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Taxpayers To Pay Capitol Rioter's Family $5M | Popular Chain Closing

Man's Plan To Trick Police By Using Brother's Name Backfires | $400K In Charity Grant Donations Awarded | Coyote Population Spikes

Micki Witthoeft, center, mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, joins protesters outside of the Supreme Court on the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Micki Witthoeft, center, mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, joins protesters outside of the Supreme Court on the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, assault on the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Trump Administration Agrees To Pay Family Of Slain Capitol Rioter $5M

Taxpayers will pay the family of a San Diego woman shot while climbing through the broken window of a barricaded door during the insurrection.

This Fast-Casual Chain Is Closing Up To 21 Locations, Has 8 In CA

The Colorado-based chain was founded in 1995 and has over 450 locations.

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Man's Plan To Trick Police By Using Brother's Name Backfires: Police

An Orange County man is behind bars after attempting to assume his brother's identity to evade police, police said.

3 Californians Among 7 Dead In Fiery Crash

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Coyote Spike In Santa Monica Due To Palisades Fire: Officials

Coyotes displaced by the Palisades Fire may have moved south into urban areas, experts say.

DOJ Seeks Leniency For Deputy Already Convicted Of Excessive Force

After a Los Angeles deputy was convicted of a felony for assaulting a woman, the Trump administration's DOJ's sought an unusual plea deal.

New South Bay Vietnamese Eatery Aims To Bridge Gap Between Cultures

Bernard and Phuong Hoang took a "leap of faith" when they opened their first restaurant in Los Angeles. Now, they're expanding to San Pedro.

$400K In IE Charity Grant Donations Awarded To These Worthy Recipients

Charities from Riverside and San Bernardino counties were awarded grants at the 4th Annual Morongo Community Outreach Awards Luncheon.

11 Migrants Detained In San Diego Bay

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Haddock spotted two suspected human-smuggling boats crossing the maritime boundary line.

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