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Robert Allen Shirley, 32, pleaded no contest March 3 to one felony count each of injuring a child's parent, and assault with a deadly weapon
Emergency seawall repairs and rock revetment will keep the road jammed for the next 30 days or so, according to Caltrans.
Buyers in the Southland would need to use 88 percent of their income to be able to afford a starter home.
John Gaudenti was found injured in front of a Buena Park home and later died at the hospital.
The body was found about 7:30 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of South Lincoln Avenue, according to sherrif's officials.
The robbery happened at around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Westime Malibu jewelry store.
A second dog was found decapitated in Ballona Creek after another dog was found tied to a shovel and left to drown on Mother's Beach.
The senators noted that an agreement between the United States and Cuba allows for up to 110 daily direct flights between the two countries.
The investigation into the embezzlement scheme was conducted by the FBI and the LAPS's Major Crimes Division, Criminal Investigations unit.
The dog bit one officer in a leg, and then charged the second officer, forcing him to fire his weapon at the dog, police said.
The website includes security safeguards to ensure the privacy of confidential or legally restricted information.
The simulated full service means motorists near the route will encounter lowered rail-crossing gates more frequently.
Ignacio Ramirez violated both a civil restraining order and a criminal protective order in August.
The dog was tied to a shovel and left to drown at Mother's Beach over the weekend.
Misty Ruiz, 22, pleaded no contest last October to a felony count of carjacking and admitted an allegation of use of a deadly weapon.
The driver was shot and killed in Inglewood on Sunday. It was unclear if he had already picked up a customer at the time of the shooting.
Brandon James Lee Hitchcock, 32, of Lakewood, pleaded no contest on Nov. 21 to two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with the student.
Police have two suspects in custody and the victim was taken to the hospital with stable vital signs.
An elderly driver was turning left and did not see the motorcyclist.
The doctor contends the city is blocking the clinic at the behest of wealthy homeowners because the clinic would server low-income patients.