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Michael Hastings dies at 33; his article led general to resign
Michael Hastings, an aggressive and iconoclastic journalist whose reporting exposed the vagaries of the war in Iraq and helped bring down the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, according to two of his...Tags: James L. Jones, International Military Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Baghdad (Iraq), Richard Winton
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'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez dies
It was 1985 and the Southland was in the grip of fear as a series of grisly killings committed by a man police called "the Night Stalker" continued to scar the calendar, setting the region on edge. Among Richard Ramirez's victims were a traffic...
Tags: Murder, Social Media, Sex Crimes, Google Inc., Kate Mather
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CHP arrests motorcyclist who punched cars during pursuit through tri-city area
A motorcyclist was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a bizarre high-speed chase in which the suspect punched several vehicles and eventually ended up off-road in a freeway construction zone in Sun Valley. The pursuit of the orange motorcycle...Tags: Highway Transportation
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Dorner: Women mistakenly shot by LAPD could get more money
L.A. NOWTwo women whose truck was riddled by police gunfire during the pursuit of fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner will a receive $40,000 cash settlement to replace their vehicle, but it remains to be determined how much additional compensation they will... -
Motive still a mystery in slaying of movie executive Gavin Smith
L.A. NOWAfter months of speculation, Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators confirmed Thursday they believed missing Fox movie executive Gavin Smith was murdered and publicly named a convicted drug dealer a person of interest in the case. The revelation... -
Gavin Smith's wife: Family 'devastated,' worst suspicions confirmed
L.A. NOWGavin Smith's wife said she and her sons are "devastated" by news from homicide investigators that they believe the Fox executive was killed.... -
Women shot by LAPD in Dorner pursuit to get $40,000 to buy truck
L.A. NOWTwo women whose truck was riddled with bullets fired by Los Angeles Police officers in a case of mistaken identity during the pursuit of fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner will a receive $40,000 cash settlement to replace their vehicle.... -
Motorist killed in crash off Angeles Crest Highway
A motorist was killed Monday when a vehicle careened off Angeles Crest Highway and tumbled several hundred feet down a steep ravine, authorities said. Los Angeles County firefighters were called to the 32.2-mile mark of the highway about 1:45 p.m. after... -
Las Vegas Strip shooting suspect expected to be extradited from L.A.
L.A. NOWA man suspected in a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that left three people dead is scheduled to appear in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Monday for an extradition proceeding. He was arrested Thursday at a Studio City apartment...... -
Brush fire breaks out near Universal City off the 101 Freeway [Updated]
A brush fire is threatening homes along the Cahuenga Pass. The fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Thursday near Universal City off the 101 Freeway. [Updated 4:30 p.m.: Los Angeles firefighters put out a brush fire that for a time threatened homes... -
Dorner hostage: 'I really thought it could be the end'
L.A. NOWThis post has been corrected. See below for details. Christopher Jordan Dorner was apparently holed up inside a Big Bear area condo for as many as five days before he took the husband and wife who own the property hostage,...... -
Dorner to captives: 'I just want to clear my name'
L.A. NOWJust a few hours before he was believed to have been killed, fugitive ex-cop Christopher Jordan Dorner told a couple he tied up and gagged: “I don’t have a problem with you. I just want to clear my name.” Dorner......
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