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July 2022’s best photos from Los Angles County staff photographers Brittany Murray, Sarah Reingewirtz, Dean Musgrove, Hans Gutknecht, David Crane and Keith Birmingham. L-R Katie and Cameron came to Long Beach City Hall to get married and even though their plans were derailed by an unexplained clerk office closure the couple was all smiles as

The Ventura County Fair runs daily through Aug. 14. In the photo, the new Ferris wheel, at 33 meters or 108.27 feet, as seen on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The fair, with the theme “A Country Fair with Ocean Air” has carnival games and rides, fair fare savory and sweet foods, concerts, exhibits of agriculture,

The 147th Ventura County Fair gets underway at high noon on Aug. 3 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center. Fairgoers will again relish the variety of things to see and do — after a two-year pandemic postponement — including traditional fair fare of art, home and livestock exhibits, midway carnival and games, entertainments

Burbank Police Department hosted a National Night Out event at Johnny Carson Park Tuesday evening. Burbank, CA Aug 2,2022. The community had the opportunity to meet and greet Burbank police officers, view police vehicles and helicopter displays, learn about home and personal safety tips, connect with others in the community and enjoy some family activities.

Fans leaves baseballs, flowers, candles, notes to honor and celebrate the life of hall of fame broadcaster Vin Scully at a makeshift memorial under the Welcome to Dodger Stadium sign along Vin Scully Avenue after Scully passed away at age 94 in Los Angeles on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/

Q: The “joke” I keep hearing is that the two happiest days for a boat owner are the day the boat is bought, and the day the boat is sold. I am not believing that, and am about to buy a nice sized motor boat. We have two kids. First question: What are the basics

LOS ANGELES  — A jury Monday ordered sriracha sauce-maker Huy Fong Foods Inc. to pay $1.025 million to a former mixer who alleged he was retaliated against for complaining that conditions at the plant contributed to his asthma and other medical problems. The Los Angeles Superior Court panel deliberated for several days before finding in

A $1 billion project planned for the North Hollywood rail/bus station that includes more than 1,500 apartments, new commercial centers and about $80 million in station improvements is nearing approval — but is facing opposition and possible revisions. LA Metro, the county transit agency, is diving head first into the largest transit-centered housing project in

The Southern California News Group has hired a new Senior Digital Engagement Editor to work across its 11 news sites. Michele Raphael will manage more than 70 newsletters as well as social media and alerts, helping the newsrooms get their original, local reporting out to a wide audience of readers across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside

Celtics legend Bill Russell, on the Mount Rushmore of Boston sports with a whopping 11 titles as a player and two championships as the first Black head coach in North American pro sports, died on Sunday. He was 88. His Twitter account on Sunday tweeted out “An announcement…” with the news. “Bill Russell, the most

Walmart has brought InHome delivery to Los Angeles, a service that allows customers to have groceries and other essentials delivered directly to their doorstep, kitchen or garage refrigerator. The expansion created 164 new jobs in the L.A. area. Shoppers who are interested can visit inhome.walmart.com and sign up for a free 30-day trial. Once registered,

St. John Baptist de la Salle Parish is the final stop for a relic of St. Bernadette Soubirous, on Aug. 3, in Granada Hills. The Order of Malta is sponsoring the first United States tour of a relic from the saint. The tour’s first stop in Los Angeles is at St. Bernadette Parish, for two

My wife turned 39 again a few weeks ago and wanted a bit of adventure for her birthday, so we decided to get off-the-grid for a few weeks to see what life was like at the end of the world — the remote Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia — 3,500 nautical miles from home. To

Last summer, I stepped outside at dawn to the angry cries of two ravens. I was puzzled when I saw a cat with its tail tucked low, bolting away from my house. The ravens dove at it, pulling tufts of fur as it went. Then I saw the problem. There was a fledgling raven in

Day laborers from Pasadena, Pomona, Los Angeles and Hollywood plan to rally in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, July 29 to seek protections for workers who denounce on-the-job abuse and unsafe work conditions. The laborers are urging Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to support guidance issued by the Department of Labor, which tells them how

After you visit the Butterfly Pavilion, through Sept. 5, at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, cool down in the rotunda. The rotunda was the museum’s original entrance. It contains the “Three Graces” statue by sculptor Julia Bracken Wendt, and the stained glass dome by Walter Horace Judson. In the photo, visitors wander

DUARTE — A 66-year-old patient at City of Hope Medical Center is living a moment he never thought he’d be around to see. He was beyond overjoyed on Wednesday, July 27. A prognosis once dimmed by his battle with HIV and leukemia had gradually turned to hope. “When I was diagnosed with HIV in 1988,

In order to finish repairing the bridge spanning the San Gabriel River of the westbound 210 Freeway near Irwindale, Caltrans will be closing all lanes of the freeway beginning Monday night, July 25. The complete closure of the 210 Freeway between Irwindale Avenue and the 605 Freeway interchange starts at 10 p.m. and continues through

Los Angeles County is prepared to reinstate a universal indoor mask mandate starting on Friday, unless COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations drop dramatically in the next few days. Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said on Tuesday, July 26, the county is seeing declines in all of its major COVID-19 metrics, including

It’s hot. And turning on the oven feels like torture. But Livermore’s Rebekah Culp is a master of no-cook cooking. Even when summer temperatures tick above 100 degrees, Culp doesn’t break a sweat, because she gets loads of dinner inspiration from the creative, jewel-like “toastinis” and big, bountiful salads served at her artisan cafe, The