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Freddie Freeman apparently avoided serious injury Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ first baseman took a frightening tumble down the stairs and into the visitors’ dugout while trying to catch a foul popup in the eighth inning. Freeman isn’t sure whether he’ll play when the Dodgers begin an important four-game series with the MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers

If you bought something from an overseas vendor last year, it might be time to check your bank account. Shippers including FedEx and UPS that acted as customs brokers for imported packages and received tariff refunds from the U.S. government have started to pass on those refunds to the customers that originally paid the tariffs.

Crews from Los Angeles County are heading to Colombia as rescuers relentlessly search through debris and rubble for any survivors after the 7.4 magnitude earthquake earlier this week. More than 200 people have been killed, thousands have been injured and at least 5,000 have been reported missing following Monday’s quake. Rescue crews have been working

About $150,000 worth of teeth whitening toothpaste, speakers, clothes and other items were recovered in one of several retail theft operations last week in Southern California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Organized Retail Crime Task Force operations carried out in early August included an investigation with detectives from the Inland Empire Cargo Taskforce at

In a race that showcased Democrats’ struggle between the ideological left and center, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s managed a razor-thin victory over his democratic socialist challenger. The democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin was so close that neither side could claim a decisive victory. In other contests, experience was rewarded in two governors’ races

Blake Snell is making his return to the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers after being sidelined for three months with loose bodies in his left elbow. He was set to start Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals and right-hander Michael Wacha. Manager Dave Roberts said Snell is projected to throw about 75-80 pitches. The

Kaiser Permanente announced Tuesday that it will contribute up to $32 million to help expand the emergency department at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook. The money includes a $25 million charitable grant and the purchase and loan of a $7 million modular building that will provide temporary emergency care space while the

A new tiny home village in Sun Valley opened Monday, providing interim shelter for more than 200 Los Angeles residents attempting to transition out of homelessness. The project is part of a larger plan to build more than 500 tiny homes across the city, according to Mayor Karen Bass. Bass, City Councilwoman Imelda Padilla, who

Jackie’s heartbreaking death has stunned fans of the famed Big Bear bald eagle and while they navigate the loss of the beloved bird, they’re also wondering – what’s next for her mate, Shadow? Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV), the nonprofit behind the livestream of the eagles’ nest, provided some insight. Jackie the eagle died

Traffic on the 5 Freeway north of Los Angeles slowed Monday morning due to a crash at the end of a chase in the Santa Clarita area. The crash was reported on the 5 Freeway near the 14 Freeway interchange. The pursuit driver in a SUV collided with another SUV. The chase driver was taken

Congressional Democrats said they are investigating the Trump administration‘s efforts to deport military service members and their families after The Associated Press found more than 50 active-duty troops’ spouses and parents have been detained by immigration authorities. In a letter sent Sunday evening to the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department and the Department

Jackie, the celebrity Big Bear bald eagle that has been undergoing treatment for unexplained anemia since being rescued last month, experienced an “incredibly difficult” past 24 hours, her veterinary team said in an update Sunday. The Ojai Raptor Center described the bird’s condition as unstable, with her packed cell volume (PCV) — which evaluates anemia

Two people were found dead overnight after firefighters extinguished a house fire in Santa Monica. The fire was reported just before 3 a.m. Sunday at a home on the 500 block of Lincoln Boulevard, the police department said. Upon arrival, the home was fully engulfed in flames. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, they found two

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Saturday that the department was actively focused on boosting munitions acquisitions to provide “the weapons our warfighters

Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys announced his death in a social media post that said he had undergone treatment in recent months for an unspecified illness.

A person was in critical condition Friday after being shot by Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies in Moreno Valley, authorities said. Deputies responded to a report about someone experiencing a mental health crisis at a home on Villa Hermosa just after 4 p.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. When deputies arrived, they — alongside

Southern Californians seeking to cool down by the coast should avoid going into the water at several Los Angeles County beaches, public health officials warned Friday. The LA County Department of Public Health said it’s issued ocean water warnings due to heightened bacteria levels. Recent water samples from the following beaches had bacteria levels exceeding

Los Angeles’ long spell of hot weather will continue into the weekend with high temperatures reaching triple digits for inland Southern California. Expect the weekend heat to peak on Saturday with near- to above-normal temperatures inland. High temperatures will range from 95 to well above 100 degrees. Expect 90 to 100 degrees across the coastal

What Paralympian Matt Stutzman has dreamed and achieved is already legendary. “I was born without any hands. I remember nothing about that, but my parents remember the doctors telling them that I wasn’t going to be able to do anything with my life,” he told NBC Los Angeles on Thursday. “I wasn’t going to be

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department detective, who was shot during a gunfight with a man in the Antelope Valley, is recovering from surgery, authorities said Thursday. The detective’s emergency surgery was successfully, and he’s not recovering from Antelope Valley Hospital, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The LA County Sheriff’s Department is