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Amid fire danger, Malibu declares emergency to clear homeless encampments — fast
Aug 14, 2026 - Us 
Citing dangerously dry brush, the city approved the declaration to reduce the risk of fires associated with homeless individuals cooking outdoors or using fires to keep warm at night.
Feds settle lawsuit with L.A. County Sheriff's Department over concealed firearm permits
Aug 13, 2026 - Us 
The U.S. Department of Justice claimed "a huge win for the residents of Los Angeles County and for the Second Amendment," announcing a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit filed against the Sheriff's Department over delays in processing applications for permits to carry concealed firearms.
Officials say Lineage will miss warehouse cleanup deadline. Lineage claims city has date wrong
Aug 13, 2026 - Us 
A city-imposed deadline for Lineage to clean up the rotting food in its Boyle Heights warehouse is looming, and a City Council member says the company won't be done in time.
He killed 4 people and 3 dogs in a post-breakup massacre. Now he's going away for life
Aug 13, 2026 - Us 
Miguel Diego Sandoval will spend the rest of his life in a California prison after pleading guilty to killing four people, including his former romantic partner, when he burst into a Lancaster home, shot several people while they slept and burned the building down.
'Unconscionable': DOJ says California prisons failed to stop systemic sexual abuse of female prisoners
Aug 13, 2026 - Us 
A two-year DOJ probe finds systemic sexual abuse and civil rights violations in California women's prisons. The state has 49 days to respond.

