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UCLA Campus Protest Violence Includes Bloody Assault Injuries
LOS ANGELES, May 1 (KNN) — Acts of violence erupted at UCLA overnight when counter-protesters attempted to disassemble a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus grounds. As of 1 a.m. Wednesday, the violence was still in full swing on campus leaving one man bleeding from his head and another suffering burning eyes from being pepper sprayed. Multiple other people at the protest were also injured.
Possible shooting suspect leads police chase in LA; 4 in custody
LOS ANGELES - A group of suspects who were possibly connected to a shooting are in handcuffs – but not before leading a dangerous police chase that stretched across downtown Los Angeles and the Westlake neighborhoods. The suspects led authorities on a chase Tuesday evening. Over the course of...
Magnitude 4.1 quake shakes Inland region
CORONA, Calif. — An earthquake centered roughly five miles southwest of Corona Wednesday rattled the Inland Empire, but there were no reports of damage. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 4.1-magnitude temblor occurred at 1:49 p.m. at a subterranean depth of nearly a mile. The quake was originally reported as a 4.5 magnitude, then reduced to a 4.3 and ultimately to a 4.1.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters remain on UCLA campus despite police ordering them to leave
Credit: ABC7 I Los Angeles Law enforcement on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles donned riot gear Wednesday evening as they ordered the dispersal of hundreds of people who had gathered in support of a pro-Palestinian student encampment, warning over loudspeakers that anyone who refused to leave could face arrest. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters Thursday remained behind barricades on the UCLA campus despite police orders to leave as officers were poised to move in on their fortified encampment that was ringed by an even larger crowd, including supporters who locked arms and curious onlookers. Shortly before 2 a.m., police briefly made their way into the perimeter of the encampment only to retreat after being outnumbered by scores of protesters who yelled “shame on you!” Some in the crowd tossed water bottles and other objects as dozens of officers ran back. Later the crowd chanted “we’re not leaving. You don’t scare us.”
Police searching for suspect after man stabbed, pepper sprayed in downtown Los Angeles
The search is on for a suspect who stabbed and pepper sprayed a man in downtown Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that officers responded to the area of 7th and Figueroa streets on a stabbing call. An exact time was not officially released, but preliminary information […]
How a survivor of a notorious crime is working to save one of LA's most storied cemeteries
Broken gates, shattered headstones and desecrated grave sites are just the most recent troubles at Compton's storied cemetery, Woodlawn Celestial Gardens."It's a huge historical landmark," Compton City Councilman Jonathan Bowers said. "A lot of American history laid to rest here, dating back to the 1800s."Among the 26,000 buried here is a baby named Jennie, who died in 1871. Another is Antonia Ruiz, who was born in 1797 and lived through three centuries before dying in 1903 at 112 years old. The historic cemetery also has 17 soldiers who served in the Civil War buried on the hallowed grounds. "This is an...
Two suspects are arrested for allegedly firing gun from a vehicle in Rancho Cucamonga
Two Los Angeles residents were arrested on numerous charges after they were allegedly firing a gun from a vehicle during an incident in Rancho Cucamonga on April 29, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. At about 1:31 p.m., deputies responded to the intersection of Banyan Street and...
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