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El Monte Man Ordered to Trial in Crash That Killed Alhambra Officer, Passenger
Edgewood Dr. & Valley Blvd. — Reported Fatal Crash Intersection. A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ordered an El Monte man to stand trial for allegedly leading Alhambra police on a pursuit that ended in a crash killing a rookie officer and a 42-year-old passenger last November. Steven Ara Zapata, 28, who was on parole at the time, remains jailed on bail of just over $4 million as he awaits arraignment.
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Gardena Developer Plans 152 Tiny Apartments With Robot Parking Garage
A vacant 1.037-acre lot on Marine Avenue in Gardena could soon hold a five-story building packed with 152 one-bedroom apartments, each averaging just 450 square feet, under a new proposal from West Realty Group. The plan also calls for a separate automated parking structure on the neighboring parcel, built to stack 148 vehicles across five tiers.
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Rare sea turtle hatchlings head home after making West Coast history
The highly anticipated moment has arrived: “The hatchlings are here!” Some of the olive ridley turtle hatchlings from eggs discovered on a Seal Beach shore weeks ago have emerged and are now beginning their Pacific Ocean, the Aquarium of the Pacific announced in a Nov. 14 social media post. "We are thrilled to see these hatchlings return to their ocean home and appreciate all of the support and interest from the public along the way," the aquarium wrote. "Bon voyage, little hatchlings!" View this post on Instagram The aquarium said it worked with its partners to carefully release the tiny turtles on the beach "in the dark early hours" the morning of Saturday, Nov. 14, following a 58-day incubation period. Officials said the hatchlings, which spent weeks at the aquarium after being transferred from their Seal Beach nest, were released in an area "where light, human disturbance and other distractions were minimal." A video shared by the aquarium shows staff transporting the hatchlings to the beach. On the shore, they carefully place the turtles on the sand. The turtles then wriggle across the beach, leaving faint tracks behind as they make their way toward the ocean, the video shows. As