the weekend, watch what time you hit the road.