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LA Sheriff Villanueva in tight race as challenger Robert Luna has edge in new poll

LOS ANGELES — Retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna has an early edge over incumbent Alex Villanueva in the runoff for Los Angeles County sheriff, with support for the candidates falling largely along political lines, according to a new poll by the University of California, Berkeley co-sponsored by the…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 21, 2022

Vanessa Bryant Reveals Why She Hasn’t Settled Crash Photo Lawsuit

The widow of Kobe Bryant is suing Los Angeles County for damages related to the unauthorized release of crash site photos.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 20, 2022

Monkeypox cases more than double in LA County. One region is hit particularly hard

LOS ANGELES — The number of cumulative monkeypox cases has more than doubled in Los Angeles County in the last two weeks as officials race to better track the virus and more widely vaccinate more vulnerable communities.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 20, 2022

Monkeypox cases more than double in LA County. One region is hit particularly hard

LOS ANGELES — The number of cumulative monkeypox cases has more than doubled in Los Angeles County in the last two weeks as officials race to better track the virus and more widely vaccinate more vulnerable communities.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2022

Vanessa Bryant says sheriff’s deputies violated the dignity of her husband and daughter

LOS ANGELES — A few days after the 2020 memorial for Kobe Bryant, the basketball star’s widow, Vanessa, was home watching TV with family when she learned that Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies had shared gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter,…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2022

Vanessa Bryant says sheriff’s deputies violated the dignity of her husband and daughter

LOS ANGELES — A few days after the 2020 memorial for Kobe Bryant, the basketball star’s widow, Vanessa, was home watching TV with family when she learned that Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies had shared gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter,…

Los Angeles Times · Aug 19, 2022

Wastewater testing, vital in COVID-19 tracking, could help identify monkeypox spread

As wastewater testing continues to prove useful in estimating the spread of the coronavirus, scientists again are using sewage to track the latest public health emergency: monkeypox.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 18, 2022

LA County coroner reveals Anne Heche’s cause of death

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner‘s office ruled Anne Heche’s death an accident, days after the “Another World” actor’s death and nearly two weeks after her fiery and fatal car crash in Mar Vista.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 17, 2022

Anne Heche’s death ruled an accident due to 'smoke inhalation and thermal injuries'

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has officially ruled Anne Heche’s tragic death as an “accident” after she crashed her car into a home in LA

Daily Mirror · Aug 17, 2022

Kobe Bryant: What was at stake in Vanessa Bryant’s crash photo trial

Vanessa Bryant and fellow plaintiff Christopher Chester suing Los Angeles County for emotional distress

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022