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Simone Biles is bringing home another gold. The 27-year-old star claimed her sixth career gold medal with a 59.131 overall score in Thursday’s women’s gymnastics all-around final. Biles won the event in the 2016 Olympics, making her the third woman to ever win all-around gold twice — but the first to do it eight years

An investigation is underway after police shot and killed a person following a pursuit in the San Gabriel Valley. The San Gabriel Police Department was in pursuit of a driver Wednesday night until it came to an end in Rosemead. For reasons unknown, officers opened fire on that individual. Details on what led up to

The Alhambra Police Department (APD) is warning people of a new scam involving fake parking tickets with phony QR codes. According to the APD, scammers create these QR codes often to trick people into visiting fraudulent websites or to put them at risk of exposing their personal information through downloading malware. In a social media

Cats are known for their insatiable curiosity, something that often leads them to fall into traps from which they often cannot get out on their own. This is what happened last Thursday, July 25, to a small cat in Garden Grove when its curiosity left him trapped in the spare tire of a car. The

Huntington Beach residents gathered Tuesday for a vigil in honor of the teenager who went swimming in the ocean and failed to return earlier this week. Candles and flowers rest near the pier in Huntington Beach a day after the Coast Guard announced it suspended its extensive search for the 15-year-old boy. “The decision to

The attorney for the man who was punched in the face by a Los Angeles Police Department officer during a traffic stop said his client spent hours at the hospital after the encounter, suffering from a broken nose and an injured jaw. Alexander “Dante” Mitchell, 28, is taking legal action against the LAPD after he

Alex Sedrick has run her way into U.S. rugby history. The Salt Lake City native scored a try and hit the game-winning conversion on the final play to give Team USA a 14-12 victory over Australia in the bronze medal match, securing the U.S. its first ever Olympic rugby sevens medal. Australia got its first

Kamala Harris’ South Asian and Indian American heritage is inspiring those with similar roots who see her candidacy as a huge step forward. With other affinity groups rounding up members of their communities to garner support for Harris’ campaign, the representation she provides for the South Asian and Indian American communities has led many members

John Speraw did not plan on becoming a volleyball coach as the Arcadia native studied microbiology and molecular genetics at UCLA to become a doctor. But after he graduated from the university, Speraw got a call from Al Scates, a legendary volleyball coach who led the UCLA Bruins for nearly five decades. “My mentor called

Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston added two medals to the Team USA tally in the skateboarding street event on Monday. Eaton, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, improved to silver in Paris. He finished with a 281.04 total score in the final, putting him just one-tenth of a point behind Japan’s Yuto Horigome, who successfully defended

Authorities are searching for a teen swimmer who went missing in Newport Beach Sunday evening. The swimmer never came to shore after going in the water with a friend. The other swimmer who made it to shore called for help and reported his friend missing. Marine safety was leading the search, with the assistance of

Long Beach, we have splashdowns. SpaceX announced that it will be moving its Dragon spacecraft splashdowns from Florida to Long Beach in 2025. The Dragon spacecraft can fly astronauts and cargo to and from Earth’s orbit and is the first private spacecraft to take humans to the space station, according to SpaceX. In a post

Police in Silver Lake and East Hollywood are warning residents to stay vigilant after a woman was sexually assaulted during a burglary. The Los Angeles Police Department announced that detectives are investigating several hot prowl home burglaries in the aforementioned areas. According to law enforcement, the burglaries occurred Saturday and one of them included the

What to Know Superstar gymnast Simone Biles is currently making her Paris Olympics debut Sunday alongside 2020 Olympic medalists Suni Lee and Jordan Chiles. The U.S. men’s basketball team will begin its Paris journey against Serbia and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic. An Olympics pre-race triathlon event in the River Seine was canceled over water

There wasn’t a long wait for the first medals events of the 2024 Olympics. Just hours after an iconic Opening Ceremony in France’s capital city, medals were awarded in 13 combined events across seven different sports on Day 1 of the Games Saturday. China’s mixed 10m air rifle team captured the first gold medal of

A major freeway connecting greater Los Angeles to Las Vegas remains closed Saturday following a battery truck fire on the 15 Freeway near Baker, Caltrans said. The California Highway Patrol has alternated access to the 15 Freeway on the southbound lanes of the road while crews continue efforts to remove a semi-truck from the northbound

What to Know China won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics in the final of the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event held Saturday morning. Fiji is seeking a third straight gold medal in men’s rugby, as it is the only country to have won the highest prize since the sport returned to

For first-time Olympic boxer Jajaira Gonzalez, boxing runs in her family. Her father grew up boxing in Mexico. Her three brothers are fighters. When Gonzalez was 8 years old, it was her turn to put on the gloves.  “I remember telling (my dad,) boxing’s for boys. I don’t want to box. Girls don’t fight,” she

The search for the perfect wave has been a part of surfing culture for decades, with surfers traveling from location to location in their quest for the best swells. But with the development of surf forecasting— the prediction of wave swell behavior and breaking— that search has gotten much easier. This year, it also determines

Former President Barack Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president Friday, just days after she launched her campaign after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race. “Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” Obama says in a video