LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 99 — who have been on a planned three-day strike since Tuesday against the Los Angeles Unified School […]
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Strike On: LAUSD Schools Close as Labor Impasse Continues
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The nation’s second-largest school district ground to a halt today as 30,000 service employees — joined in sympathy by about 30,000 teachers — walked off the […]
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Woman, at Least 12 Cats Die in Sylmar Fire
SYLMAR (CNS) – An approximately 75-year-old woman was found dead in a fire at a home in Sylmar, authorities said today. The fire was reported at 10:45 p.m. Monday and […]
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LAUSD Strike Approaches Inevitability; District Plans for 3-Day Closure
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho issued another plea today for the Service Employees International Union Local 99 to return to the bargaining table […]
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5 Hurt, 16 Displaced by Apartment Fire in Panorama City
PANORAMA CITY (CNS) – Five people were hospitalized today with injuries ranging from serious to moderate suffered when flames ripped through a four-story apartment building in Panorama City. Firefighters responded […]
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Authorities Warn Motorists of Increased Enforcement for St. Patrick’s Day
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Authorities today warned Southlanders celebrating St. Patrick’s Day that law enforcement officers will be out in force looking for people driving under the influence of alcohol […]
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SoCal Water Supplier Rescinds Rule Limiting Outdoor Irrigation
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – With recent storms helping alleviate severe drought conditions that were plaguing the state, Southern California’s water wholesaler announced Wednesday, March 15, it is rescinding emergency outdoor […]
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Southland Men Face Federal Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Four Southland men are facing federal charges of child sexual exploitation alleging the victimization of minors, officials announced today. In cases filed in Los Angeles in […]
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Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing Woman in Northridge
NORTHRIDGE (CNS) – A 33-year-old man is in police custody on suspicion of fatally stabbing his mother in Northridge, authorities said today. The suspect walked into the Devonshire Division of […]
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LAPD: Man Intentionally Ran Over, Killed Pedestrian in Pacoima
PACOIMA (CNS) — A man was facing a possible murder charge for allegedly hitting a pedestrian with his truck intentionally in Pacoima, killing the victim, police said. Officers were sent to […]