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Los Angeles County approves $4 billion payout to settle sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities
Los Angeles County officials have approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile ...
L.A. County approves $4-billion sex abuse settlement, largest in U.S. history
The settlement includes nearly 7,000 claims, most of which involve alleged abuse from the 1980s through the 2000s.
55,000 LA County employees go on strike as county cuts spending, avoids layoffs
Fifty-five thousand Los Angeles County employees are on their second day of their 48-hour strike, citing “unfair labor ...
Majority of L.A. County public school students eligible for state scholarship up to $1,500
As many as 70% of public school students in Los Angeles County may be eligible for college scholarship funds worth up to $1,500, according to state officials. With college acceptance and financial ...
LA County to DIY-burn property owners: Clear land by June 30 or pay abatement cost
The final deadline for property owners in LA County fire zones to clear their property is June 30, or be billed by the county ...
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LA County firefighter training program welcomes first all-female cadet cohort
A Los Angeles County program that trains formerly incarcerated people for firefighting careers recently launched its first ...
LA County Sheriff's deputies investigate shooting that left young girl injured in East Los Angeles
Investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are looking into a shooting that left a girl injured in East ...
L.A. County inmate death marks 13th suspected homicide in California prisons this year
The death of an L.A. County inmate marks the 13th suspected homicide in state prisons this year as violence surges despite a ...