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Torrance PD cites 29 in 2 hours

Torrance police report that they cited 29 allegedly speeding drivers in less than two hours during a special enforcement operation.

Father-son allegedly stole from elderly shoppers by staging car accidents

EL SEGUNDO: A father and son who allegedly stole from elderly shoppers by staging car accidents are expected to appear in court today.
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  • Torrance man accuses city’s Police Department of racial profiling

    A black Torrance resident accused the city's Police Department of racial profiling.
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  • SOUTH BAY HISTORY: Hyperion Treatment Plant

    Near El Segundo. For most of the 19th century, wastewater from the city of Los Angeles flowed completely untreated through natural waterways to the sea.

    Redondo Beach school board to lay off 27 teachers

    Layoff notices will be sent out to 27 Redondo Beach Unified teachers, in addition to a counselor, principal and assistant principal.

    Trial under way in death of Hawthorne-area toddler

    Jurors on Wednesday heard the frantic 911 call from a Hawthorne-area mother who came home to find her nearly lifeless son lying on the couch next to her husband.
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  • Man accused in DUI dragging death of 1-year-old in court

    A 34-year-old Long Beach man accused of murder and drunk driving in the hit-and-run dragging death of a 1-year-old girl pleaded not guilty, for a second time, Wednesday to all felony counts.

    LA County jobless rate hits 12.5%

    The unemployment rate in Los Angeles County increased to 12.5 percent in January, up from 12.3 percent in December. Look up jobless figures for every city in California

    Worker killed in Hermosa Beach construction accident

    A construction worker was killed in a grim accident Wednesday in Hermosa Beach after he fell head first into an excavated hole that collapsed around him, police and fire officials said.