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A long-vacant lot overlooking Echo Park lake has given way to a new development of small lot houses. A local development firm known as ark.la is behind the project, which is now under construction at 610 Belmont Avenue.  The project will consist of five single-family dwellings, offering a mix of two- and three-bedroom floor plans, […]

LOS ANGELES — An 8-year-old boy who came to Los Angeles to have a massive tumor removed from his face died Friday night due to a rare genetic reaction to anesthesia, the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation said. The foundation, which was created by retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo, announced the news in an email Saturday morning. […]

In an interview on Spectrum News, a cable channel, Beutner said “all schools should be looked at with the same tough set of standards.” For the teachers union, he said, “the difference is charter schools don’t have UTLA members, traditional public schools do.” Source: “Los Angeles” – Google News

Mikaela Shiffrin made more World Cup history Saturday, streaking to a women’s record-equaling 35th career victory in the women’s slalom and her 50th win overall. Shiffrin extended her first-run lead of 0.04 seconds to finish 0.29 clear of Petra Vlhova, who has been runner-up to the American star… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES — A water main break created a sinkhole Friday, swallowing cars and flooding streets in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said a 24-inch cast iron water main broke around 5 a.m. near Towne Avenue and East 55th Street. “We can’t shut it down fast. On this shutoff, […]

The next day, the complaint said, Dawkins, Sood and David Elliott, an associate of Melton, met the undercover agent at the Hyatt Regency near L.A. International Airport. The complaint said the undercover agent gave Dawkins an envelope containing $5,000 for Elliott, but doesn’t describe how or when that took place. Source: “Los Angeles” – Google […]