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High school tennis star killed by suspected drunk driver in Manhattan Beach, police say

43% Center coverage: 23 sources

Yorba Linda · Yorba Linda

3 Injured, Including Shooter, In Orange County Park Shooting

62% Center coverage: 8 sources

3 Injured, Including Shooter, In Orange County Park Shooting - Orange County, CA - Three men were hospitalized after a public shooting in a Yorba Linda park.See the Story

California, United States · California

Inmate at L.A. County jail rescued by deputies

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

In one of the more bizarre images to ever come out of a Los Angeles County jail, officials released a photo of crews rescuing an inmate who had somehow gotten atop a small ledge inches below razor wire in the Men’s Central Jail Sunday. Details are limited and it’s unclear how the man, who is completely undressed, managed to get on top of what appears to be some kind of air vent high above the jail floor and what his motivation was. Deputies wi…See the Story

Riverside, California · Riverside

Newborn baby found alive near dumpster in Riverside

75% Center coverage: 8 sources

Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found alive near a dumpster in Riverside on Sunday afternoon, May 4. Officers responded to an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Jackson Street, near Magnolia Avenue and north of the 91 Freeway, after multiple callers reported a baby crying next to a dumpster, said Officer Ryan Railsback with the Riverside Police Department. Police found the baby boy crying with his umbilical cord still attac…See the Story

California, United States · California

4 killed, 3 ejected from violent solo-vehicle desert crash in San Bernardino County

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Four people were killed in a violent, single-vehicle rollover crash in a San Bernardino County desert on Sunday morning, officials confirmed to KTLA. A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol in Barstow said it happened around 7:45 a.m. on the I-40 Freeway near mile marker 30. A preliminary investigation revealed that the car was traveling westbound on the freeway when, for unknown reasons, the driver lost control and veered off the road,…See the Story

Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles

2 men dead after multi-vehicle crash in Westlake District; driver arrested, police say

80% Center coverage: 5 sources

Two men are dead and four others are hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash involving a suspected drunk driver in the Westlake District on Sunday.See the Story

Arcadia, California · Arcadia

Arcadia man accused of posing as IRS agent, stealing $20K from Norco victim

100% Center coverage: 5 sources

An Arcadia man was arrested after allegedly posing as an IRS agent to take money from a victim in Norco, authorities said. Deputies responded on Thursday, May 1 to the 2300 block of Kips Korner Road, where a victim told them a man pretended to be an IRS agent and took about $20,000 from them after claiming the victim’s financial accounts were compromised, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The fraudulent IRS agent, later ide…See the Story

California, United States · California

May the Fourth: What order should you watch the Star Wars films in?

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It's Star Wars Day, which means it's the perfect time to introduce someone to the franchise that perhaps hasn't seen the films yet. The thing is, "Star Wars" films, despite being numbered 1-9, aren't exactly straightforward. As fans know, the middle trilogy — Episodes IV, V and VI — were released first. Episode I came out in 1999, 22 years after Episode IV was released in 1977 (though that was just known as "Star Wars" at the time). "Star Wars: …See the Story